[Coral-List] PhD position at University of Leicester in coral palaeoclimatology

[Jens Zinke]

Looking for an exciting PhD position? Join the lab of Prof. Zinke at the
University of Leicester. Application deadline is approaching fast. UK and
EU nationals only!


Topic:

Unlocking past and present climatic and anthropogenic drivers of
environmental change influencing Miri-Sibuti Coral Reefs National Park
(Borneo, Malaysia)



*Deadline:* 03. October 2019

*Start:* January 2020

*Stipend and Fees:* fully funded 4 years (Fees fully covered for EU/UK
students)



*Project Highlights*



·       Study a set of unique coral cores covering up to 200 years of ocean
climate history from Miri-Sibuti Coral Reefs National Park (MSCRNP) in
northern Borneo (Malaysia)

·       Assess anthropogenic impacts and their effects on sediment and
nutrient delivery to the coral reefs and their signatures in coral core
geochemistry

·       Carry out and develop analytical experience with a range of high
precision analytical instruments research with cutting edge stable isotope
and trace element geochemistry at Leicester and partners in UK, Australia
and Germany

·       Undertake innovative climate and geochemical proxy data analysis
and develop paleoclimate reconstructions of temperature, hydroclimate,
river runoff and eutrophication

*Fieldwork:*

·       Fieldwork in Miri-Sibuti Coral Reefs National Park is planned in
cooperation with Curtin University (Perth, Western Australia) and Curtin
Sarawak University (Malaysia) in 2020/2021 in Miri. The student will gain
experience in modern coral sampling and has the chance to obtain a dive
certificate. Aims of the fieldwork is to expand the available coral core
archive by obtaining 2m long cores covering up to 200 years. In addition,
we will collect and re-deploy in situ sensors for SST and light levels.

*Details*

·       The successful applicant will receive a Researcher Training Support
Grant to cover the costs of travel, conferences and running costs via the
Royal Society Wolfson fellowship of Prof. Zinke.



*For Project enquiries:* contact Prof. Jens Zinke, University of Leicester,
UK (jz262 at leicester.ac.uk); PGR coordinator Charlotte Langley
pgrgeol at leicester.ac.uk


*Apply here:*

https://www.findaphd.com/phds/project/unlocking-past-and-present-climatic-and-anthropogenic-drivers-of-environmental-change-influencing-miri-sibuti-coral-reefs-national-park-borneo-malaysia/?p107990

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*Jens Zinke    Professor in Palaeobiology*

*Royal Society Wolfson Fellow*

School of Geography, Geology and the Environment

Bennett Building

University of Leicester,
University Road, Leicester, LE1 7RH, UK



*E: jz262*@le.ac.uk <ga16 at le.ac.uk>

Adjunct, Curtin University of Technology, Perth, Western Australia

Adjunct, Australian Institute of Marine Science

Honorary Fellow, University of Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa