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Subject: [Ramsar Forum] Ted Hollis Scholarship in Wetland Hydrology and Conservation (fwd)
Date: Thu, 15 Feb 2001 16:29:50 -0500 (EST)
From: Malanding Jaiteh <[log in to unmask]>
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Malanding S. Jaiteh
CIESIN, Columbia University
Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory
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Date: Thu, 15 Feb 2001 15:27:10 +0000
From: Julian Thompson <[log in to unmask]>
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Subject: [Ramsar Forum] Ted Hollis Scholarship in Wetland Hydrology and Conservation
Dear Ramsar folks.
Here are details of the Ted Hollis Scholarship in Wetland Hydrology and
Conservation currently being offered by the Department of Geography,
University College London. I'd be grateful if you could pass this onto
suitable candidates. The details are also available on the web at:
http://www.geog.ucl.ac.uk/~jthompso/Hollis/index.stm
Best wishes
Julian Thompson
THE TED HOLLIS SCHOLARSHIP IN WETLAND HYDROLOGY AND CONSERVATION
The Department of Geography, University College London seeks applicants for
the Ted Hollis Scholarship in Wetland Hydrology & Conservation. It is
intended that the successful candidate will join the Department from the
beginning of the 2001/2 session (September 2001).
The Scholarship is targeted at overseas students, preferably from less
developed countries, who are academically exceptional and would otherwise
be unable to study at one of Britain's leading universities. The
Scholarship will support a post-graduate student undertaking research
leading to a PhD. The duration of the Scholarship will be three years
subject to an annual review of progress. The Scholarship will provide
tuition fees and an annual maintenance grant equivalent to those provided
by the UK Research Councils (currently £8,265). Additional financial
support is also available for fieldwork expenses and the acquisition of
specialist scientific equipment.
The Scholarship is a lasting tribute to Dr G.E. (Ted) Hollis and has been
made possible through donations by his friends, colleagues and former
students around the world. Ted was a member of academic staff within the
Department of Geography between 1971 and his untimely death in 1996. During
this time he was responsible for pioneering research on the hydrology,
management and conservation of wetland ecosystems. This research took him
to such diverse areas as the North Kent Marshes (UK), Kakadu National Park
(Australia), Lake Ichkeul (Tunisia), the floodplains of the Senegal River
and the Hadejia-Nguru Wetlands (northern Nigeria).
The Hollis Scholar will be based within the Wetland Research Unit, an
integral part of the Geography Department's Environmental Monitoring and
Modelling Group. Additionally, the UK Centre for Ecology and Hydrology -
Wallingford will support the Scholar through supervisory assistance and the
use of equipment, computer and library facilities. Current and recent
research within the Wetland Research Unit includes the hydrological
monitoring, modelling and management of floodplain wetlands in West Africa,
the intensive monitoring of hydrological processes within UK grazing
marshes, the application of state-of-the-art hydrological and hydrodynamic
models to wetlands, hydrological monitoring of peat swamp forests in
Vietnam and the combination of remote sensing and hydrological modelling
for wetland studies. Research has been funded by IUCN, WWF, UNEP, the
European Union, National Environment Research Council (UK), Wetlands
International and CARE International.
Applicants for the Hollis Scholarship should normally hold, or expect to
hold by September 2001, an upper second class or higher first degree or
equivalent in a relevant subject. They should be committed to furthering
the scientific understanding of wetland functioning and the cause of
wetland conservation. Applications should comprise a curriculum vitae, the
names and contact details of two referees and a five page research
proposal. This proposal should outline the research which the candidate
would undertake if appointed. It should include a discussion of the
scientific questions that the research would aim to address and the methods
that would be employed. Short-listed candidates will be requested to supply
suitable examples of written work (for example, undergraduate or Masters
theses, published papers, and unpublished reports) to assist the Appointing
Committee in selecting the successful candidate.
All applications and requests for further information should be sent to
the Dr Julian Thompson, Department of Geography, University College London,
26 Bedford Way, London, WC1H OAP, UK. [log in to unmask]
The closing date for applications is 1 June 2001. Short-listing and
requests for examples of written-work will be completed by 1 July 2001. The
successful candidate will be notified by mid-July 2001.
_____________________________________________________________________
Dr Julian Thompson
Wetland Research Unit
Department of Geography
University College London
Chandler House Tel: +44(0)207 679 4289
2 Wakefield Street Fax: +44(0)207 679 4293
London WC1N 1PG Email: [log in to unmask]
UK WWW: http://www.geog.ucl.ac.uk/~jthompso
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