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Postgraduate taught courses
School of Environment and Technology,
University of Brighton
The School of Environment and Technol-
ogy offers a range of programmes from
foundation degrees to PhDs and taught
postgraduate courses. Our applied re-
search and consultancy activity ensures
these courses are up to date, relevant
and serve the needs of both students
and employers.
Environmental Assessment and Man-
agement MSc
A comprehensive overview of the meth-
ods for quantifying and managing the
environmental impacts of policies, plans
and projects within organisations. Devel-
op the theoretical knowledge and practi-
cal skills needed by environmental man-
agers in today’s employment climate.
http://courses.brighton.ac.uk/course.
php?cnum=603
Environmental Geology MSc
Designed to train students in the ap-
plications of geology in engineering,
geotechnics, construction, hydrogeol-
ogy and environmental investigations,
this course is ideal for those who enjoy
the challenge of applied geology and
who may be wishing to enhance their
professional qualifications or to change
their career emphasis. Informed by our
research and consultancy activity, this
course deals with the application of ge-
ology in engineering, hydrogeology and
the environment.
http://courses.brighton.ac.uk/course.
php?cnum=1274
Water and Environmental Manage-
ment MSc
Explore this multidisciplinary field and
develop the technical and managerial
skills needed to tackle modern water re-
source and pollution management issues
in a broad range of contexts. Suitable for
graduates in the earth and environmen-
tal sciences, geography, engineering or
other related disciplines. http://courses.
brighton.ac.uk/course.php?cnum=291
Find out more:
entec@brighton.ac.uk, www.brighton.
ac.uk/set
(http://www.earthworks-jobs.com/
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PhD position
University of Stockholm
The Department of Geology & Geo-
chemistry, Stockholm University, and
the Swedish Museum of Natural His-
tory invites applications for the following
PhD position. The position will be jointly
funded by the Swedish Research Coun-
cil and the Department of Geology &
Geochemistry.
The Project:
This is a fully funded four year student-
ship under the joint supervision of As-
soc. Prof. V. Pease and Dr. M. J. White-
house, Swedish Museum of Natural
History. The project will focus on con-
straining the crustal evolution of the Ara-
bian Shield, one of the largest regions of
Neoproterozoic crustal growth on Earth.
Late Neoproterozoic crustal growth oc-
curred against a backdrop of increas-
ing biological diversification on Earth
and coincided with significant periods of
glaciation and dramatic climate change.
Thus, a better understanding of the tim-
ing and processes of crustal growth at
this critical time is highly desirable.
The successful applicant will apply high
spatial Hf- and O-isotope analysis to U-
Pb dated zircons in order to assess the
relative mantle and crustal contributions
directly linked to a dated event(s). In
particular, in complex polyphase zircon
or in metasedimentary rocks contain-
ing detrital zircon, source reservoir in-
formation is uniquely obtainable using
these methods where older bulk meth-
ods would yield mixed signatures. The
supervisors have an extensive collec-
tion of material from the Arabian Shield,
but fieldwork in Saudi Arabia will also
be performed in cooperation with the
Saudi Geological Survey in order to
provide additional material from critical
locations. The O-isotope work will be
performed in Stockholm using NORD-
SIM, the Nordic secondary ion mass-
spectrometry facility. The Hf- isotopic
work will be performed in collaboration
with Dr. T. Kemp at James Cook Uni-
versity, Townsville, Queensland, Aus-
tralia. For additional information please
contact Dr. Martin Whitehouse at mar-
tin.whitehouse@nrm.se or Dr. Victoria
Pease at vicky.pease@geo.su.se.
Requirements:
Admission Requirements for Stock-
holm University and the Geology Pro-
gram: Applicants must have completed
a research degree (e.g. Masters) or the
equivalent of university study of 240
ECTS points (corresponding to 4 years).
This must include at least 90 ECTS
points (3 terms) of Natural Science, 30
ECTS points (1 term) of chemistry, math,
physics or biology, and 60 ECTS points
(1 year) at the advanced level, including
a 30 ECTS point independent project in
geoscience. Applicants with degrees in
another geology-related science such
as math, chemistry, physics or biology
may also apply for this project.
Interested candidates should be willing
to travel for up to 1 month at a time.
Conditions:
This is a four year position and expected
to begin in the fall of 2010.
Applications:
Applications, including curriculum vi-
tae, course transcripts and copies of
degrees, two referees (with fax and/or
e-mail contact info) and a description of
motivation and experience relevant to
the research project, should be sent to:
Dr. Martin Whitehouse, NRM, Frescativ.
40, Box 50007, SE-104 05 Stockholm,
SWEDEN
The deadline for applications is 15 June
2010.
(http://www.earthworks-jobs.com/
geoscience/stockholm10041.html)
MSc Petroleum Geoscience by Dis-
tance Learning
Postgraduate Diploma Petroleum
Geoscience by Distance Learning
Royal Holloway University of London
Duration: up to 5 years
Programme Outline:
• An on-line version of a well established
programme with an international reputa-