[Tprisf] LCA related PhD positions in Ireland

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From: Nicholas M. Holden <Nick.Holden at ucd.ie>
Date: Thu, Mar 7, 2013 at 6:05 PM
Subject: [LCA] LCA related PhD positions in Ireland




There are a number of LCA related  PhD positions available with UCD Dublin and Teagasc (Ireland) at the moment, funded by national government research grants. Projects include:

(1) Life cycle modelling of greenhouse gas emissions and carbon footprint of dairy and beef production systems. This is part of a larger project addressing the development, validation and application of models capable of quantifying, benchmarking and identifying strategies to increase the environmental efficiency (reduce the environmental footprint) of the agri-food sector through the development of a life cycle analysis which can be implemented into a quality assurance scheme for ruminant production systems in Ireland. This PhD project is part of a large team spread over multiple institutes in Ireland. (4 years funding)

(2) System modelling and life cycle assessment of dairy production on heavy, wet soils in Ireland
This study will use system simulation modelling (Dairy_sim) and LCA modelling to evaluate the impact of artificial drainage of heavy wet soils on the productivity and environmental impacts of dairy farms. Alternative land use scenarios will be examined. Impacts will be considered using carbon footprint, water footprint, energy footprint, eutrophication potential, gross margins and life cycle costing. This project is part of a moderate team made up of Teagasc, UCD and TCD. (4 years funding)

(3) Developing decision support algorithms using LCA and LCC for smart integrated livestock farming
This study will be part of a EU ICT-Agri Network project on smart integrated livestock farming. The overall project will demonstrate the possibilities, explore the boundaries and requirements, and identify future developments for ICT-supported smart farming systems (sensing and decision support systems) for dairy production. The PhD will focus on adapting LCA and LCC tools for a cloud based farm ICT system. This project is part of a team made up of partners from Ireland, Denmark, Belgium, Finland and Greece.  (3 years funding)

If you are interested please contact me to discuss further and i will provide details on how to apply and shortlisting criteria.

Please feel free to circulate this email to anyone who may be interested in applying.

PLEASE NOTE, IF YOU ARE NOT AN EU CITIZEN YOU WILL HAVE TO PAY HALF FEES YOURSELF TO REGISTER AS A PHD STUDENT. IF YOU KNOW YOU CANNOT DO THIS, PLEASE DO NOT APPLY.

Nick Holden



Prof. Nicholas M. Holden
Head of Teaching and Learning
Head of Subject: Agricultural Systems Technology
UCD School of Biosystems Engineering
Rm 3.18 Agriculture and Food Science Centre
University College Dublin
Belfield
Dublin 4, IRELAND
 
Tel: +353 1 7167460
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Email: nick.holden at ucd.ie
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