[Sasnet] PhD studentships at QUB (fwd)

[Bonnie A B Blackwell]

The School of Geography, Archaeology and Palaeoecology at Queen's University
Belfast will obtain a number of fully-funded awards this year. The following
postgraduate research projects have been approved for support, starting in
2007.

Projects are listed by Research Cluster.

The application procedure is entirely on-line via
https://pg.apply.qub.ac.uk/home/ where a storable account can be created.
Referees will be contacted and we encourage early application. Supporting
information can also be uploaded and the use of this facility will be
beneficial to our assessment. DEADLINE: 14th FEB 2007!

PAST CULTURAL CHANGE (Archaeology)

.	 Place of the Dead, 1600-1800
(Dr F McCormick & Prof J Mallory)

.	Social Structure of Steppe Populations from Prehistory through the
Historic Periods (Prof. J P Mallory & Dr E. M. Murphy)

ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE (Palaeoecology)

.	Floodplain-mire interactions and palaeoecology: implications for
wetland ontogeny and Holocene climate change. (Dr N Whitehouse & Dr B
Gearey, Univ of Birmingham) seeking ORS/DEL support

.	Peatland archives of recent (last 150 years) climate and
environmental change in the North of Ireland. (Dr H Roe and Dr R Tomlinson)

.	Chronological coherence of dispersed particulate organic matter in
sediments. (Dr C Hunt)

.	Palynology and chronology of late Pleistocene cave sediments in
Island, SE Asia.  (Dr C Hunt)

.	Middle and Late Pleistocene sea-level history of the Belgian Coastal
plain. (Dr H Roe, Dr A Ruffell and Dr C Baateman, Belgian Geological Survey)


.	Palaeoenvironment and palaeoeconomy at Euhesperides, Cyrenaica,
Libya.  (Dr C Hunt)

.	Forensic Importance of Microenvironmental Changes in Shallow Water
Bodies and Soil (Dr A Ruffell, Dr C Hunt)

.	Dynamics of a tropical raised bog in Sarawak
(Dr C O Hunt, Dr P J Reimer and Dr G Thompson (Bradford) seeking DEL support

Interested applicants may obtain a full project description, on request from
either: Ms Mary Conway, School of Geography, Archaeology & Palaeoecology,
Queen's University, Belfast, BT7 1NN. Tel: 0044 (0)2890 97341.
m.a.conway at qub.ac.uk or Mrs Gillian Johnson, Archaeology & Palaeoecology,
(address as above). Tel: 00 44 (0)2890 975141 g.johnson at qub.ac.uk

In addition, we strongly encourage informal contact be made with the
nominated supervisor(s) regarding the details of the project and with the
head of Postgraduate Studies: Dr Alastair Ruffell (a.ruffell at qub.ac.uk)
regarding application procedures and assessment.


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Dr Nicki J. Whitehouse, F.R.E.S.
Archaeology and Palaeoecology,
School of Geography, Archaeology and Palaeoecology (GAP)
Queen's University Belfast
Belfast BT7 1NN
Tel +44 028 90973978
http://www.qub.ac.uk/arcpal/staff/n_white.htm
http://www.chrono.qub.ac.uk/

INQUA Commission on Palaeoecology and Human Evolution
(http://www.inqua.tcd.ie/PAHE/)
Association for Environmental Archaeologists(http://www.envarch.net/)
Thorne and Hatfield Moors Conservation Forum
(http://www.thmcf.org/index.htm