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Graduate studies

POL is seeking to recruit two PhD students for fully-funded NERC studentships. Applicants must be from the UK or EU only. Studentships will commence in October 2010 and can be selected from the following projects:

Modelling larval migration in continental shelf seas
The influence of sediment-ingesting animals on carbon cycling
Processes studies and modelling in sediment transport
Three-dimensional modelling of Flocculation Processes
The coastal ocean atmospheric boundary layer and air-sea interaction

All applicants should have, or expect to achieve, a first class or upper second degree in a relevant numerate discipline such as physics, mathematics, or oceanography.

Further details of eligibility criteria for UK and EU applicants can be found on the Natural Environment Reseearch Council's website.

To apply email Peter Hunt at pol-phdenquiries@pol.ac.uk, stating where you saw the advertisment and indicating which of the five projects that you are applying for. Please include a covering letter and a CV.

For full consideration, applications should be received by Friday, 9th April 2010, with interviews held on the 22nd April 2010. However, applications for all positions will continue to be reviewed until the studentships are filled.

POL PhD student profiles

Listed below are profiles of three of the students currently undertaking their PhDs here at POL (in total we have more than 10 PhD students). The profiles should give you an idea of the type and standard of our PhDs, and a bit about what it is like working at POL and living in Liverpool.

Eleanor O'Rourke - Coastal trapped waves and the effect of topography on thermohaline adjustment

I am now in my third year of a PhD looking at coastal trapped waves and the effect of topography on thermohaline adjustment. Being based at POL provides numerous benefits including generous training and travel allowances, excellent facilities and day-to-day interaction with eminent scientists.

Liverpool is a great city that is full of life. It has a low cost of living compared to other UK cities leaving plenty to spend in the rapidly expanding array of shops, bars and restaurants.

Rob Hall - Internal waves and slope mixing in the Faroe-Shetland Channel

I am in my final year researching internal waves and slope mixing in the Faroe-Shetland Channel. Doing a PhD at Proudman means you get the benefits of working in a professional research laboratory while maintaining strong links with the University.

Liverpool has a thriving music and arts scene, making it a great city to live and work in.

Eleanor Howlett - Dynamics of Liverpool Bay

My research aims to answer several questions about the dynamics of Liverpool Bay, so that the regions' marine system can be recreated in models as accurately as possible. POL is a great place to do research due to the diverse physical oceanography community.

There is also a great social side to working at POL with sport activities (such as Badminton, Squash and Basketball) taking place weekly.

The Proudman Oceanographic Laboratory (POL) and the Bristish Oceanographic Data Centre (BODC) are components of the Natural Environment Research Council, which has an equal opportunities policy and welcomes applicants from all sections of the community. People with disabilities and those from ethnic minorities are currently under-represented and their applications are particularly welcome.