The Institute of Environmental Science and Geography, University of Potsdam, Germany and DAAD are offering two PhD scholarships for 3 to 4 years in the DFG Research Training Group “Natural Hazards and Risks in a Changing World”. NatRiskChange aims to develop methods that improve hazard and risk analyses and quantifications based on the transient, non-stationary nature of hazards and risks in response to changing natural and anthropogenically altered components of the earth system.
About the scholarship:
- Funded by Graduate School Scholarship Programme (GSSP) of the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD)
- The scholarship is for candidates from developing countries).
- The related PhD projects are entitled:
- Position 1: “Quantification of drought losses in agriculture and the evaluation of adaptation measures – measuring regional soil moisture deficit, crop yields and resulting irrigation demand”
- Position 2:“Quantification of drought losses in agriculture and the evaluation of adaptation measures – modelling drought impact on agriculture and developing model-based adaptation scenarios”
Scholarship value:
- a monthly rate of 1200 Euro- travel support and potential support for studies and research- combined insurance (health, accident, liability)
- potential support for rent, or family allowance
- full funding for a German language course in Germany of up to 6 months, preceding the scholarship
Requirements:
- applicant must hold an excellent Master’s degree in Hydrology, Geoecology, Agricultural Engineering, Water Resources Management, or closely related fields
- Proven background in data processing, GIS-technology and hydrologic modelling
- Good programming skills, e.g. in Python, R or MatLab, and ideally in Fortran
- Sound knowledge of statistical methods and soil hydrological processes
- Good English language skills and the motivation to learn German to be able to review and use additional German literature
Applications:
Applications should include the following components:
- Detailed CV
- Letter of motivation
- Record of studies, master and bachelor certificates including a transcript of records
- An English synopsis of the Master thesis, a list of publications, oral and/or poster presentations at conferences
- 02 letters of recommendation.
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| Organization | University of Potsdam |
| Country | Germany |
| Fellowship Level | Doctoral |
| Subject areas | Hydrology, Geoecology, Agricultural Engineering, Water Resources Management |
| Fellowship amount | Varies |
| Eligibility | Open to all nationalities |
| Deadline | 20th October 2019 |
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