MINA: PhD fellowship in Forest Sciences 1283 views

The Faculty of Environmental Sciences and Natural Resource Management (MINA) at the Norwegian University of Life Sciences (NMBU) invites applications for a 3 year PhD–position within Forest Sciences.

Tasks and Responsibilities:

  • Field work to acquire experimental data for scientific analyses of site productivity.
  • Statistical analyses of site productivity determined from time series of 3-dimensional data from laser scanning and matching of aerial photography and from core samples acquired in field surveys.
  • Validation of scientific findings in practical and operational settings.
  • It is expected that the scientific results will be documented in articles for international publication.
  • Conduct course work in accordance with NMBU’s Phd regulations.

Academic qualifications:

  • Applicant must hold an academically relevant education corresponding to a five-year Norwegian degree programme, where 120 credits are at master’s degree level.
  • Applicant must hold a MS degree in forestry, with good background and interest in forest mensuration/forest inventory and statistics.
  • Applicant must have experience with handling of spatial data; experience with airborne laser scanning and/or digital photogrammetry, and statistical software
  • Applicant must possess fluency in English (both spoken and written).

Remuneration:

  • The salary for PhD-scholarship start at wage grade 50 on the Norwegian Government salary scale upon employment and follow ordinary meriting regulations.

Application:

  • Apply online. Applications must include (electronically):
  • Letter of intent
  • CV
  • Complete list of publication
  • Copies of degree certificates
  • Transcripts of academic records (all certified)
  • 2 References (with phone numbers and e-mail addresses). Publications should be included electronically within the application deadline.
————–Quick Overview————-
Organization Norwegian University of Life Sciences (NMBU)
Fellowship Level Doctoral
Country Norway
Subject areas Forestry, Forest Sciences
Fellowship amount Varies
Eligibility Open to all nationalities
Deadline April 19, 2017
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