Five PhD Studentships- Institute for Agri-Food Research and Innovation (IAFRI)

Postgraduate Opportunities

Newcastle University

Reference code: AG032


Closing date: Closing date is Midnight on Friday 25 June 2016 (BST). Interviews will take place during July 2016.
Supervisors:
Supervisor’s details can be found on the individual project outlines.
Sponsor:
Institute for Agri-Food Research and Innovation (IAFRI)
Start date & duration of the award: September 2016 for 3 years
Person Specification
You must have, or expect to achieve, a first-class or upper-second-class honors degree in a relevant subject or international equivalent.
This award is available to UK/EU and non-EU international candidates. If English is not your first language, please refer to the project pages on the IAFRI website where specific IELTS scores are given.
Project Description
Five studentships from ten projects collaborating with three schools – School of Agriculture, Food and Rural Development (AFRD), School of Biology (SoB) and School of Civil Engineering and Geosciences (CeGS) administered by AFRD, to choose from based on the Institute for Agri-Food Research and Innovation’s current research themes.
1. Foodborne disease risk mitigation interventions in the domestic environment – An Interdisciplinary Analysis – (AFRD)
2. Better use of molluscicide pellets for improved management of slugs – (SoB)
3. Monitoring within-field variability in crop health with unmanned aerial vehicles– (CeGS)
4. Determination of glucosinolates and other phytochemicals and their relevant metabolites in vegetables and human tissues – (AFRD)
5. Elucidating the biochemical pathways of Vitamin A absorption in individuals with environmental enteric dysfunction – (AFRD)
6. Bioefficacy and consumer acceptance of vitamin D enriched eggs for human health - (AFRD)
7. Metabolomic profile of preimplantation embryos exposed in vitro to bacterial lipopolysaccharide – (AFRD)
8. Modulating plant immunity using cryptic viruses– (SoB)
9. Developing methodologies to understand the degradation and adsorption of macromolecule biopesticides in soil – (CeGS)
10. Tuber yield response and its interaction with source, site and acclimatisation – (AFRD)
5 studentships will be awarded. Students will be based at Newcastle University or Fera Science in York.

Funding information

Funding applies to:

Open to applicants from a range of countries

Funding notes:

100% tuition fees at UK/EU rate plus an annual stipend of £14,296. Successful non-EU international students will be required to make up the difference between the UK/EU fees and international fees.

Contacts and how to apply

Academic contact:

For further details contact:
Steven Hall
Institute for Agri-Food Research and Innovation (IAFRI)
Newcastle University
Newcastle upon Tyne
NE1 7RU
IAFRI +44 (0) 191 208 7962
email: steven.hall@newcastle.ac.uk

Administrative contact and how to apply:

You must apply through the University’s online postgraduate application form. Only mandatory fields need to be completed. Please include the following information:
● insert the programme code 8010F in the programme of study section
● select ‘PhD Agriculture Food and Rural Development - Food and Nutrition’ as the programme of study (regardless of the PhD project that you are applying for)
● insert the studentship code AG032 in the studentship/partnership reference field
● insert the title of the project in the research proposal field
● attach a covering letter and CV. The covering letter must state the title of the studentship, quote reference code AG032 and state how your interests and experience relate to the project
● attach degree transcripts, certificates and a copy of your English language qualifications if required
Please email covering letter and CV to Steven Hall: steven.hall@newcastle.ac.uk

Application deadline:

25 June 2016