TEAGASC PHD WALSH SCHOLARSHIP OPPORTUNITY

This four year fully funded PhD scholarship is provided by Teagasc, Ireland’s agriculture and food development authority. The PhD will involve environmental assessment of low-input dairy production systems, using life cycle assessment, as part of the ERA-Net project CircAgric-GHG. The successful PhD candidate will be based at the Animal and Grassland Innovation Centre at Moorepark, County Cork (southern Ireland), and will be registered to NUI Galway university. The supervisory team comprises Teagasc research officers Dr James Humphreys & Dr William Burchill, and NUI Galway senior lecturer Dr David Styles. Please see attached and linked full PhD description.

What is funded

The scholarship is worth €24,000 per annum, including PhD fees of €6,000 per annum and a living stipend of €18,000 per annum.

Duration

The scholarship is available for up to four years.

Eligibility

Applicants should have a good primary degree (First or 2.1 Honours) or M.Sc. in an appropriate discipline (Agricultural Science, Environmental Science, Earth Sciences, etc.). The successful candidate should be highly self-motivated and be prepared for laboratory work, life cycle assessment (LCA) and economic evaluation of farm data using MS Excel and LCA software, and fieldwork with modern analytical equipment. Fluent English language skills and a full EU driving licence are essential.