PhD Studentship
Applications are invited for a PhD studentship to undertake a 4-year project to examine the potential for biogas production from grass.
Biogas produced from grass is an option for providing energy from renewable sources in Ireland. This project will identify technologies for optimally providing grass-derived biomass for biogas production and will rank herbages for their potential to produce biogas (more specifically methane).
This project is a collaboration between the School of Biology and Environmental Science, UCD and the Teagasc Research Centre at Grange, funded by the Teagasc Walsh Fellowship Scheme. The successful candidate will be based at the Teagasc campus in Grange, Dunsany, Co. Meath.
Candidates should have a first/upper second-class honours degree in botany/plant biology, environmental biology, environmental engineering, microbiology, agricultural science or a related subject. The stipend is € 21,000 (including fees) per annum.
For further information please contact:
Dr. Padraig O’Kiely,
Teagasc Animal & Grassland Research and Innovation Centre, Dunsany, Co. Meath
Tel: 046-906 1131
E-mail: padraig.okiely@teagasc.ie
OR
Dr. Evelyn Doyle,
School of Biology and Environmental Science, UCD, Belfield, Dublin 4
Tel: 01-716 1300
e-mail evelyn.doyle@ucd.ie
Applications, including a recent C.V. with the contact details of 2 referees, should be sent to Dr. Doyle or Dr. O’Kiely before Friday 1 June, 2012, at 5pm.