1. CENTRE FOR EARTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE RESEARCH (CEESR) Applications are invited for CEESR studentships accompanying the following PhD and MSc by Research projects PhD Terrain reconstruction, visualisation and analysis of the British landings at World War I Gallipoli campaign. Dr K. Field (0208 4172541 ken.field@kingston.ac.uk) 3D Technology and museums. Professor N. Walford (0208 4172512 nwalford@kingston.ac.uk) Ethnic networks and the promise of transnationalism: foreign-born labour and human capital development. Professor B. Blitz (brad_blitz@yahoo.com) Developing monitoring and assessment tools to support post-project appraisal (PPA) of river restoration works. Dr S. Downward (0208 4172021 s.downward@kingston.ac.uk) Climate change influences on landsliding in the British Isles. Dr A. Dykes (0208 4177018 a.p.dykes@kingston.ac.uk) Botanical and geotechnical influences on peat instability. Dr A. Dykes (0208 4177018 a.p.dykes@kingston.ac.uk) and Professor M. Waller (0208 4172511 m.waller@kingston.ac.uk) Radon and earthquakes. Professor G. Gillmore (0208 4172518 g.gillmore@kingston.ac.uk) Phytoplankton response to climate and sea-level change in a greenhouse ocean: Cretaceous dinoflagellate cysts as proxies of palaeoenvironmental change, from subtropics to subarctic. Professor I. Jarvis (0208 4172526 i.jarvis@kingston.ac.uk) Locating gold in the Senegal-Mali shear zone: an integration of regional structural, geochemical and geophysical data sets. Professor P. Treloar (0208 4172525 p.treloar@kingston.ac.uk) MSc by Research Assessment of the accuracy of onshore and offshore digital elevation models using RTK – GPS. Dr K. Field (0208 4172541 ken.field@kingston.ac.uk) Hazard risk assessment for catastrophic dam failure in Cairns, Northern Queensland, Australia: A GIS-based approach. Dr N. Thomas (0208 4172403 n.thomas@kingston.ac.uk) For further information (see http://www.kingston.ac.uk/ceesr/studentships ) or for an informal discussion on the project please contact the project supervisors (as detailed after the project titles). Applications Studentships are full time (3 years for PhD subject to satisfactory progress and 1 year for MSc by Research) and include a stipend of £14,000 per annum and tuition fees for a Home/EU student (£3,500 per annum). Applicants eligible for overseas fees would have to cover the difference between the Home/EU tuition fee and the tuition fee for an overseas student (£10,350 per annum). The appointee will be expected to support teaching (maximum of 6 hours per week), which will be additionally funded. Prospective candidates should have a first class or good upper second class degree in an appropriate discipline. For the PhD studentships, candidates with a relevant MSc/MA would be particularly welcome. Applicants should send a CV and provide a covering letter detailing their suitability for the particular project they wish to apply for. Please ensure that the details of two academic referees, who can provide references prior to interview, are included. Applications should be sent to: Professor N. Walford, Postgraduate Tutor, School of Geography, Geology and the Environment, Kingston University, Penrhyn Road, Kingston upon Thames, Surrey KT1 2EE or by email to nwalford@kingston.ac.uk Closing date : 20 th July 2009 Interviews will be held mid August 2009. Start Date: October 2009