Back to search results

PhD Studentship: Integration of Multi-sensory Technology Solutions to Use Visual and Acoustic Sensor Systems for Wildlife and Eco-system Monitoring

Loughborough University - Mechanical, Electrical and Manufacturing Engineering

Qualification Type: PhD
Location: Loughborough
Funding for: UK Students, EU Students, International Students
Funding amount: £19,237 per annum (in 2024/25). Fully Funded (UK and International)
Hours: Full Time
Placed On: 11th December 2024
Closes: 8th January 2025
Reference: FP-PL-2024/ CENTA2025-LU6
 

Assessment of the ecological health of the UK’s wildlife and its complex interactions with a range of stimuli including agricultural practice, urbanisation, climate change effects, etc. is a key national target. Techniques combining Artificial Intelligence with an Internet-of-Things framework offers significant opportunities to augment current assessment practices to higher levels of coverage, detail and data quality. It is proposed to undertake multi-disciplinary approach to develop and evaluate new multi-sensory technologies and methods to automate long-term data collection of ecological relevant metrics associated with insect, bird and mammal behaviours.

This project will work collaboratively with an existing 33-acre biodiverse privately funded field site, supported by the National Forest Company, the Forestry Commission, the Woodland Trust and Leicestershire County Council allowing access to a wildlife corridor, a variety of bio–diverse habitats including ancient woodland, managed forestry, wildflower meadow, designated parkland, grazing land, an arboretum and freshwater pond environments. A successful candidate would need to be able to combine technology development and implementation with experimental data collection and interaction with ecological project management. This role offers significant opportunity to gain multidisciplinary experience working closely with fellow engineers, a variety of ecological subject experts as well as landowner management teams and related stakeholders.

How to Apply:

1. Complete a CENTA studentship application form in Word format (available from http://www.centa.ac.uk/apply/ or https://centa.ac.uk/apply/how-to-apply/).

During the online application process, upload the CENTA studentship application form as a supporting document. Please quote Centa 2025-LU6 when completing your online application.

2 Applications should be via the above ‘Apply’ button. Under programme name, select ‘Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering/Electronic, Electrical & Systems Engineering’ and quote the advert reference number FP-PL-2024/ CENTA2025-LU6 in your application.

To avoid delays in processing your application, please ensure that you submit your CV and the minimum supporting documents.

3. Application closing date is midnight (UK time) on Wednesday January 8th, 2025. Interviews for short-listed candidates are expected to be held in the period Monday February 3rd – Friday February 14th, 2025.

The following selection criteria will be used by academic schools to help them make a decision on your application.

Entry requirements:

Applicants will normally need to hold, or expect to gain, at least a 2:1 degree (or equivalent) in Computer Science, Engineering or an appropriate Master’s degree.

English language requirements:

Applicants must meet the minimum English language requirements. Further details are available on the International website (http://www.lboro.ac.uk/international/applicants/english/).

Funding Details

Additional Funding Information

This studentship, which is partially funded by NERC, provides a tax-free stipend of £19,237 per annum (in 2024/25) and tuition fees at the UK rate for 3.5 years. It also provides a Research Training Support Grant (RTSG) of £8,000. Due to UKRI funding rules, no more than 30% of the studentships funded by this grant can be awarded to international candidates, but successful international candidates will have the difference between the UK and International tuition fees provided by the University.

We value your feedback on the quality of our adverts. If you have a comment to make about the overall quality of this advert, or its categorisation then please send us your feedback
Advert information

Type / Role:

Subject Area(s):

Location(s):

PhD tools
 

PhD Alert Created

Job Alert Created

Your PhD alert has been successfully created for this search.

Your job alert has been successfully created for this search.

Ok Ok

PhD Alert Created

Job Alert Created

Your PhD alert has been successfully created for this search.

Your job alert has been successfully created for this search.

Manage your job alerts Manage your job alerts

Account Verification Missing

In order to create multiple job alerts, you must first verify your email address to complete your account creation

Request verification email Request verification email

jobs.ac.uk Account Required

In order to create multiple alerts, you must create a jobs.ac.uk jobseeker account

Create Account Create Account

Alert Creation Failed

Unfortunately, your account is currently blocked. Please login to unblock your account.

Email Address Blocked

We received a delivery failure message when attempting to send you an email and therefore your email address has been blocked. You will not receive job alerts until your email address is unblocked. To do so, please choose from one of the two options below.

Max Alerts Reached

A maximum of 5 Job Alerts can be created against your account. Please remove an existing alert in order to create this new Job Alert

Manage your job alerts Manage your job alerts

Creation Failed

Unfortunately, your alert was not created at this time. Please try again.

Ok Ok

Create PhD Alert

Create Job Alert

When you create this PhD alert we will email you a selection of PhDs matching your criteria.When you create this job alert we will email you a selection of jobs matching your criteria. Our Terms and Conditions and Privacy Policy apply to this service. Any personal data you provide in setting up this alert is processed in accordance with our Privacy Notice

Create PhD Alert

Create Job Alert

When you create this PhD alert we will email you a selection of PhDs matching your criteria.When you create this job alert we will email you a selection of jobs matching your criteria. Our Terms and Conditions and Privacy Policy apply to this service. Any personal data you provide in setting up this alert is processed in accordance with our Privacy Notice

 
 
 
More PhDs from Loughborough University

Show all PhDs for this organisation …

More PhDs like this
Join in and follow us

Browser Upgrade Recommended

jobs.ac.uk has been optimised for the latest browsers.

For the best user experience, we recommend viewing jobs.ac.uk on one of the following:

Google Chrome Firefox Microsoft Edge