Research grant for Masters (1 vacancy)
REFERENCE: BI/CITAB/UTAD/97/2015
It is available one research grant for masters, within the Research Unit CITAB – Centre for The Research and Technology of Agro-Environmental and Biological Sciences (AGR-Norte-VilaReal-4033) from the Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro, Portugal, funded by national funds through FCT, under the following conditions: Scientific area: Agricultural Sciences Admission prerequisites: Master’s degree in the areas of Agricultural Sciences, Environment, Biology or related fields; Publications in international journals and other scientific communication media; Scientific experience in the areas in which the work plan is inserted; Fluency in English language.
Work plan: It is intended that the candidate will develop work in the evaluation of gaseous emissions from different agricultural sources and in experiments of ecophysiology, namely in the following topics: gaseous emissions from animal manure management and crops, mitigation strategies to reduce the impact of organic and mineral fertilizers in agriculture, measurement of fluxes and processes of the N and C cycles and evaluation of the climate change effects on plant growth, plant physiology and plant composition. Legislation and regulations: Law N º. 40/2004, of August 18 (Status of Scientific Research Fellow); the current Research Grants Regulation from the Foundation for Science and Technology and Research Grant Regulation from the University of Trás-os-Montes and Alto Douro - Order RT.36/2011, July 6, Mr. Rector, published in the Official Gazette by Order No. 9157/2011 (Series II) of 19 July.