Fwd: [Fletcher GREEN] FW: PhD opportunity: Reducing the carbon footprint of African cattle
Cammy Peterson
From: CIERP <CI...@tufts.edu>
Date: Fri, Dec 20, 2013 at 12:00 PM
Subject: [Fletcher GREEN] FW: PhD opportunity: Reducing the carbon footprint of African cattle
To: "fletch...@elist.tufts.edu" <fletch...@elist.tufts.edu>
From: Land & Resource Economics Network [mailto:RES...@LSV.UKY.EDU]
On Behalf Of Michael Macleod
Sent: Tuesday, December 17, 2013 3:58 AM
To: RES...@LSV.UKY.EDU
Subject: PhD opportunity: Reducing the carbon footprint of African cattle
Dear ResEcon,
Please bring this PhD opportunity to the attention of anyone that might be interested.
Cheers
Michael
SRUC/ILRI PhD Studentship
Identifying ways of reducing the carbon footprint of African cattle through improved productivity
SRUC (Scotland’s Rural College) and ILRI (The International Livestock Research Institute, www.ilri.org) are seeking candidates for a PhD that will identify ways of reducing the carbon footprint of African cattle through improved productivity.
Improving livestock productivity has been suggested as a cost-effective way of reducing GHG emissions. However the achievable levels of improvement in productivity and associated reduction in GHG emission intensity has not been well quantified for smallholder systems. This studentship will contribute to the development of GHG mitigation strategies by:
· Adapting an existing livestock life-cycle analysis model for use in African cattle systems.
· Quantifying the mitigation potential of livestock productivity interventions in smallholder livestock production systems in East and West Africa
· Contributing to the development and promotion of a decision support tool for use by stakeholders to identify nationally (or locally) appropriate GHG mitigation actions.
Application deadline: 17th January 2014
Online applications for this post can be submitted via our website www.sruc.ac.uk/jobs Alternatively application packs can be requested from audrey.j...@sruc.ac.uk Tel 0131 535 4028 quoting reference: SRUC/1028770/Macleod.
To have an informal discussion about this studentship, contact Dr Michael MacLeod, Land Economy and Environment Group Tel: 0776 147 8865 e-mail: michael...@sruc.ac.uk
Dr Michael MacLeod
Land Economy and Environment Group
SRUC
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Cameron Peterson
Tufts University Masters Candidate
Department of Urban + Environmental Policy + Planning
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