Studentship at Centre for Doctoral Training Science and Engineering in Arts, Heritage and Archaeology (SEAHA)

Studentships (2 positions)
Centre for Doctoral Training Science and Engineering in Arts,
    Heritage and Archaeology (SEAHA)

Two SEAHA studentships are currently open for applications.

The first year of these four-year studentships constitutes an MRes
degree at University College London.  Following successful
completion of the MRes, students will be registered for doctoral
research at the University of Oxford for years 2-4 of the SEAHA
scholarships.

The SEAHA studentships will cover home fees plus an enhanced stipend
of up to UKP17,690 per year (to be confirmed at point of offer) for
eligible applicants and a substantial budget for research, travel,
and cohort activities.

    <URL:http://www.seaha-cdt.ac.uk/opportunities/eligibility-criteria/>

"Improving the evaluation of conservation treatments for
deteriorating sandstone in built heritage"

    Many of the world's greatest built heritage sites are crafted in
    sandstone, which often deteriorates rapidly posing major
    challenges for conservators.  Many treatments have been proposed
    (such as consolidants, water repellents and anti-graffiti
    coatings).  What is now needed is to develop a robust
    methodology to test the performance of these treatments under
    real-world conditions.  This studentship addresses this
    knowledge gap, through a developmental sequence of laboratory
    and field experiments.  The student will be jointly supervised
    by Prof Heather Viles (University of Oxford), Dr Tom Learner
    (Getty Conservation Institute) and Alistair Kerrigan (TQC).

"Learning from nature:  evaluating site-based conservation
approaches to mitigating climatic risks to earthen heritage sites in
NW China"

    Large concentrations of historic earthen sites are found along
    the Silk Roads, such as in arid NW China where many heritage
    sites contain earthen remains (usually rammed earth with some
    mud brick).  These ruins are deteriorating rapidly, often in
    response to climatic hazards such as storms, and the Chinese
    authorities are worried about their resilience in the face of
    future environmental change.  Nature-based (or biometic)
    conservation strategies, using local plants may provide a
    solution to this problem.  This studentship provides a unique
    opportunity to contribute to improved nature-based conservation
    methods for such earthen sites, through developing cellular
    automata-based modeling approaches to evaluate their performance
    under changing environmental conditions.  The student will be
    jointly supervised by Prof Heather Viles and Dr Richard Bailey
    (University of Oxford), Dr Tom Learner (Getty Conservation
    Institute) and Professor Wang Xudong (Dunhuang Academy).

For full eligibility and application information, please see:

    <URL:http://www.seaha-cdt.ac.uk/opportunities/>

Application deadline: June 13, 2016

Dr Julie A Eklund ACR
SEAHA Administrator (part-time)
School of Geography and the Environment
University of Oxford,
South Parks Road
Oxford OX1 3QY
United Kingdom
+44 1865 285070
Fax: +44 1865 275885


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