Por cortesía del doctor José Luis Pantoja PhD., Investigador PROMETEO de la Secretaría de Educación Superior, Ciencia, Tecnología e Innovación (SENESCYT), y que colabora con la Universidad de las Fuerzas Armadas (ESPE), les ofrecemos la información relacionada con esta oportunidad de beca para estudiar un doctorado en Ciencias del Suelo en Canadá.
UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA
DEPARTMENT OF RENEWABLE RESOURCES
Graduate Student Position
Project Title
Nitrous Oxide Emissions and Grain Productivity in Croplands: Effects of Fertilization Timing and Formulation.
Project Description.
To quantify and reduce N2O emissions from recurrently fertilized soils are critical challenges for scientists, farm managers and the broader society. On-going research efforts target a beneficial coordination of time of applications and formulations (slow release and inhibitor additives) of N fertilization to manage and mitigate N2O emissions. Simultaneously, there is a need to verify if crop nutrient use-efficiency and grain productivity are maintained, reduced or increased as a function of management choices. Collectively, putative enhancements in agronomic and environmental performance will underpin sustainability of the cropping systems. This project will address these (and others) inquiries via multi-year field experimentation and attempt to identify balanced solutions.
Field activities will take place in sites planted to annual crops in Alberta. Work will involve instrumentation to quantify fluxes, soil and plant responses. Laboratory work (including incubation procedures) will involve novel approaches to discern soil processes and properties associated with fluxes. In addition to frequent interactions with University staff, collaborative work will be also conducted with personnel from provincial and federal research agencies.
The project will start in the Spring 2016, and I am seeking for a responsible Ph.D. student interested in the project.
Initial requirements
Knowledge of soils, plants and N cycling. Proactive, flexible, dedicated, well-centered, responsible. Open to undertake scientific approaches and to engage intense numerical analyses, data interpretation and writing up of findings, and publications. A teamwork aptitude – ability to work independently and with others, A desire to deliver/present/share results in public, Computer skills, a 3.5 GPA or better, and a valid driver license and clean driving record.
Application requirements
. Transcripts of grades.
. CV or resume.
. Letter describing any research experience and interests (1-page).
. Three letters of recommendation with contact information.
. TOEFL scores for international students.
. GRE scores are not mandatory but highly suggested.
Annual stipend
CAD 24,000
Additional Information
University of Alberta is consistently rated as one of the top 5 universities in Canada, and one of the top 100 universities worldwide. Located in Alberta’s capital city, Edmonton (population of one million people), University of Alberta provides a dynamic mixture of a large research intensive university, urban culture and recreation. More than 39000 students from across Canada and 144 other countries participate in nearly 400 programs and 18 faculties. Within the University, the Department of Renewable Resources consists of 30 faculty members, over 200 graduate students, numerous postdoctoral fellows and support staff, and offers significant research support through sophisticated laboratories and multiple field facilities.
Website
http://www.rr.ualberta.ca/GraduateProgram
https://sites.google.com/a/ualberta.ca/agroecosystems_group/home
Contact Information
Guillermo Hernández Ramirez, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
E-mail: ghernand@ualberta.ca