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OWING TO LIMITED FUNDING FOR TUITION FEES - THIS POST IS OPEN ONLY TO
UK NATIONALS OR NATIONALS OF OTHER EUROPEAN UNION NATIONS

Andy

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Date: Wed, 20 Nov 1996 08:42:56 
From: pharris@hdra.demon.co.uk
To: ecol-agric@mailbase.ac.uk
Subject: Postgraduate Studentship

Agricultural Systems Research in South Africa

A three-year postgraduate studentship is available from 
February/March 1997.  The successful candidate will register for a 
MPhil and/or PhD degree in the School of Natural and Environmental 
Sciences, Coventry University, although most of the time will be 
spent undertaking field work in the Eastern Cape of South Africa.  

The research will form part of the Integrated Land-use Systems 
Research Project for the Communal Areas of the Eastern Cape (South 
Africa) and one of the following topics will be studied depending on 
the interests and qualifications of the successful applicant.

Topic 1.  Improving nutrient cycling in communal farming systems in 
the Eastern Cape.

Topic 2.  The relationship between socio-economic groupings, the 
farming systems they employ, and the contribution farming makes to 
the livelihood of rural households in communal areas of central 
Eastern Cape.

Topic 3.  Actual and potential contribution of arable land to 
livestock production systems in communal areas of central Eastern 
Cape.

The financial package includes tuition fees, airfares, a maintenance 
grant of stlg4000 pa and free accommodation and services in South 
Africa.  All local transport and research costs in South Africa are 
covered.

Applicants should have a good UK honours degree or equivalent in an 
appropriate discipline, an interest in sustainable agriculture 
development, and an ability to undertake independent research 
overseas as part of a multidisciplinary team.

OWING TO LIMITED FUNDING FOR TUITION FEES - THIS POST IS OPEN ONLY TO 
UK NATIONALS OR NATIONALS OF OTHER EUROPEAN UNION NATIONS

Letters of application, including an indication of the preferred study 
topic, a curriculum vitae, and the names and addresses of two referees 
should be sent to Prof PJC Harris, School of Natural and 
Environmental Sciences, Coventry University, Priory Street, Coventry 
CV! 5FB, UK.  Telephone: +44 (0)1230-838349,  Fax: +44 (0)1203-
838282, e-mail: pharris@hdra.demon.co.uk  from whom further details 
may be obtained.

Closing date for applications - end December 1996.