University of East Anglia
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PhD in Near-Real-Time Quantification of Fossil Fuel Emissions University of East Anglia in United Kingdom
Degree Level
PhD
Field of study
Environmental Science
Funding
Competition funded PhD project (students worldwide). The studentship includes extensive 1-to-1 training and a 3-6 month research placement at the UK National Physical Laboratory, plus an optional 1-3 month research visit in Wellington, New Zealand. No stipend amount is stated.
Country
United Kingdom
University
University of East Anglia

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PhD opportunity at the University of East Anglia in near-real-time quantification of fossil fuel emissions, with a strong focus on atmospheric CO2, atmospheric oxygen (O2), radon tracers, carbon cycle, climate change, data analysis, data science, statistics, and environmental physics/chemistry.
The project aims to improve top-down estimates of fossil-fuel CO2 emissions by combining synchronous atmospheric CO2 and O2 measurements with complementary tracers such as radon. You will work on disentangling anthropogenic and natural signals, investigating UK fossil-fuel O2/CO2 emission ratios, developing near-real-time emissions reporting for the UK, and using the results to reassess land and ocean carbon sink partitioning and carbon budget imbalances.
Training includes high-precision atmospheric O2 and CO2 measurement, related tracer measurement, programming in R and Python, advanced atmospheric time-series analysis, machine learning, conference presentation skills, and peer-reviewed writing. The studentship also includes a 3-6 month placement at the UK National Physical Laboratory (NPL) and an optional 1-3 month research visit in Wellington, New Zealand, working with CarbonWatch-NZ data. Additional training/networking may be available through summer schools.
Eligibility: at least a UK-equivalent Bachelors (Honours) 2:1 and English language proficiency (IELTS 6.5 overall, 6.0 in each category). The advert describes this as a competition-funded PhD project for students worldwide. Mode of study can be full-time or part-time.
Location: Norwich, United Kingdom.
Start date: 1 October 2027.
How to apply: register your interest via the FindAPhD project page. The university will contact you directly after enquiry submission.
Funding details
Competition funded PhD project (students worldwide). The studentship includes extensive 1-to-1 training and a 3-6 month research placement at the UK National Physical Laboratory, plus an optional 1-3 month research visit in Wellington, New Zealand. No stipend amount is stated.
What's required
Applicants need at least a UK-equivalent Bachelors (Honours) 2:1. The project seeks an enthusiastic team player with a strong interest in the carbon cycle and climate change, self-motivation, and numerical skills. English language requirement is IELTS 6.5 overall with 6.0 in each category.
How to apply
Register your interest through the FindAPhD enquiry form on the project page. The university will respond directly to applicants by email.
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