Livestock Research Group Newsletter - December 2015

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International
fellowship
opportunities
LEARN Awards (sponsored by the New Zealand Government)
Building capability in livestock emissions research
is an international
awards scheme sponsored by
the New Zealand Government.
It aims to improve the
quantification of non-CO2
greenhouse gas emissions
from animal agriculture, and
facilitate the collaborative
development of cost effective
and practical greenhouse gas
mitigationsolutions for livestock
production. The scheme is part
of New Zealand’s support for
the
Technical Training Award:
Provides funds for up to six months
for technical staff from developing
countries to receive training in New
Zealand on equipment, tools or methods
that when applied in their home
organisation/country will improve the
measurement and understanding of
livestock greenhouse gas emissions.
To be eligible, you must have a
bachelor’s degree or equivalent tertiary
qualification or be a technician with at
least five years work experience.
AWARD TYPES
Co-funded PhD:
Provides a stipend for a PhD
student from a developing country
to benefit from having supervision
from a researcher in a New Zealand
institution. The scholarship is for a
maximum of three years duration.
To be eligible, the student must be
enrolled in a PhD programme in
their home country or a New Zealand
institution and must have secured or
be likely to secure co-funding.
Postdoctoral Fellowship:
Provides funds for an emerging
researcher from a developing country
to work alongside New Zealand
researchers. To be eligible, you must
have gained a PhD in the last five years
and be employed in an area of research
aligned with mitigation of livestock
greenhouse gas emissions in your
home country. The fellowship is for up
to two years with an expected minimum
duration of 12 months.
GRASS (Global Research Alliance
Senior Scientist) Award:
Provides funds for exchanges of between
six weeks and six months duration
between New Zealand scientists and
scientists from other Alliance member
countries. To be eligible, you must have
a PhD and/or be a scientist with at least
five years research experience, with
demonstrated potential to lead major
collaborative projects that align to the
priorities of the GRA or other relevant
strategies.
For more details see: or email the New Zealand
Agricultural Greenhouse Gas Research Centre