The Institute of Natural Sciences (Brussels), in collaboration with UGent (Department of Geology), is recruiting a PhD student to conduct research on the long-term effects of large-scale sand extraction on sandbanks. The aim is to identify indicators of seabed change by combining geological data and bathymetric time series of more than 30 years, and to proactively contribute to the development of exploitation strategies in environments with increasing sand scarcity. The (fully funded, 4-year) PhD is part of the BANX project (https://lnkd.in/d4G-i6Hd), a Belgian-Dutch collaboration funded by the Dutch Research Council (NWO) and coordinated by the University of Twente.
Interested? Then apply via
https://www.naturalsciences.be/en/about-us/jobs/jobs—overview/doctoral-fellowship-on-understanding-tidal-sandbank-dynamics-and-impacts-of-sand-extraction-in-sediment-scarce-environments-m-f-x

Deadline: 4 september 2024. More info: vvanlancker(at)naturalsciences.be

The Geosciences Rennes and Polytech Tours laboratories are offering a thesis on understanding the dynamics of sedimentary bodies and the morphology of the Loire, based on data acquired during an airborne topo-bathymetric lidar campaign.

The LOIRE thesis project and the application procedure are available at the following link:
https://amethis.doctorat-bretagneloire.fr/amethis-client/prd/consulter/offre/445