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*Now open for applications: Closing date Thursday 5th April 2012*
The British Ecological Society sponsors a three month Fellowship at the Parliamentary Office of Science and Technology (POST) for 2nd or 3rd year PhD students in ecology.
The Parliamentary Office of Science and Technology
The Parliamentary Office of Science and Technology (POST) is an office of the two Houses of Parliament (Commons and Lords). POST is responsible for providing balanced and independent analysis of science and technology-based issues of relevance to Parliament.
POST regularly publishes short briefing papers (POSTnotes) and longer reports giving parliamentarians a broad overview of the background to an issue and an analysis of the policy implications.
BES POST Fellowship
The BES POST fellow will work on a policy topic grounded in science and technology and will be expected to produce a POSTnote, contribute to a longer report, or assist a Select Committee of either House in a current inquiry.
The exact topic of the Fellowship will be determined by the Board of POST. Applicants should therefore be aware that, on joining POST , the Fellow may be working on something other than his/her originally-proposed topic.
The Fellow will be expected to organise a seminar to inform or disseminate their work.
Apply
Find out more about the Fellowship and how to apply at the Grants and Awards section of the BES website.
Former BES POST Fellows
- Eleanor Keen (University of Cardiff): Lanscapes of the Future, POSTnote 380, June 2011
- Rebecca Ross (University of Oxford): Insect Pollination, POSTnote 348, January 2010
- Laura Spence (University of Cambridge): Wild Deer, POSTnote 325, February 2009
- Fay Collier (Imperial College London): Invasive Non-Native Species, POSTnote 303, April 2008
- Rachel Gaulton (University of Edinburgh): UK Trees and Forests, POSTnote 275, January 2007
- Nicholas Worsfold (University of Sheffield): Farmland Wildlife, POSTnote 254, December 2005
