Citizen Science Investigations – river environmental stewardship (CSI-River)

This interdisciplinary science-society project, CSI-River, will partner individual
citizens, the Maigue Rivers Trust (MRT), and a Community Water Officer with a
postgraduate researcher to support, motivate, jointly implement and measure
environmental stewardship. The project is based on the fundamental concept that
that our relationship to nature is ultimately shaped locally but has been
underdeveloped in an Irish context. The PhD will, 1. Examine the socio-cultural
context for citizen science (CS) and environmental monitoring, 2. Analyse a range of
biodiversity and in-stream CS projects on a local scale and 3. Develop a template to
mainstream CS in water quality monitoring. The project will use a mixture of natural
and social sciences to bring together the knowledge and skills of lay-citizens and
academics in field-based activities within a River Trust framework in a catchment
which is ‘At Risk’. The project addresses the need to ensure the promotion,
involvement, cooperation and co-ownership of water (and biodiversity)
management by local people and communities living and working within their local
catchments.

You can find out more about this fantastic Phd opportunity here