Masters (MSc) Studentship, Dublin

Trinity is Ireland’s leading university and is ranked 75th in the world (QS World University Rankings 2026). Founded in 1592, the University is steeped in history with a reputation for excellence in education, research, and innovation, which has been inspiring generations of thinkers for over 400 years. Post Summary The AgEvaulate project is providing insight, tools and guidance on the most cost-effective approach to protect water quality & aquatic habitats in different Irish agricultural settings using Nature-based Solutions (NbS). The post is primarily focused on field studies and the associated laboratory analysis. The successful student will instrument and monitor a number of NbS measures, prior to and after construction, within agri-environmental schemes across a range of farm and soil settings across Ireland in order to assess associated water quality improvements, flow regulation and/or other associated benefits. This will allow an assessment to be made on their impact on wider water quality & aquatic ecosystems. Monitoring undertaken by the student will include: • hydrology (river discharge) • nutrients • organics • suspended sediment • trace elements • microbiological quality This MSc studentship will form part of a larger EPA project entitled AgEValuate which will comprise a team of 2 other PhD researchers and this MSc position. Application Procedure