I am seeking an enthusiastic and hard-working PhD student for a funded 3-yr position to work on the predictability of evolution using livebearing fishes (family Poeciliidae) in the School of Biological Sciences at Royal Holloway, University of London. To be eligible, the student should have at least a good 2.1 BSc degree or higher in a relevant subject area (or equivalent thereof), with evidence for interest in Animal Behaviour, Ecology, and/or Evolutionary Ecology. Preference will be given to candidates with a Masters degree and a demonstrated interest in the topic.
The application deadline is 15th April 2016, and the successful student is expected to start in September/October of this year. For project and scholarship details please see https://www.findaphd.com/search/ProjectDetails.aspx?PJID=57014&LID=1359. That page will also direct you to the online portal for applications. For questions about this scholarship, the project, or the application, please contact me (Rüdiger Riesch: [email protected]). Best wishes, Rüdiger Riesch ----------------------------- Rüdiger Riesch, PhD Lecturer in Evolutionary Biology School of Biological Sciences Royal Holloway, University of London Email: [email protected] homepage: https://sites.google.com/site/ruedigerriesch/home Book on Extremophile Fishes: http://www.springer.com/life+sciences/ecology/book/978-3-319-13361-4 "The most exciting phrase to hear in science, the one that heralds the most discoveries, is not "Eureka" but "That's funny..." ––Isaac Asimov
