I am recruiting outstanding students to pursue a PhD in the School of Biological Sciences at the University of Hong Kong (HKU). Research will focus on the impacts of deforestation and forest fragmentation on species extinction, interspecific interactions, and trophic cascades. Research will focus on terrestrial mammals, but other taxonomic groups will be sampled simultaneously. Students will lead surveys of small and large mammals using cage traps and camera traps at different forest sites in Thailand and/or Malaysia. Preference will be given to applicants with previous experience with mammals.
Students will begin at HKU in the fall semester of 2015. Students will be living in Hong Kong, a dynamic city with high diversity of peoples, cultures, and cuisines, but will also spend a few months each year conducting field research in Thailand and/or Malaysia. Postgraduate salary is HK$14,000 (US$1800) per month, but there are other available fellowships with higher salaries for very competitive candidates. More information is available here: http://www.biosch.hku.hk/ http://www.gradsch.hku.hk/gradsch/prospective-students/scholarship- funding-and-fees http://scholar.google.com.sg/citations?user=B-u1rB8AAAAJ Applicants must have a Bachelors degree in ecology or a related field, with strong quantitative skills. Please send a cover letter describing your research interests and background, a CV including GPA, and contact information for three references to [email protected]. The HKU application deadline is December 1, 2014, so please email me by November 15 to ensure enough time to prepare your application. Only short listed candidates will be contacted. Luke Gibson Research Assistant Professor School of Biological Sciences The University of Hong Kong
