Doctoral (PhD) Studentship in Ecology: Tropical Plant-Insect Food Webs Novotny Lab, Biology Centre of the Czech Academy of Sciences & the University of South Bohemia, Czech Republic
We are seeking highly motivated postgraduate students to join Vojtech Novotny’s international team studying the ecology of plant-insect food webs in tropical forest ecosystems, particularly Papua New Guinea, funded by an ERC grant. The successful applicant will have strong background in entomology, botany, community ecology, molecular ecology, phylogenetic analysis and/or biostatistics. We are looking for a creative person able to work in difficult field conditions, manage research teams, and analyse data on advanced level. Fluency in English is required, another language may be an advantage. Funding: Fully funded tuition, research costs and living expenses for 4- year PhD programme Eligibility: A completed MSc degree is required. Applicants from all countries are eligible. Information on our Department: www.plantanimalinteractions.com/ and on our research www.entu.cas.cz/png/research/. Location: Ceske Budejovice, Czech Republic (with field work in Papua New Guinea). Application: Send your CV, a cover letter stating qualifications, previous work and motivation, and contact details for three references to Prof. Vojtech Novotny ([email protected]). Review of applications will begin on 20th March 2017 and will continue until the position has been filled. The studentship is available from 1st July 2017 (later start negotiable) and lasts four years. Pdf of this ad: http://baloun.entu.cas.cz/png/Novotny_Postdoc_PhD_Ad2017.pdf
