Folks We have a 4 year PhD position going for suitably qualified students on the trophic ecology of jellyfish and their interactions with fish as part of the London NERC Doctoral Training Programme. http://london-nerc-dtp.org/2013/11/27/887/
Co supervised by myself, Jon Houghton (Queen's University, Belfast), and Jon Grey, the project aims to improve our understanding of the ecological role of jellyfish in marine ecosystems in the Northern and Southern Hemispheres. Background: Jellyfish are increasingly seen as negative components of marine ecosystems, but relatively little is known about them, e.g. their trophic ecology. For instance, they are often considered as a single functional group feeding on the same prey throughout their life history, a view which has recently been challenged. Consequently, seasonal or ontogenetic shifts in diet, intra-specific differences in prey types or intra-guild predation is currently typically ignored or downplayed, e.g. in ecosystem and fishery models. Using stable isotope and gut content analysis, the proposed study will examine and contrast the trophic ecology of jellyfish communities from Britain and Northern Chile and examine their interactions with sympatric fish communities. Furthermore, this information will inform marine biologists, modellers and policy makers allowing them to improve fishery and ecosystem models. ***Unfortunately, in this case funding is only available for students that are either UK nationals or EU nationals that have resided in the UK for the past 3 years. However, I knew plenty of Brits and Euros who use the Ecolog-L list, and if you are one and are looking for a PhD or know of a suitable candidate, please see http://london-nerc-dtp.org/how-to-apply/ for applications details and requirements*** The application deadline is 9.00am Monday 17th February 2014. See http://london-nerc-dtp.org/2013/12/05/phd-projects-queen-mary-university-of-london/ for more projects. ><> ><> ><> ><> ><> ><> ><> ><> ><> ><> ><> ><> ><> ><> ><> ><> ><> Dr Chris Harrod* Senior Lecturer in Fish & Aquatic Ecology, School of Biological and Chemical Sciences Queen Mary University of London 1.31 Fogg Building Mile End Road, London, E1 4NS, UK Email: c.har...@qmul.ac.uk<mailto:c.har...@qmul.ac.uk> Twitter: @chris_harrod UK Mobile: +44 (0) 797 741 9314 UK Office: +44 (0) 207 882 3045 http://webspace.qmul.ac.uk/charrod/ *Chile address Instituto de Ciencias Naturales Alexander Von Humboldt, Universidad de Antofagasta, Avenida Angamos 601, Antofagasta, Chile *Chile Mobile: +56 9 7399 7792 *Chile Office: +56 55 637400 <>< <>< <>< <>< <>< <>< <>< <>< <>< <>< <>< <>< <>< <>< <>< <>< <><
