Postgraduate PhD Position in Animal Ecology at Uppsala University, Sweden

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Uppsala University is offering postgraduate PhD position in animal ecology for Swedish students at the Department of Ecology and Genetics, Evolutionary Biology Centre (EBC). This PhD position is funded by the European Research Council and the Swedish Research Council. The successful candidate should have a relevant MSc/BSc degree (or equivalent) in biology/genetics/ecology. The duration of the PhD training period is four full years. The successful candidate will be employed on a postgraduate PhD position following current agreements, salary is starting at 23.100 and ending at 27.500 SEK/month which entitles the holder to full social benefits. Application deadline is September 6, 2013.

Study Subject(s): PhD Position is provided in the field of Animal Ecology – Sex, genes and conflict in novel environments.
Course Level: Uppsala University is offering postgraduate PhD position in animal ecology at the Department of Ecology and Genetics, Evolutionary Biology Centre (EBC).
Scholarship Provider: European Research Council and the Swedish Research Council
Scholarship can be taken at: Sweden

Eligibility:-The successful candidate should have a relevant MSc/BSc degree (or equivalent) in biology/genetics/ecology.

-The applicant is expected to have a good knowledge (spoken and written) of the English language.

Scholarship Open for International Students: The students of Sweden can apply for this PhD Position.

Scholarship Description: This PhD position forms a part of a new project on genetic conflict, funded by the European Research Council and the Swedish Research Council. The entire project employs some 7-8 PhD students and postdocs, as well as a full time research engineer, a research professor and a senior PI, and strongly encourages interactions and collaborations within the group. Dr. David Berger and Prof. Göran Arnqvist will act as supervisors for the successful applicant. Tentative starting date October 1^st, 2013, or as soon as possible after this date. Males and females have distinct life styles and experience different selection pressures. These differences in selection have likely given rise to many of the striking sexual dimorphisms in life history, morphology and behaviour observed across animal taxa. There are however good reasons to believe that, typically, the evolution of pronounced sex-differences is severely constrained by the fact that males and females share most of their genome.  Genes that have net benefits to one sex therefore often inflict costs when expressed in the other.

Number of award(s): Not Known

Duration of award(s): The duration of the PhD training period is four full years.

What does it cover?  The successful candidate will be employed on a postgraduate PhD position (following current agreements, salary is starting at 23.100 and ending at 27.500 SEK/month) which entitles the holder to full social benefits.

Selection criteria: Not Known

Notification: Not Known

How to Apply: Applications should be sent electronically via the online application portal of Uppsala University.

Scholarship Application Deadline: Application deadline is September 6th 2013.

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Postgraduate PhD Position in Animal Ecology at Uppsala University, Sweden