I would greatly appreciate your help in advertising this vacant PhD position in my research group. This topic is at the interface of fundamental and applied ecology using damselflies as a model system. Please feel free to forward this message to potential candidates. Many thanks!
Robby Stoks,
professor and program director of biology
Laboratory of Aquatic Ecology,
Evolution and Conservation University of Leuven
Debériotstraat 32 B-3000 Leuven Belgium
PhD studentship: Effects of urbanisation in a damselfly
GENERAL THEME: Evolutionary ecology of population differentiation along an urbanisation gradient in damselflies. The PhD project will be part of a larger research program on urbanisation where we address following questions in the damselfly Coenagrion puella: (1) how do larvae and adults differentiate phenotypically along an urbanisation gradient; (2) how does this affect ecological interactions with conspecifics (sexual selection) and natural enemies (predators and parasites); (3) how does this affect interactions with stressors such as pollutants and heat waves? Candidates are encouraged to develop and pursue their own ideas within this project. There is the possibility to extend this project with a latitudinal component thereby linking to ongoing projects on latitudinal differentiation in damselflies in our research team.
PRACTICAL WORK will be a combination of monitoring natural field populations and common garden experiments in the laboratory. We have excellent research facilities with an outdoor research area, temperature-controlled rooms, incubators, and a well-equipped laboratory for quantification of behavioural and physiological traits. The candidate will analyze and publish existing datasets and is expected to also collect new data.
PROFILE: Master in Biology or related field with an excellent academic record, and a strong proven interest in experimental evolutionary ecology. Good knowledge of English and a car driving license are required.
OFFER: A full time job initially for a period of one year, but extendable to a total of ca. 3.5 years pending good evaluation. Leuven (http://www.leuven.be) is a pretty historical university city with a very high and pleasant standard of living. The historic university, founded in 1425, has a top research and teaching standard (http://www.kuleuven.be/english). You will be embedded in an international, enthusiastic and dynamic team with ample expertise in evolutionary ecology using damselflies as model system (http://bio.kuleuven.be/eeb/laeec/whoiswho/00034380).
INTERESTED? Please send your CV, a letter of motivation including relevant experience in evolutionary ecology (!), and two reference letters as a single PDF to Prof dr. Robby Stoks (robby.stoks@bio.kuleuven.be). Applications will be reviewed until the position is filled. The starting date is spring 2014, preferentially as soon as possible.
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