New PhD opportunity with the Natural History Museum

Deadline for applications: 19 September 2014. See below for project details and application instructions.

Joint PhD studentship with the University of Southampton

The Natural History Museum, in collaboration with the University of Southampton, seeks applications for a fully-funded 3 year PhD studentship on one of the projects below.

For further information on the projects follow the links on the right peripheral and/or contact the lead supervisor.

• A new look at extreme parasitism
  Supervisors: Prof Geoff Boxshall (NHM) and Dr Lawrence Hawkins (Southampton)
  For further details see pdf or contact Prof Geoff Boxshall ( g.boxshall@nhm.ac.uk )
• The magnitude and impacts of historic ocean acidification revealed by boron isotope analysis of rhodolith-forming coralline algae
  Supervisors: Prof Juliet Brodie (NHM) and Dr Gavin Foster (Southampton)
  For further details see pdf or contact Prof Juliet Brodie ( j.brodie@nhm.ac.uk )
• Role of functional composition in regime shifts
  Supervisors: Mr Steve Brooks (NHM), Dr Angela Self (NHM), Dr C. Patrick Doncaster (Southampton), Prof. Pete Langdon (Southampton) and Dr James Dyke (Southampton)
  For further details see pdf or contact Mr Steve Brooks ( s.brooks@nhm.ac.uk )
• Using transcriptomics to understand adaptation and speciation in an island radiation
  Supervisors: Dr Mark Carine (NHM) and Dr Mark Chapman (Southampton)
  For further details see pdf or contact Dr Mark Carine ( m.carine@nhm.ac.uk )
• Evolution and genomics of a Hawaiian plant gall radiation
  Supervisors: Dr Diana Percy (NHM), Dr Mark Chapman (Southampton) and Prof. Quentin C. Cronk (University of British Columbia)
  For further details see pdf or contact Dr Diana Percy ( d.percy@nhm.ac.uk )

Applications

Please send the following documents to Dr Eileen J. Cox ( postgradoffice@nhm.ac.uk ) by 19th September 2014.

• Curriculum vitae
• Covering letter outlining your interest in the particular PhD project, relevant skills training, experience and qualifications for research, and a statement of how this PhD project fits your career development plans.
• Transcripts of undergraduate and Masters’ degree results
• Names and email addresses of two academic references including (if applicable) Masters’ project supervisor

Interview date: Mid October at The Natural History Museum

Start date: 1 November 2014 or as soon as possible thereafter