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Dr T Barraclough
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Funded PhD Project (European/UK Students Only)
About the Project
Duration: 3 years.
Requirements: You should hold, or realistically expect to obtain, at least an Upper Second Class Honours degree or equivalent and a Masters degree or equivalent experience. You should have a strong academic background in biological or mathematical sciences.
Project outline: Evolutionary theory and experiments have mostly considered single species or perhaps pairs of interacting species. Yet, all species live in communities with many other species, and the direction and amount of evolution is likely to depend greatly on interactions with other species. Microbial communities offer a perfect opportunity to test such ideas, because of their potential for rapid evolution and the ease with which community membership can be manipulated. Furthermore, understanding evolution in microbial communities is vital for many human activities, including predicting ecosystem responses to climate change and managing complex gut communities. You will use field and laboratory experiments, molecular labwork and/or mathematical modeling, to test theories for how species interactions shape evolutionary dynamics. Possible topics include the importance of recombination and horizontal gene transfer for determining which species adapt to new conditions, and whether selection tends to increase specialization and positive interactions among species.
Eligibility: UK nationals, EU nationals who have spent at least 3 years prior to the application resident in the UK. Non-UK residents might be considered if the research organization can demonstrate a shortage of high-quality UK candidates.
To apply: Please send a CV and a covering letter explaining why you are interested and what skills and abilities you could bring to the studentship to Tim Barraclough ([Email Address Removed]) by the 16th March 2012.
Further information: Tim Barraclough ([Email Address Removed]). Division of Ecology & Evolution, Imperial College London, Silwood Park Campus, Ascot, Berkshire, SL5 7PY, UK. Telephone: +44 (0)207 594 2247.
Requirements: You should hold, or realistically expect to obtain, at least an Upper Second Class Honours degree or equivalent and a Masters degree or equivalent experience. You should have a strong academic background in biological or mathematical sciences.
Project outline: Evolutionary theory and experiments have mostly considered single species or perhaps pairs of interacting species. Yet, all species live in communities with many other species, and the direction and amount of evolution is likely to depend greatly on interactions with other species. Microbial communities offer a perfect opportunity to test such ideas, because of their potential for rapid evolution and the ease with which community membership can be manipulated. Furthermore, understanding evolution in microbial communities is vital for many human activities, including predicting ecosystem responses to climate change and managing complex gut communities. You will use field and laboratory experiments, molecular labwork and/or mathematical modeling, to test theories for how species interactions shape evolutionary dynamics. Possible topics include the importance of recombination and horizontal gene transfer for determining which species adapt to new conditions, and whether selection tends to increase specialization and positive interactions among species.
Eligibility: UK nationals, EU nationals who have spent at least 3 years prior to the application resident in the UK. Non-UK residents might be considered if the research organization can demonstrate a shortage of high-quality UK candidates.
To apply: Please send a CV and a covering letter explaining why you are interested and what skills and abilities you could bring to the studentship to Tim Barraclough ([Email Address Removed]) by the 16th March 2012.
Further information: Tim Barraclough ([Email Address Removed]). Division of Ecology & Evolution, Imperial College London, Silwood Park Campus, Ascot, Berkshire, SL5 7PY, UK. Telephone: +44 (0)207 594 2247.
Funding Notes
BBSRC studentship, full support for tuition fees, all project costs, and an annual tax-free stipend of £15,740.
Eligibility: UK nationals, EU nationals who have spent at least 3 years prior to the application resident in the UK. Non-UK residents might be considered if the research organization can demonstrate a shortage of high-quality UK candidates.
Eligibility: UK nationals, EU nationals who have spent at least 3 years prior to the application resident in the UK. Non-UK residents might be considered if the research organization can demonstrate a shortage of high-quality UK candidates.
Project supervisors
Career overview
Tim Barraclough is a Visiting Professor in the Department of Life Sciences at Silwood Park, part of the Faculty of Natural Sciences at Imperial College London. His research interests centre on the evolution of species diversity, exploring questions such as why life evolves into distinct species, the mechanisms that shape speciation and adaptive divergence, and the adaptive causes and consequences of species diversity. His work integrates theoretical frameworks with experimental, molecular, genomic, and field approaches across a variety of organisms. Barraclough''s research focuses particularly on the evolutionary dynamics of microbial communities and includes statistical methods for identifying units and mechanisms of diversification, as well as the evolutionary genomics of bdelloid rotifers. He has contributed significantly to the understanding of evolutionary dynamics and speciation processes.
Research interests
Prof. Barraclough''s research focuses on the evolution of species diversity, exploring questions such as why life evolves into distinct species, the mechanisms that shape speciation and adaptive divergence, and the adaptive causes and consequences of species diversity. His work integrates theoretical frameworks with experimental, molecular, genomic, and field approaches across a variety of organisms. Specific areas of interest include the theory of species origins and evolutionary dynamics, statistical methods for identifying units and mechanisms of diversification, the evolutionary genomics of bdelloid rotifers, and the evolutionary dynamics of microbial communities.
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