Linking Personality to Ageing in a wild bird.
Dr P Bize, Dr J Martin
Applications accepted all year round
Understanding the causes of individual variation in the rate of ageing is a major topic in gerontology and evolutionary biology with clear application to human health.
Evolutionary genetics of antibiotic resistance
Dr J Engelstaedter
Applications accepted all year round
The Engelstaedter lab at The University of Queensland (Brisbane, Australia) invites applications for a PhD position in microbial evolution.
Experimental Evolution of Thaumarchaeota
Dr C Gubry-Rangin, Prof J Prosser
Application Deadline:
16 April 2019
The fundamental aim of this project is to determine the process of adaptive diversification and associated trade-offs in fitness, by studying microbial evolution experimentally.
The genomic basis of bacterial symbiosis in deep-sea annelid worms
Dr JM Martin, Dr L Henry, Dr Y Wurm
Application Deadline:
5 April 2019
A funded PhD position is available to start in September 2019. Mutualistic relationships between bacteria and complex organisms have repeatedly evolved and this has allowed host organisms to exploit new environments and foods.
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