Zoology / Animal Science PhD Projects, Programs & Scholarships

Dr G Bocedi, Dr L Lancaster

Application Deadline: 30 April 2019

This project will use experimental evolution on the seed beetle model species, Callosobruchus maculatus, to study the joint eco-evolutionary dynamics of dispersal, mating system and inbreeding.

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.

Offshore Energy and Sustainable Marine Ecosystems: A Bayesian Approach to Cumulative Effects Assessment

Dr B E Scott, Dr N D Trifonova, Dr J H Hartley

Application Deadline: 1 May 2019

To avoid catastrophic climate change the world needs to switch to renewable energy. This will require the placement and operation of very large offshore windfarms (fixed and floating) as well as tidal stream, lagoons and wave energy developments.

Trade-offs between pollinator community richness and honey production in upland semi-natural habitats.

Dr D Burslem, Prof R Van Der Wal

Applications accepted all year round

The pollination services provided by bees and other insects are vital to persistence of Scotland’s semi-natural habitats, and they sustain important rural industries including production of crops, soft fruits and honey.

Assessing the impacts of oil and gas decommissioning on population connectivity and community structure of native and invasive marine invertebrates using next-generation DNA technology - National Decommissioning Centre

Aberdeen University
School of Medicine, Medical Sciences & Nutrition

Dr A Douglas, Prof S Piertney

Application Deadline: 24 April 2019

Oil and gas infrastructure represent an important network of hard substrates that facilitates the stepping stone migration of native marine organisms as well as potentially aiding the spread of non-native invasive species.

Evolution of sex chromosomes in reptiles

Charles University in Prague
Department of Ecology

Dr M Rovatsos

Application Deadline: 26 April 2019

Project description. The aim of the project is to examine the evolution of sex chromosomes and their homology based on gene content in selected lineages of reptiles, a specie-rich group, involving lineages with either XX/XY, ZZ/ZW or temperature-dependent sex determination.

PhD in wildlife ecology: impacts of bushfires and invasive predators on native mammals in Australia

Deakin University
Centre of Integrative Ecology

Dr T Doherty, Prof D Driscoll

Application Deadline: 30 August 2019

We are seeking a PhD student for an exciting new project on the impacts of bushfires and invasive predators on native mammals in south-eastern Australia.

14 ESR (PhD Student) positions in chicken welfare, genomics, and comparative neuroscience

Flanders Research Institute for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food

Public opinion across Europe demands that laying hens are kept in the highest possible welfare conditions. In Europe, this has led to a ban on battery cages, which came into effect from 2012.

Marie Curie Research Training Network Type/Funding

Fully-funded PhD positions in several natural sciences & engineering disciplines

Hector Fellow Academy

Join an internationally renowned scientific community with the Hector FellowPhD program. PhD students benefit not only from the experience of the program, but also from the network of Hector Fellows.

Germany PhD Programme Type/Funding

14 ESR (PhD Student) positions in chicken welfare, genomics, and comparative neuroscience

Hendrix Genetics

Public opinion across Europe demands that laying hens are kept in the highest possible welfare conditions. In Europe, this has led to a ban on battery cages, which came into effect from 2012.