About the Project
I am looking for a highly-motivated candidate interested in understanding how the environment modifies developmental processes to produce plastic phenotypes.
Developmental switches act at critical intervals throughout an animal’s development to switch organs between developmental stages. These switches are acutely sensitive to changes in both cellular signalling processes and often to environmental conditions. Furthermore, because of their sensitivity, altering developmental switches can have dramatic phenotypic effects.
I would be interested in developing a project that use a systems biology approach to understand how hormones induce developmental switches, regulate the rates of patterning and growth, and the molecular mechanisms through which environmental conditions tune these responses.
Candidates with experience in mathematical modelling, systems biology, developmental biology, and in Drosophila genetics are encouraged to apply, although experience in these areas is not necessary. The starting date can be any time during the first half of 2017.
To find out more about the interests of my group, please visit: http://themirthlab.org/
Scholarship details:
The PhD stipend is fully-funded for a period of 3.5 years and is open to Australian/New Zealand domestic and international students. The stipends include all course fees plus approximately $26,288 AUD per annum tax-free. Domestic students will be encouraged to apply for an Australian Postgraduate Award, with a top-up scholarship awarded to successful recipients (tax-free 2016 rate of approximately $26,288 AUD, top up of $5000). International students will be encouraged to apply for Monash-based scholarship support.
Monash and the School of Biological Sciences:
Monash is a member of the Group of Eight, a coalition of top Australian universities recognized for their excellence in teaching and research. The School of Biological Sciences is a dynamic unit with strengths in both ecology and genetics and the nexus between these disciplines (monash.edu/science/about/schools/biological-sciences/). The University is located in Melbourne, one of the most liveable cities in the world and a cultural and recreational hub.
Application process:
Interested candidates should send their CV and academic transcript, along with a cover letter outlining their skills, their lab experience, their research interests, and their motivation to participate in our group to [Email Address Removed]. Applicants must possess a Bachelor’s or equivalent degree with first-class Honours, Master of Science, or MPhil. Short-listed candidates will be asked for further information and will be interviewed. For the successful candidate, the deadline for scholarship applications at Monash University is October 31, 2016 for a 2017 start date.
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