Full PhD scholarships in coral reef ecology.
Applications are invited for a 4 year PhD scholarship at the University of Queensland, part of the ARC Centre of Excellence for Reef Studies. The student will join a diverse research group interested in coral biology, reef ecology, and reef conservation. It is anticipated that the student will be field-orientated and will work primarily at Heron Island though other locations in Australia and the Pacific are possible.
Eligibility is limited to Australian citizens and the position commences in April 2010. Interested parties should contact Prof Peter Mumby who will be moving to UQ in the spring. Please include your CV and 1 page statement on your research interests and plans, trying to be as specific as possible.
Applicants should have at least an excellent first degree (though a masters degree would be advantageous) and ideally have started to publish their research.
Closing date for applications is the 15th of November 2009.
Full PhD scholarships in plant molecular genetics and developmental biology.
Plants provide an excellent model system to understand the environmental effects on developmental mechanisms.
PhD positions are available in the laboratory of Dr. Sureshkumar Balasubramanian (SKB Lab – Where Science is fun!) to work on an Australian Research Council (ARC) funded project to study the molecular and mechanistic basis of temperature regulation of flowering time using Arabidopsis thaliana.
Full PhD scholarships are available under the ARC-Discovery project to work on the mechanistic characterisation of genotype x environment interactions that occur during floral transition. We seek to encourage highly motivated individuals who wish to pursue a career in science. The candidate will use genetic and molecular techniques to identify and characterise genes that are involved in temperature adaptation using Arabidopsis thaliana and sorghum.
SKB lab, is part of the Ecological and Evolutionary Functional Genomics initiative of the University of Queensland. It also offers options to explore several other novel options in a stimulative environment that cuts across traditional boundaries and barriers (Sureshkumar et al, Science, 2009; Balasubramanian et al, Nature Genetics, 2006; Balasubramanian et al, PLoS Genetics, 2006).
Interested candidates please contact SKB lab