Job announcement
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University of Greifswald, Zoological Institute & Museum, Greifswald, Germany
application deadline: 20. 8. 2010
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PhD Position in Behavioural Ecology
(Old male mating advantage: sexual conflict or cooperation?)
A 3-year PhD student position (E13 / 50%) is available at the Zoological Institute at Greifswald University, Prof. Dr. Klaus Fischer, to investigate whether old male mating advantage in the tropical butterfly Bicyclus anynana results from sexual cooperation or sexual conflict (see Proc. R. Soc. Lond. B 275: 1517-1524). The project is based on an integrated approach, with techniques ranging from behavioural and chemical ecology through to molecular genetics. The selected candidate will be based at Greifswald University, but will also have the opportunity to visit the laboratory of Dr. C. Nieberding / University Louvain, Belgium (collaborator). The research is funded by the German Research Foundation (DFG).
Applicants should have completed a MSc or diploma degree in ecology, evolutionary biology, biology or a related discipline and speak English fluently. Some experience in experimental design, statistics and lab-based experiments (preferably insects) is required, and furthermore experience in behavioural ecology, chemical ecology (male pheromones) and / or PCR-based molecular genetic methods (microsatellites) would be advantageous. Publications from previous work would he highly regarded.
Please submit a single PDF file by e-mail, containing (a) a cover letter with a brief summary of background and motivation, (b) CV including publications if applicable, (c) abstract of thesis and (d) contact information of two professional referees. The position is available from 1 October 2010 and requires an EU residency and work permit. Please send your application to klaus.fischer@uni-greifswald.de.
For further information, please refer to:
http://www.mnf.uni-greifswald.de/institute/fr-biologie/zool-institut-museum/tieroekologie.html
