3-year PhD position

A 3-year PhD position will be available from July 2005 at Faculty of Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Denmark. The position is funded by the European Community via a Marie Curie Excellence Grant. The successful candidate will work in a new research group leaded by Dr. Patrizia D'Ettorre, which will be integrated in the laboratory of Prof. Koos Boomsma.
The research project will focus on Chemical Communication Code of Insect Societies, with a multidisciplinary approach (behavioural, chemical,
electro- and neurophysiological analyses and genetics).
Applicants should have a Master degree in Biology or related disciplines, and are expected to have a background in Evolutionary Biology. Familiarity with general molecular evolutionary techniques, with chemical ecology techniques and neurophysiology is desirable but not compulsory.
Applications should include CV, list of publications, research interests and name and email address of one referee, and be sent by email to Patrizia D'Ettorre at patrizia.dettorre@biologie.uni-regensburg.de by January 31st 2005.
Dr. Patrizia D'Ettorre
Dep. Biology I
University of Regensburg
D-93040 Regensburg
phone +49 941 943 2996
fax +49 941 943 3304 http://www.biologie.uni-regensburg.de/Zoologie/Heinze/en/staff/dep/dep_e.html
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