2 PhD in evolutionary ecology of marine invertebrates (Australia)

2 PhD positions available: the ecology and/or evolutionary biology of sessile marine invertebrates

Two fully-funded PhD stipends are available to students interested in working on the evolutionary ecology of sessile marine invertebrates in Professor Dustin Marshall’s group (www.meeg.org). The specifics of the project will be a joint collaboration between student and supervisor.

The stipends include all course fees plus ~$26,288 AUD per annum tax-
free (the equivalent of approx. $33,000 before tax) with no teaching
requirements for 3.5 years (the length of a Ph.D. in Australia).

I can guarantee funding of project costs and research support including
the costs of attending at least one conference per year.

Project start dates can be any time in 2016.

Interested students should send their CVs, a brief statement of their
interests and the contact details of two referees to
dustin.marshall@monash.edu

To be eligible, applicants must have completed at least one year of
post-graduate research in ecology or evolution.

Preference will be given to those with strong quantitative skills and
publications in international journals.

Applications close January 31st, 2016.