Novotny Lab, Biology Centre of the Czech Academy of Sciences & the University of South Bohemia, Czech Republic
We are seeking highly motivated postgraduate students to join Vojtech
Novotny’s international team studying the ecology of plant-insect food webs
in tropical forest ecosystems, particularly Papua New Guinea, funded by an
ERC grant. The successful applicant will have strong background in
entomology, botany, community ecology, molecular ecology, phylogenetic
analysis and/or biostatistics. We are looking for a creative person able to
work in difficult field conditions, manage research teams, and analyse data
on advanced level. Fluency in English is required, another language may be
an advantage.
Funding: Fully funded tuition, research costs and living expenses for 4-
year PhD programme
Eligibility: A completed MSc degree is required. Applicants from all
countries are eligible.
Information on our Department: www.plantanimalinteractions.com/ and on our
research www.entu.cas.cz/png/research/.
Location: Ceske Budejovice, Czech Republic (with field work in Papua New
Guinea).
Application: Send your CV, a cover letter stating qualifications, previous
work and motivation, and contact details for three references to Prof.
Vojtech Novotny (novotny@entu.cas.cz). Review of applications will begin on
20th March 2017 and will continue until the position has been filled. The
studentship is available from 1st July 2017 (later start negotiable) and
lasts four years.
Pdf of this ad and postdoc:
http://baloun.entu.cas.cz/png/Novotny_Postdoc_PhD_Ad2017.pdf
