I seek a motivated candidate for a 4-year PhD position (from 1st Sept,
2016) on the project
Macroecological and Evolutionary Determinants of Phylogenetic and
Functional Diversity of Plant Communities.
Supervisor: Senior Researcher Pille Gerhold (http://kodu.ut.ee/~urbasp/)
within Macroecology workgroup (http://www.botany.ut.ee/macroecology/en/)
at the University of Tartu, Estonia (http://www.ut.ee/en/welcome)
The PhD project will challenge the established knowledge on the patterns
and processes behind plant phylogenetic and functional diversity with a
meta-study approach.
The aim is to test global patterns across vegetation types and
biogeographical regions, and macroecological and evolutionary factors
that may have shaped these patterns.
University of Tartu is an old internationally-recognized academic unit
(founded in 1632) with 6 Centers of Excellence today.
Tartu is a small and vibrant university town with 100,000 residents and
14,000 students, including over 1000 international students.
English is widely spoken in Tartu as well as in Estonia.
REQUIREMENTS FOR APPLICANT:
Master´s degree
Strong interest and experience in Plant Ecology, Evolutionary Ecology,
Macroecology, Statistics.
Excellent English
REQUIREMENTS FOR PhD THESIS:
Doctoral student will be enrolled in the Faculty of Science and
Technology (http://www.ut.ee/en/studies/doctoral-studies/programs)
Doctoral student will publish min 3 papers in peer-reviewed journals.
SALARY:
Monthly scholarship of 850 EUR. This will cover well living costs in
Estonia.
APPLICATION:
Please send your CV and motivation letter to: pille.gerh...@ut.ee
Deadline: 1st March 2016
Online Announcement: http://kodu.ut.ee/~urbasp/PhD.html
For any questions, please contact: pille.gerh...@ut.ee
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Dr. Pille Gerhold, Senior Researcher
Dept of Botany, Inst of Ecol & Earth Sciences
University of Tartu, Estonia
http://kodu.ut.ee/~urbasp/
