3 competitive opportunities are available to work with Phil Stephens (http://community.dur.ac.uk/philip.stephens/welcome.htm) at Durham University, UK (https://www.dur.ac.uk/).
1. Opportunity for a postdoctoral researcher with an excellent CV to compete for a Durham University Junior Research Fellowship (https://www.dur.ac.uk/ias/diferens/junior/). A successful candidate would have interests in camera trapping, citizen science and mammalian population ecology. S/he should have no more than 5 years postdoctoral experience, and should not have spent more than 12 months in the UK in the 3 years prior to 1st July 2016. S/he should show evidence of high quality publications in internationally competitive journals. Successful candidates usually have 5-10 good publications, with most as first or corresponding author. In the first instance, please contact philip.steph...@durham.ac.uk, sending a copy of your CV. The final deadline for completed applications is 04/12/15. 2. Opportunity to study for a PhD on "The ecology of carnivore movement", with Phil Stephens, Matt Hayward (http://www.bangor.ac.uk/senrgy/staff/mhayward.php.en) and Michael Somers (http://www.michaelsomers.co.za/). This is open to students worldwide and is in competition for funding via a Durham Doctoral Scholarship. Successful candidates usually have a high quality first degree, a masters, and evidence of publication in internationally-competitive journals. The deadline for applications is 12th January 2016. More details available here: http://www.findaphd.com/search/ProjectDetails.aspx?PJID=69290&LID=431 3. Opportunity to study for a PhD on "Human disturbance and habitat use by red deer", with Phil Stephens, Nils Bunnefeld (http://rms.stir.ac.uk/converis-stirling/person/18125) and Justin Irvine (http://www.hutton.ac.uk/staff/justin-irvine). This is open only to students eligible for UK research council funding (see NERC’s current studentship handbook) and is in competition for funding via a NERC DTP Scholarship. Successful candidates usually have a high quality first degree and may also hold a masters degree. Evidence of publication in internationally-competitive journals is desirable. The deadline for receipt of all application materials is 22nd January 2016. More details available here: http://www.findaphd.com/search/ProjectDetails.aspx?PJID=69291&LID=431
