PhD FCT - evolution and adaptation of the invasive weed....

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Call for candidates to apply for an FCT Ph.D. fellowship (Portugal-UK)

We are looking for candidates to apply for an FCT (Portuguese Foundation for
Science and Technology) doctoral fellowship for a mixed Ph.D at the Centre
for Functional Ecology of the University of Coimbra (cfe.uc.pt), and Durham
University (https://www.dur.ac.uk/).

The successful candidate will be expected to develop a research project to
investigate evolution and adaptation of the invasive weed Centaurea
solstitialis across broad biogeographical ranges. The research involves
laboratory and field-based work and involves the interaction with an
international network of collaborators from the USA, Chile, Argentina,
Australia, Turkey, Spain, and the UK. The candidate is expected to spend
half of the time in Portugal and half in the UK.

The candidate should have a good scientific background, with an interest
into reproductive and evolutionary ecology, and genetics of invasive weeds.
A good knowledge of the English language, of ecological statistics, or
molecular biology is highly desirable. Candidates should be European or
permanent residents, and comply with the conditions to be a candidate for
the FCT Doctoral Grants
(http://www.fct.pt/apoios/bolsas/concurs ... 5.phtml.en).

The doctoral fellowship includes a monthly payment of 980 euros (tax-free),
plus an accident insurance and a monthly contribution to the Portuguese
Social Security system (full healthcare and retirement, but no unemployment
benefits). During stages in the UK, the scholarship will be topped up to
1710 euros monthly to compensate for differences in the cost of living. The
scholarship is renewable for up to four years, at the end of which the
candidate is expected to defend his or her PhD. dissertation thesis.

A call for fellowship applications will open during July and be open until
May 11, 2015 (http://www.fct.pt/apoios/bolsas/index.phtml.pt), but contacts
should be made before May 1, at 6pm Greenwich time. Interested candidates
should send a one page cover letter describing their research interests and
experience, a CV (explicitly including average scores for B.Sc. and/or
M.Sc.), and the contact information for up to two referees to Daniel
Montesinos (daniel.montesinos@uc.pt) and Adrian Brennan
(a.c.brennan@durham.ac.uk). Informal inquiries are welcome.

More information about the groups can be found here:
http://cfe.uc.pt/daniel-montesinos
https://www.dur.ac.uk/research/director ... f&id=11637
http://www.uc.pt/en/fctuc/ID/plantecolevol