Opportunities

PhD studentship: Role of sponge competition in cold-water coral reefs

Excellent opportunity for an interdisciplinary 4 year-long PhD project on the role of sponge competition in cold-water coral reefs. This project will involve ROV video analyses and secondary metabolite profiling in search of compounds of medical and ecological relevance.

This PhD project is part of a competition funded by EASTBIO BBSRC Doctoral Training Partnership, welcoming applications from UK and International students. The student will be under the supervision of Prof Marcel Jaspars (University of Aberdeen) and Dr Laurence De Clippele (University of Edinburgh).

The application deadline is 6 January 2021. Full details are available at https://www.findaphd.com

Application Procedure: http://www.eastscotbiodtp.ac.uk/how-apply-0
Please send your completed EASTBIO application form, along with academic transcripts to Alison McLeod at pgr-mmsn@abdn.ac.uk. Two references should be provided by the deadline using the EASTBIO reference form. Please advise your referees to return the reference form to pgr-mmsn@abdn.ac.uk.