PhD: Heat Perception and Germline Inheritance in Zebrafish

University of East Anglia; Norwich; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 24,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Fully-funded studentship

ARIES training & conferences

RTSG research training grant

Job summary

University of East Anglia invites applications for an ARIES-funded PhD studentship exploring how zebrafish react to perceived and actual temperature changes and how these responses influence future generations. The project combines behavioural assays, transcriptomics and multigenerational crosses to assess germline plasticity under heat stress.

You will gain practical experience across animal husbandry, experimental design and bioinformatics, supported by ARIES training and a research network.

Qualifications

• Background in genetics, evolutionary biology, molecular biology or ecology is essential.
• Experience with model organisms, molecular techniques and quantitative analysis is desirable.
• Familiarity with bioinformatics or programming is a plus but not required.

Responsibilities

• Test how zebrafish respond to perceived and actual temperature changes.
• Train fish and measure phenotypic data including behavioural changes and offspring effects.
• Collect samples for transcriptome sequencing and perform bioinformatic analyses.

Skills

Genetics

Evolutionary biology

Molecular biology

Ecology

Bioinformatics

Education

Biology/ related field background

Tools

Quantitative PCR

Small-RNA sequencing

Transcriptome sequencing

Bioinformatics

Job description

University of East Anglia invites applications for an ARIES-funded PhD studentship exploring how zebrafish react to perceived and actual temperature changes and how these responses influence future generations. The project combines behavioural assays, transcriptomics and multigenerational crosses to assess germline plasticity under heat stress.

You will gain practical experience across animal husbandry, experimental design and bioinformatics, supported by ARIES training and a research network.