PhD: Migratory Connectivity Forecasts for Biodiversity

University of East Anglia; Norwich; Presencial; GBP 20.000 - 24.000; Jornada completa

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Funding for UK applicants

Home tuition fees covered

Stipend £21,805 p.a.

Descripción de la vacante

University of East Anglia invites applications for a PhD project integrating spatial population genomics with ecological niche modelling to predict migratory connectivity under global change. Start date 1 October 2027; based at UEA with collaboration from Cambridge.

The funded studentship covers UK tuition fees and an annual stipend, with hands-on training in spatial analysis, ecological modelling and genomics. Entry requires a 2:1 in Biological Sciences or Computer Science.

Formación

• Minimum 2:1 degree in Biological Sciences or Computer Science.

Responsabilidades

• Integrate seasonal migration into the existing framework (SDM-based) and extend it with demographic processes and genetic evolution.
• Forecast how migratory connectivity changes under future climate and land-use scenarios.
• Collaborate with Cambridge collaborators and contribute to training in spatial analysis, ecological modelling and genomics.

Conocimientos

Movement ecology

Ecological modelling

Genomics analysis

Educación

2:1 in Biological Sciences or Computer Science

Herramientas

R

GIS

Genomics data analysis

Descripción del empleo

University of East Anglia invites applications for a PhD project integrating spatial population genomics with ecological niche modelling to predict migratory connectivity under global change. Start date 1 October 2027; based at UEA with collaboration from Cambridge.

The funded studentship covers UK tuition fees and an annual stipend, with hands-on training in spatial analysis, ecological modelling and genomics. Entry requires a 2:1 in Biological Sciences or Computer Science.