PhD Studentship in Fish Ecology, the University of Girona, Spain

We are looking for a motivated candidate to apply for Spanish Ph.D. studentships to develop a Ph.D. thesis on the ecology of an invasive fish (Gambusia holbrooki), mainly life-history studies and ecological niche modelling, under ongoing projects at the University of Girona, Spain.

See http://invasiber.org/EGarcia/ for further details and publications on the research.

Requirements:

• Recent (after year 2004 or later) B.Sc. degree on Biology, Environmental Science or related topics. (M.Sc. are also eligible but a recent B.Sc. is necessary)
• Good academic record
• English fluency
• European citizenship or residency is preferred. Non-European candidates without a current, legal residency in a EU country are in principle NOT eligible according to the regulations of most Spanish studentships.

Possibility of immediate incorporation through ongoing funded projects.

Interested people send CV to Emili García-Berthou: emili.garcia[ at ]udg.edu

Closing date for applications: 1 December 2009