We
are looking for candidates that want to apply for an FCT (Portuguese Foundation
for Science and Technology) doctoral fellowship to join us at the Centre for
Functional Ecology (cfe.uc.pt) of the
Department of Life Sciences of the University of Coimbra
(Portugal).
The
successful candidate will be expected to develop his/her research within the
framework of the European project ReproWeed, which will investigate the creation
of reproductive barriers between native and non-native ranges of the invasive
weed Centaurea solstitialis. The
research involves laboratory and field-based work and involves the interaction
with an international network of collaborators, with the possibility to travel
to California, Chile, Argentina, Australia, Turkey and Spain.
The
candidate should have a good scientific background, with an interest into
reproductive and evolutionary ecology of invasive weeds, and willingness to
learn genetic molecular techniques. A good knowledge of the English language,
experience with molecular techniques and ecological statistics is highly
desirable. Candidates should be citizens of any European Union Member State, or
from third states if they are permanent residents of Portugal, and comply with
the conditions to be a candidate for the FCT Doctoral Grants: https://www.fct.pt/apoios/bolsas/concursos/individuais.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). The
project ReproWeed will cover for all research costs, including travels,
attendance to conferences, etc. The scholarship is renewable for up to four
years, at the end of which the candidate is expected to defend his or her Ph. D.
dissertation thesis.
A
call for fellowship applications will be open until July 3, 2012 but contacts
should be made before June 21, at 5pm CET. Interested candidates should send a
covering letter describing their research interests and experience, a CV, and
the contact information for up to three professional referees to Daniel
Montesinos (danimontesinos@gmail.com) or
Sílvia Castro (scastro@bot.uc.pt).
Informal inquiries are welcome.
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