University of Hull UK PhD studentship in Evolution

March 4, 2008

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PhD studentship on “Patterns and processes of morphological evolution
in vertebrates”.

A NERC-funded PhD studentship supervised by Dr. Leandro Monteiro,
Evolutionary Biology group, Department of Biological Sciences, The
University of Hull, is available to develop a project dealing with a
quantitative approach to patterns and processes of morphological
evolution.
The quantitative study of shape variation of biological structures is
essential for the understanding of the evolutionary and developmental
processes of organisms. Shape variation may be associated with
patterns of phenotypic evolution in large scales of time and space, to
genetic and environmental factors causing variation within and between
populations. Our current research projects deal with macroevolutionary
patterns of morphological divergence and evolutionary integration in
the skulls and mandibles of echimyid rodents and phyllostomid bats;
microevolutionary processes responsible for body shape differentiation
in recently isolated populations of a livebearer fish, and
evolutionary processes and patterns of shape variation in otoliths of
sciaenid fishes, which can also be used for otolith-based stock
identification in fisheries management.

Further information about published papers and ongoing research
projects at Monteiro’s lab and the Evolutionary Biology group at The
University of Hull is available at

http://www.hull.ac.uk/evolution/people/Monteiro/

Applicants should have a keen interest in morphological evolution,
statistical analysis and morphometrics, and hold at least an upper
second class honours degree in the life sciences. Eligibility for the
NERC studentship depends on the student being a UK citizen or a UK
resident for at least 3 (three) years for EU citizens (more detailed
information on eligibility can be found in the studentship handbook at

http://www.nerc.ac.uk/funding/application/studentships/).

Informal enquiries should be directed to Dr. Leandro Monteiro
(l.monteiro@hull.ac.uk).

Closing date for applications is 22nd March 2008. Interviews will be
held in Hull during the second week of April. The start date is 1st
October 2008.

Postgraduate application forms can be downloaded from our website at:

http://www.hull.ac.uk/biosci/studying_in_hull/postgrad_courses/Application_information/

To apply for the studentship, please fill in the Postgraduate
application form (note that at this stage you don’t need to get a
referee to fill in the red sections of the form) and submit a cover
letter to support your application, which gives details of your
research interests, relevant experience and skills and why you want
the PhD, then send your application to:

Dr. Leandro R. Monteiro
Department of Biological Sciences
The University of Hull
Cottingham Road, Hull
HU6 7RX
Tel: 44 1482-466425
E-mail: L.Monteiro@hull.ac.uk

http://www.hull.ac.uk/evolution/people/Monteiro/

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