mercredi 4 octobre 2017

2 PhD positions in The Netherlands

Below you can find the information for two PhD positions in The Netherlands on: “INTEGRATING SHORT-TERM CAUSES AND LONG-TERM CONSEQUENCES OF ADAPTATIONS TO ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE”. We would be grateful if you could circulate this amongst possible candidates.
The aim of this project is to achieve a sound understanding of the structure and development of a migratory shorebird’s (Red Knot) exploration and foraging strategies, and the implications of these strategies for the adaptive capacity of individuals and populations to deal with rapid environmental change. The project will elaborate on, and empirically test, a recently developed unifying theoretical framework for understanding the adaptive capacity of organisms. The two PhD candidates will closely collaborate. One position is at the NIOZ Royal Netherlands Institute for Sea research and has an empirical/experimental focus. The other is at the University of Groningen and has a theoretical focus.