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colleagues,
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<p class="MsoNormal">Please find below an advertisement for 1
available PhD position in my research group at the University
of Bristol, UK. I would be very grateful if you could forward
it to your networks and to any suitable candidates!<o:p></o:p></p>
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Best wishes,<br>
Nathalie <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p><b>1 fully-funded PhD position to study transmission dynamics
and disease defences in ants
</b><b>at the University of Bristol, UK<o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p>As part of an ERC-funded project (ERC Starting Grant), we are
looking for a PhD student to investigate how ant colonies
adjust different components of their disease defences
(transmission-inhibiting social organisation, collective
sanitary actions and personal immunity) in environment with
high pathogen pressure. The project will involve a combination
of controlled pathogen inoculations, behavioural experiments
(automated tracking of individually marked ants), molecular
work (physiological assays and immune gene expression
analysis), and computational analyses of tracking data (social
network analyses and simulations). The project will aim to
elucidate whether ants use changes in spatial and social
organisation as an active strategy to decrease epidemic risk.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p>Detailed information can be found in the attached PDF or at <a
href="https://eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fstroeymeyt-lab.ch%2Fopen-positions&data=02%7C01%7C%7Ce0d828686a3d4ac34ae708d79f71ba34%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaaaaaa%7C1%7C0%7C637153183690245109&sdata=RPIVfn1%2BvUklsil9TMmHJXqsWVCm33r5dxvfkAt%2BEoY%3D&reserved=0" originalSrc="https://stroeymeyt-lab.ch/open-positions" shash="jogWDNFb0J319F5Ka7Mbc8MlRULYIedT1c+BbmufcepYGSKD0x7PPig+Uan51W2qnPPShVI37RUjG0XrbEE2u8hh6iEmsS9uWv5HC7A4+w5b91/9f8dYkDCWAjh0pa6Mc4iXDDotZvW42JYXt5xblMnBEwMCE3woEuzc431TlYA="
target="_blank" moz-do-not-send="true">
https://stroeymeyt-lab.ch/open-positions</a><o:p></o:p></p>
<p>If you are interested in joining the team, please send your
application by email to
<a href="mailto:nathalie.stroeymeyt@bristol.ac.uk"
moz-do-not-send="true">nathalie.stroeymeyt@bristol.ac.uk</a>
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<p>Your application should consist of a single merged pdf file
including:<br>
(i) a full CV and publication list;<br>
(ii) a 1-2 page research statement describing your past
research experience, current research interests, and why you
are a suitable candidate for this project;<br>
(iii) a short proposal (0.5-1 page) on how you would address
the project’s goal;<br>
(iv) the names and contact details of at least two referees;<br>
(v) copies of (or links to) your publications and/or your
Master’s thesis (if available).<o:p></o:p></p>
<p>Evaluation of candidates will begin on February 15th, 2020
and continue until the position is filled.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p>All enquiries may be sent to <a
href="mailto:Nathalie.Stroeymeyt@gmail.com" target="_blank"
moz-do-not-send="true">
nathalie.stroeymeyt@bristol.ac.uk</a><o:p></o:p></p>
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