Two PhD scholarships are available in the Department of Biological Sciences for a suitably qualified domestic or international candidate. Only one scholarship is available for an international student.
Study Subject: Macroecology and Macroevolution
Employer:Macquarie University
Level:PhD
Scholarship Description: Research projects may focus on any plant or animal taxonomic group having a substantial fossil record. The ideal group would also have substantial living diversity and the potential to be studied in the context of both community ecology and systematics. Data to be compiled and synthesised will include two or more of the following:
* Fossil presence-absence and abundance data to be entered into the Paleobiology Database
* Similar data for extant communities
* Ecologically important attributes such as body mass and ecomorphology
* Phylogenies based either on molecular or morphological data
Topics to be addressed may include mass extinctions, diversity dynamics, latitudinal gradients, community assembly rules, dynamics of evolutionary trends, phylogenetic diversity, calibration of molecular clocks, and comparisons of local and global patterns.
Applicants should have a keen interest in biodiversity and strong skills in quantitative methods. Familiarity with relational databases, programming, and software such as R, PAST, or PAUP would be advantageous.
Scholarship Application Deadline: 31 January 2011
Study Subject: Macroecology and Macroevolution
Employer:Macquarie University
Level:PhD
Scholarship Description: Research projects may focus on any plant or animal taxonomic group having a substantial fossil record. The ideal group would also have substantial living diversity and the potential to be studied in the context of both community ecology and systematics. Data to be compiled and synthesised will include two or more of the following:
* Fossil presence-absence and abundance data to be entered into the Paleobiology Database
* Similar data for extant communities
* Ecologically important attributes such as body mass and ecomorphology
* Phylogenies based either on molecular or morphological data
Topics to be addressed may include mass extinctions, diversity dynamics, latitudinal gradients, community assembly rules, dynamics of evolutionary trends, phylogenetic diversity, calibration of molecular clocks, and comparisons of local and global patterns.
Applicants should have a keen interest in biodiversity and strong skills in quantitative methods. Familiarity with relational databases, programming, and software such as R, PAST, or PAUP would be advantageous.
Scholarship Application Deadline: 31 January 2011
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