Is the Job related to staff position within a Research Infrastructure?: NoOffer Description
The PhD project will focus on the systematics and ecology of selected groups within the Diptera family Cecidomyiidae, specifically within the large subfamily Cecidomyiinae. Most members of this subfamily are gall formers on vascular plants, whereas some are predators, fungivores, saprophages, or non-galling phytophages. Different species are often ecologically connected, e.g. as predator and prey, or as galler and inquiline, but their relationships are often not fully understood. A significant fraction of the North European species still await description.
The candidate will investigate both ecological and phylogenetic relationships and do a taxonomic revision with species descriptions. The tasks will include field work and lab rearing, bioinformatics using Next Generation Sequencing, and traditional taxonomic studies using morphology.
For more information and how to apply: https://www.jobbnorge.no/en/available-jobs/job/306760/phd-research-fellow-in-systematic-entomology
Where to apply
Website: https://www.jobbnorge.no/en/available-jobs/job/306760/phd-research-fellow-in-systematic-entomology
Requirements
Research Field: Biological sciences
Education Level: Master Degree or equivalent
Work Location(s)
Number of offers available: 1
Company/Institute: Natural History Museum
Country: Norway
Contact
City: Oslo
Website: https://www.nhm.uio.no/english/index.html
Street: PO box 1072 Blindern
Postal Code: NO-0316
E-Mail: hallvard.elven@nhm.uio.no
h.de.boer@nhm.uio.no
