*Postgraduate position in neuroethology and genomics of coral reef fish.
The Schunter lab is supporting applications to well-funded Hong Kong Ph.D.
Fellowships or HKU presidential fellowships. Through these schemes,
interested candidates can apply for a Ph.D. position in Molecular
Neuroethology in the School of Biological Sciences at the University of
Hong Kong (https://nam10.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.hku.hk%2F&data=05%7C02%7Ceric.schultz%40uconn.edu%7Cb6ed83d5c1974a14e44408de112a4f3c%7C17f1a87e2a254eaab9df9d439034b080%7C0%7C0%7C638967070598121196%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=bfUYivXMWtxmQONPgbaanWJkg%2BhR8PH2KvWTAxik4Q8%3D&reserved=0). The University is a long-standing
English-speaking institution and ranks as one of the top Universities in
Asia.
We are looking for a curious, ambitious and enthusiastic Ph.D. student
to take part in a diverse team, working on molecular mechanisms and
adaptation to changing environments. *Research topics span from neuronal
to molecular to behavioural levels (https://nam10.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.schunterlab.com%2F&data=05%7C02%7Ceric.schultz%40uconn.edu%7Cb6ed83d5c1974a14e44408de112a4f3c%7C17f1a87e2a254eaab9df9d439034b080%7C0%7C0%7C638967070598142924%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=baca%2BLrU0spgm2%2BfSzetHaUDf%2BZWdDvc8wGDlPM7bxc%3D&reserved=0) providing a
comprehensive approach to understanding how organisms respond to their
environment.* The lab is associated with the Swire Institute of Marine
Science, also known as SWIMS (https://nam10.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.swims.hku.hk%2F&data=05%7C02%7Ceric.schultz%40uconn.edu%7Cb6ed83d5c1974a14e44408de112a4f3c%7C17f1a87e2a254eaab9df9d439034b080%7C0%7C0%7C638967070598159499%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=1P6EPMR9H%2FGlzXW905hL4pmrJ9n6lpeHQN0LaVXXnlc%3D&reserved=0), a beautiful
research station in a remote area of the Island of Hong Kong.
The lab combines several disciplines ranging from *marine biology*,
*behaviour*, *ecology,* *molecular biology, neurobiology* to *computational
biology* and prospective students should be interested in working in a
cross-disciplinary environment. Generally, projects start with fieldwork or
aquarium experiments with measurements of behaviour followed by molecular
lab work to extract molecules of interest (e.g. DNA, RNA or proteins)
and/or imaging techniques. Most projects also require large bioinformatic
analyses and writeup into scientific articles. The lab maintains
long-standing international collaborations and travel is likely to be
required.
*Additional requirements*:
• Willingness to work in a highly international and collaborative
environment
• If no previous experience, the student must be eager to learn
bioinformatics
• Willingness to work in aquarium systems and/or fieldwork in a marine
environment.
Hong Kong Ph.D. fellowships (HK$28,400 monthly plus
travel allowance and research funds) are competitive and
require high GPAs but come with a range of benefits. You
can find more information about these fellowships here:
https://nam10.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fgradsch.hku.hk%2Fprospective_students%2Ffees_scholarships_and_financial_support%2Fhong_kong_phd_fellowship_scheme&data=05%7C02%7Ceric.schultz%40uconn.edu%7Cb6ed83d5c1974a14e44408de112a4f3c%7C17f1a87e2a254eaab9df9d439034b080%7C0%7C0%7C638967070598175851%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=EbvdSB%2BK6C8W0M0jAoKwqM%2B%2Fhu4HzOGb52lLaOWd5C0%3D&reserved=0
The application deadline is the 1st of December. Information
about the Ph.D. programme, in general, can be found here
https://nam10.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gradsch.hku.hk%2Fgradsch%2F&data=05%7C02%7Ceric.schultz%40uconn.edu%7Cb6ed83d5c1974a14e44408de112a4f3c%7C17f1a87e2a254eaab9df9d439034b080%7C0%7C0%7C638967070598194307%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=zsginZ2kbIBNNdsIBac%2FrHPcX7le3G04teS9nv1jlG8%3D&reserved=0
Interested candidates should send their CV, a cover letter summarizing
research interests and contact information for two references to Dr. Celia
Schunter ( schunter@hku.hk) no later than the 1st of November to account
for enough time to write a proposal for the application deadline.
Celia Schunter <celiaschunter@gmail.com>
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