We are seeking applications from bright, motivated students for a number
of Vice Chancellor’s PhD Scholarships currently offered by the School
of Anthropology and Conservation, for an Autumn 2018 start.
https://www.kent.ac.uk/scholarships/search/FNADVICECH02
https://www.kent.ac.uk/scholarships/search/FNADVICECH02
In particular we are interested in hearing from those interested in pursuing PhD research into aspects of behaviour and ecology of human and non-human primates. In the first instance, we ask for an informal approach (including a CV, and project ideas) to one of the following potential supervisors:
Dr Nicholas E Newton-Fisher: Primate socioecology; social behaviour of great apes (esp. chimpanzees); aggression and social dominance; cooperation, relationships and biological markets.
email: N.E.Newton-Fisher@kent.ac.uk
Dr Brandon Wheeler: Primate socioecology, communication, anti-predator behaviour, behaviour of primate predators, feeding competition, capuchins, non-linguistic vocal communication in humans. email: B.C.Wheeler@kent.ac.uk
Dr Tatyana Humle: Primate-human interactions (natural and social science approaches), great ape conservation (esp. chimpanzees outside protected areas); balancing development & conservation; primate rehabilitation & translocation.
Dr Brandon Wheeler: Primate socioecology, communication, anti-predator behaviour, behaviour of primate predators, feeding competition, capuchins, non-linguistic vocal communication in humans. email: B.C.Wheeler@kent.ac.uk
Dr Tatyana Humle: Primate-human interactions (natural and social science approaches), great ape conservation (esp. chimpanzees outside protected areas); balancing development & conservation; primate rehabilitation & translocation.
email: T.Humle@kent.ac.uk
Dr Sarah E Johns: Human behavioural ecology, female-female conflict and competition, human sexual and reproductive behaviours, pregnancy, postnatal depression, evolutionary public heath.
Dr Sarah E Johns: Human behavioural ecology, female-female conflict and competition, human sexual and reproductive behaviours, pregnancy, postnatal depression, evolutionary public heath.
email: S.E.Johns@kent.ac.uk
The University of Kent requires all PhD students to be supervised by a team, and one-or-other of us may end up as a second supervisor even if you apply to work primarily with one of the others. We are also open to explicitly joint-supervised projects where suitable for the research question.
You will be asked to draft a 2-page proposal (submission of this is required as part of the application process), for which we will provide guidance.