Explore the bush-cricket (katydid) ear from various perspectives: structural, mechanical and physiological.
We are seeking an outstanding, highly
motivated PhD student to work on an ERC Consolidator Award
project entitled
'The Insect cochlea: a non-invasive path towards
enhanced sound detectors'
within the University of Lincoln’s School of Life Sciences.
The successful candidate will be passionate about
biomechanics, acoustics, sensory and comparative biology and
will investigate the implementation of non-invasive techniques
to measure inner ear activity.
Informal enquiries may be made to Professor Fernando
Montealegre-Zapata:
fmontealegrez@lincoln.ac.uk
Applicants should have a first or higher upper
second-class honours degree, and preferably a relevant Master’s
degree (or equivalent experience) in sensory biology with
substantial experience of excellent report-writing and English
language communication skills, and ability to work to deadlines.
Suitably qualified candidates worldwide may apply,
although International students must self-fund the difference
between the International and UK/EU fee rate.
Applications must comprise: 1-page covering letter,
2-page research proposal, 2-page CV, and be e-mailed to
Professor Montealegre-Z at fmontealegrez@lincoln.ac.uk. The
letter and any communication should be in English.
Start date: 2nd July 2018 or as soon as possible
thereafter
£15,549.74 per annum stipend.
Tuition Fees (capped at UK/EU fee level) covered
though the ERC Consolidator Award and the Graduate Teaching
Assistantship (GTA), which requires the student to conduct up to
6 hours of teaching or related work per week.
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