I am very excited to advertise a NERC IAPETUS2 -funded PhD position for
UK/EU citizens in my lab at Durham, in collaboration with Matt Tinsley
(Stirling), Wayne Dawson (Durham) and Thomas Schmitt (Wuerzburg). The
project
How does stress affect floral smell preferences of bumblebees?
will explore how bumblebees of different species use olfactory cues, and
how this behaviour is affected by stress. The project will involve
field collections of bumblebees and plants, behavioural assays and GC/MS analysis, in the UK and in Germany.
More details about the project are available here: https://www.findaphd.com/phds/project/how-does-stress-affect-floral-smell-preferences-of-bumblebees/?p125521
Information about IAPETUS2 is here: https://www.iapetus2.ac.uk/how-to-apply/
Applications are accepted until the 8th of January 2021, but early applications and enquiries (to
olena.riabinina@durham.ac.uk) are advised.