PhD in theoretical ecology (The Netherlands)

We are looking for a candidate to fill a PhD position in theoretical
ecology, with some evolutionary aspects..

The project is titled "Competition theory with a dominance/tolerance
trade-off: a mathematical approach to predict species abundances and
distributions. Model development, analysis, and application to data on
salt marsh."
The supervisors areClaire de Mazancourt and Bart Haegeman, Station
d'Ecologie Expérimentale de Moulis, and Rampal S. Etienne, Centre for
Ecological and Evolutionary Studies, University of Groningen, The
Netherlands.
The student will be based at the Centre for Biodiversity Theory and
Modelling, Station d'Ecologie Expérimentale de Moulis, Ariège, France,
with visits to the University of Groningen, The Netherlands.

For more information see
http://www.sevab.ups-tlse.fr/fr/popup/detailsSujet.php?id=758(in French)
or contact Claire de Mazancourt
(claire.demazancourt@ecoex-moulis.cnrs.fr)
claire.demazancourt@ecoex-moulis.cnrs.fr>or Rampal Etienne
(r.s.etienne@rug.nl).

We are looking for a candidate with
- good communication skills in English
- experience in theoretical ecology or a background in
mathematics/physics or similar and affinity for biology

Interested candidates should apply before *31 MAY 2013* by sending
a CV and the names of three references to Claire de Mazancourt
(claire.demazancourt@ecoex-moulis.cnrs.fr) or Rampal Etienne
(r.s.etienne@rug.nl).

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Rampal S. Etienne
Associate Professor, Community and Conservation Ecology Group
University of Groningen
The Netherlands
+31 50 363 2230
http://www.rug.nl/staff/r.s.etienne/research

Visiting address:
Centre for Life Sciences
Nijenborgh 7
9747 AG Groningen
The Netherlands

Mail address:
Box 11103
9700 CC Groningen
The Netherlands