PhD en selección sexual y epidemiología - Peces guppy y parásitos - Universidad de Estocolmo, Suecia - 4 años - Deadline según convocatoria Location: Stockholm, Sweden Organization: Stockholm University, Department of Zoology Contract Type: PhD Student position Main Description: PhD position investigating the role of sexual selection in epidemics using guppy fish and gyrodactylid parasites as model organisms. The project combines experimental epidemiology, AI-based behavioral tracking, mathematical modeling, and laboratory experiments to study how female mate choice affects epidemic dynamics. Requirements: Master's degree or equivalent (240+ ECTS credits with 60+ at advanced level) At least 120 credits in biology or similar subject At least 30 credits in independent work How to Apply: Apply online at https://su.varbi.com/what:job/jobID:915902/ or contact Jessica Stephenson at jess.stephenson@zoologi.su.se 🌍 ¿Te interesan ofertas como ésta? Cada semana envío una selección de...
PhD en ecología de parásitos y depredadores tope en el Mar Báltico - Universidad de Ciencias de la Vida de Estonia, Tartu - 4 años financiados - Deadline 10 mayo 2026 Location: Tartu, Estonia Organization: Estonian University of Life Sciences, Institute of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Sciences, Chair of Aquaculture Contract Type: 4-year fully funded PhD position Main Description: This project investigates how expanding populations of top predators (cormorants and grey seals) in the Baltic Sea alter host-parasite interactions and generate disease transmission hotspots. The research integrates molecular tools, experimental approaches, and field surveys to study parasites with complex life cycles. Requirements: Master's degree in Genetics, Biosciences, Molecular Biology, Ecology, Veterinary Medicine or related field Basic experience in molecular methods, bioinformatics and statistics Willingness to conduct fieldwork Fluency in written and spoken English Ability to work independe...
PhD en ecología de parásitos de peces y efecto de represas - Estonian University of Life Sciences, Tartu, Estonia - 4 años financiados - Deadline 10 mayo 2026 Location: Tartu, Estonia Organization: Estonian University of Life Sciences, Institute of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Sciences, Chair of Aquaculture Contract Type: 4-year fully funded PhD position as full-time junior researcher Main Description: The PhD student will investigate the effects of man-made and beaver dams as modulators of parasite dynamics in fish, focusing on the parasite Tetracapsuloides bryosalmonae and Proliferative Kidney Disease (PKD). The student will work under the supervision of Prof. Anti Vasemägi, Prof. Riho Gross, and Dr. Magnus Lauringson. Requirements: Master's degree in Genetics, Biosciences, Molecular Biology, Ecology or related field Basic molecular laboratory experience Basic skills in bioinformatics and statistics Willingness to conduct fieldwork Fluency in English (written and spoken) A...
PhD en parásitos y microbiota de peces invasores - Masaryk University, Brno, República Checa - 4 años - 1.185€/mes - Deadline 3 abril 2026 Location: Brno, Czech Republic Organization: Department of Botany and Zoology, Faculty of Science, Masaryk University Contract Type: 4-year PhD position Main Description: This doctoral position focuses on investigating the effects of invasive fish species on parasitic and microbial communities of native fish, using both field and experimental approaches. The project analyzes interactions between parasites and microbiota in invasive and native fish systems, utilizing DNA metabarcoding for microbial analysis. Requirements: Master's degree in Biology or related discipline Background in parasite-host ecology, evolution, or fish parasitology Benefits/Conditions: Monthly stipend: 25,000 CZK (approximately 1,030 EUR) as Masaryk University scholarship, plus additional 15% as employment contract funded by the project All research expenses covered Ho...
Oferta compartida por Nuria A 30-month Leverhulme Trust-funded Postdoctoral Research Associate position is available to investigate the causes and consequences of variation in helminth parasites in red deer using data from the individually-monitored red deer on the Isle of Rum. The study will include analyses of social networks and environmental variables and has the ultimate aim of understanding whether parasites impact deer density in time and space. The research is led by Prof J. Pemberton at the Institute of Ecology and Evolution in the University of Edinburgh’s School of Biological Sciences, in collaboration with Dr. Greg Albery (Georgetown University, USA). The position will be based at IEE which has a world-leading research environment with multiple groups working on ecology and evolution. Your skills and attributes for success: PhD in parasitology, ecology or evolution Strong experience in statistical analyses of large complex data sets, in particular familiarity with spatial ...
I am currently accepting one graduate student interested in doing research on the ecology of mammalian hosts and their role to sustain tick populations and pathogens vectored by these ectoparasites. Applicants should be highly independent and motivated. Previous field experience trapping small and medium size mammals is highly preferred (familiar with the use of Sherman and Tomahawk traps). The work will involve some intensive fieldwork with long hours in the field at sites in Texas. Careful note taking and great organization skills to handle data gathering, sample organization, etc. are essential skills. A current driver's license will be needed for use of lab vehicle. Current research in my lab examines the relationship between mammal ecology and prevalence of disease agents (i.e., Hantavirus, Borrelia, Trypanosoma) in reservoir species and how this changes along environmental and disturbance gradients. The ultimate goal of the research at my lab is...
The Aquatic diseases and pathogens research group has an open postdoctoral position in the LouseOff project (1.1.2015 - 31.12.2016). LouseOff is a "user controlled" Reseach counsil financed project led by PharmaQ A/S. The overall aim of the work package at IMR, lead by Rasmus Skern-Mauritzen, is to identify potential antigen candidates from comparative transcriptomes from the north atlantic salmonid specific copepod parasite, Lepeophtheirus salmonis subsp. salmonis, and the related copepod parasite Caligus rogercresseyi, infecting an array of hosts including Atlantic salmon in Chilean fish farms. The work package will focus on exploring expression and evolutionary differences between the species.
EVOLUTIONARY ECOLOGY OF CO-INFECTIONS IN PARASITES WITH COMPLEX LIFE CYCLES Wild hosts are typically infected with a range of parasite species and genotypes of one species at the same time. This has significant implications for parasite-parasite interactions (one factor underlying parasite virulence) and for host's ability to defend itself against infections. These associations may also be subjected to considerable variation depending on the stage of a parasite life cycle. This is particularly true for parasites with complex life cycles that include several consecutive hosts with different conditions for co-infections in each. However, very little is currently known about these interactions in natural host-parasite systems. We are looking for candidates to fill a postdoctoral position in a project exploring responses of parasites and their hosts to multiple parasite species and genotype infections. The aims of the project are to determine (1) the role of antagonistic and facilitati...
The Biology departement of the Faculty of Sciences has an opening available (closing date 7th August 2011) for a full-time The Evolutionary Ecology Group has a long tradition in fundamental and applied population biology of vertebrates, with a particular emphasis on patterns and processes of dispersal and gene flow. A major interest of the group is the spatial ecology of host-parasite interactions and infectious diseases. This PhD project focuses on transmission mechanisms and population structure of nidicolous ticks in relation to the ecology and spatial behaviour of their avian hosts. The project is tightly linked to a long-term population study of hole-breeding great and blue tits. The study combines molecular approaches (microsatellite analyses, molecular host identification) with laboratory and field observations on behaviour and ecology of parasites as well as hosts. We are looking for an enthusiastic and highly motivated student with a strong interest in Ecological Pa...
