PhD Scholarship

28 March 2022

Understanding the role of fungal effector proteins in antagonistic fungus–microbe interactions

The aim this project is to characterise effectors from V. inaequalis and F. fulva (and potentially other fungi studied in our lab) for their roles in antagonistic fungus–microbe interactions. Background:…
PhD Scholarship

15 February 2022

Metacommunity and Evolutionary Drivers of Resilience

This project aims to address the link between ecological and evolutionary processes at local and regional scales, using a model community of host insects and their parasitoids.  This opening will…
PhD Scholarship

17 November 2021

Recloaking Papatūānuku: Creating healthy, climate resilience soils in Indigenous communities

This PhD Scholarship will contribute to understanding the processes involved in the creation of healthy, disease climate-resilient soils that is grounded in indigenous knowledge from the Pacific, including Aotearoa. This…
PhD Scholarship

31 August 2021

Identifying ecological tipping points in Aotearoa’s wetlands

Victoria University of Wellington is offering a PhD opportunity, funded by a New Zealand Tertiary Education Commission grant to Bioprotection Aotearoa. This is a fantastic opportunity for a student wanting…