PhD Studentship – Biology&Ecology of Asia – 2020/21
A PhD Studentship in the Biology and Ecology of Asia, covering the University Composition Fee at the Home/EU rate, a stipend at the UKRI rate for 4 years, and £5k pa towards research costs for 3 years, is offered at the Department of Zoology (University of Cambridge) to start in October 2020. Candidates must carry out research that is relevant to the biology and ecology of Asia. Projects on offer can be found on the list of available projects. Applicants are also invited to suggest their own projects; please visit our research pages (https://www.zoo.cam.ac.uk/research) for more information on our supervisors and their research areas.
For more information please visit our website via the following link: https://www.zoo.cam.ac.uk/study/postgraduate
Eligibility: Applicants to the Department of Zoology graduate programme must have:
- at least a 2.1 in an Honours degree or equivalent (e.g., CGPA 3.5/4.0) in a relevant subject
- two excellent academic references
- fluency in the English language- recent IELTS test with an overall band score of at least 7.0 with not less than 7.0 in speaking, listening and writing, and 6.5 in reading.
For more details of the University’s entrance requirements see the Graduate Admissions website via the following link https://www.admin.cam.ac.uk/students/gradadmissions/prospec/studying/entryreq/
Candidates of any nationality/residency may apply, but a successful Overseas applicant would need to secure additional funds from other sources to cover the higher fee level. The most current estimates of costs can be found on the Graduate Admissions fees page (http://www.graduate.study.cam.ac.uk/finance).
Application procedure: To be considered for these studentships, candidates must have applied to the University of Cambridge via this link (https://www.zoo.cam.ac.uk/study/postgraduate) by 12 noon on 7 January 2020 We would advise candidates to contact their proposed supervisor directly before applying.
Please note that to be considered, you must also have uploaded all of your supporting documentation by this date.
Interviews are likely to be held in February/March 2020.
If you have any questions, please contact the Department of Zoology – Graduate Administration team (graduate@zoo.cam.ac.uk)
Fixed-term: The funds for this post are available for 4 years.
Please quote reference PF20997 on your application and in any correspondence about this vacancy.
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