PHD POSITION

PhD Studentship: The call of the wild: innovative technology to record and understand…

Deadline: 8 Dec 2026 · 26 days left

Institution: University of Exeter
Country: United Kingdom
Field: Earth, environment and agriculture
Type: PhD position
Pay: £21,805 The studentship will provide funding of fees and a stipend of £21,805 per annum for 2026/7.
Deadline: 8 Dec 2026 · 26 days left

About this position

Emerging infectious diseases pose substantial threats to the health of wildlife, livestock, humans and ecosystems. Wildlife serve as important reservoirs and vectors for a diverse range of microorganisms, including viruses, bacteria, fungi, and parasites. However, pathogen transmission dynamics within wildlife populations and between wildlife and their environments remain poorly understood because transmission pathways are complex, and vary in both space and time. Metagenomic sequencing allows us to generate huge volumes of data on the composition and dynamics of host and environment-associate

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Official call: https://www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DTL057/phd-studentship-the-call-of-the-wild-innovative-technology-to-record-and-understand-wild-animal-behaviour

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