*Postgraduate position in neuroethology and genomics of coral reef fish.

The Schunter lab is supporting applications to well-funded Hong Kong Ph.D.
Fellowships or HKU presidential fellowships. Through these schemes,
interested candidates can apply for a Ph.D. position in Molecular
Neuroethology in the School of Biological Sciences at the University of
Hong Kong (https://www.hku.hk/). The University is a long-standing
English-speaking institution and ranks as one of the top Universities in
Asia.

We are looking for a curious, ambitious and enthusiastic Ph.D. student
to take part in a diverse team, working on molecular mechanisms and
adaptation to changing environments. *Research topics span from neuronal
to molecular to behavioural levels (www.schunterlab.com) providing a
comprehensive approach to understanding how organisms respond to their
environment.* The lab is associated with the Swire Institute of Marine
Science, also known as SWIMS (http://www.swims.hku.hk/), a beautiful
research station in a remote area of the Island of Hong Kong.

The lab combines several disciplines ranging from *marine biology*,
*behaviour*, *ecology,* *molecular biology, neurobiology* to *computational
biology* and prospective students should be interested in working in a
cross-disciplinary environment. Generally, projects start with fieldwork or
aquarium experiments with measurements of behaviour followed by molecular
lab work to extract molecules of interest (e.g. DNA, RNA or proteins)
and/or imaging techniques. Most projects also require large bioinformatic
analyses and writeup into scientific articles. The lab maintains
long-standing international collaborations and travel is likely to be
required.

*Additional requirements*:

- Willingness to work in a highly international and collaborative
environment
- If no previous experience, the student must be eager to learn
bioinformatics

- Willingness to work in aquarium systems and/or fieldwork in a marine
environment.

Hong Kong Ph.D. fellowships (HK$28,400 monthly plus
travel allowance and research funds) are competitive and
require high GPAs but come with a range of benefits. You
can find more information about these fellowships here:
https://gradsch.hku.hk/prospective_students/fees_scholarships_and_financial_support/hong_kong_phd_fellowship_scheme

The application deadline is the 1st of December. Information
about the Ph.D. programme, in general, can be found here
https://www.gradsch.hku.hk/gradsch/

Interested candidates should send their CV, a cover letter summarizing
research interests and contact information for two references to Dr. Celia
Schunter ( schunter@hku.hk) no later than the 1st of November to account
for enough time to write a proposal for the application deadline.

Celia Schunter <celiaschunter@gmail.com>

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