Doctoral fellowship to join us at the Centre for Functional Ecology

We are looking for candidates to apply for an FCT (Portuguese Foundation
for Science and Technology) doctoral fellowship to join us at the Centre
for Functional Ecology (cfe.uc.pt) of the Department of Life Sciences of
the University of Coimbra (Portugal).

The successful candidate will be expected to develop his/her research
within the framework of the European project ReproWeed, which will
investigate evolution and adaptation of the invasive weed *Centaurea
solstitialis* across broad biogeographical ranges. The research involves
laboratory and field-based work and involves the interaction with an
international network of collaborators from California, Chile, Argentina,
Australia, Turkey and Spain.

The candidate should have a good scientific background, with an interest
into reproductive and evolutionary ecology of invasive weeds. A good
knowledge of the English language and of ecological statistics is highly
desirable. Candidates should be Portuguese, European, or permanent
residents, and comply with the conditions to be a candidate for the FCT
Doctoral Grants (BD; see previous year conditions at:

 http://www.fct.pt/apoios/bolsas/concursos/individuais2013.phtml.pt).

The doctoral fellowship includes a monthly payment of 980 euros (tax-free),
plus an accident insurance and a monthly contribution to the Portuguese
Social Security system (full healthcare and retirement, but no unemployment
benefits). The scholarship is renewable for up to four years, at the end of
which the candidate is expected to defend his or her PhD. dissertation
thesis.

A call for fellowship applications will open  during July and be open until
the end of September 2014 (http://www.fct.pt/apoios/bolsas/index.phtml.pt),
but *contacts should be made before July 18, at 6pm *Greenwich time.
Interested candidates should send a one page cover letter describing their
research interests and experience, a CV (explicitly including average
scores for B.Sc. and/or M.Sc.), and the contact information for up to two
referees to Daniel Montesinos (daniel.montesinos@uc.pt). Informal inquiries
are welcome.

More information about the group and the project can be found here:

http://cfe.uc.pt/index.php?tabela=pessoaldetail&user=170
http://www.uc.pt/en/fctuc/ID/plantecolevol

http://cfe.uc.pt/index.php?menu=0&language=eng&tabela=projectosdetail&projectid

Daniel Montesinos
Centre for Functional Ecology
DCV - FCTUC - Universidade de Coimbra
Cal�ada Martim de Freitas
3000-456 Coimbra, Portugal
T: (+351) 239 855 238 (ext. 139)
http://about.me/daniel.montesinos

Daniel Montesinos