Fully-funded PhD studentship: Life and Environmental Sciences 1257 views

The University of Exeter’s College of Life and Environmental Sciences, is inviting applications for a fully-funded PhD studentship to begin in November 2019 or as soon as possible thereafter.

Studentship value: UK/EU tuition fees plus an annual tax-free stipend of at least £15,009 for 3.5 years full-time, or pro rata for part-time study.

About the position:

• The student will be based in the MRC Centre for Medical Mycology, Geoffrey Pope Building in the College of Life and Environmental Sciences at the Streatham Campus in Exeter.
• The project is “Calcium dynamics and signaling in Candida albicans during pathogenesis and drug resistance” (Ref: 3602)
• Academic Supervisors: Dr Alex Brand, University of Exeter (email: a.brand@exeter.ac.uk); Dr Duncan Wilson, University of Exeter (email: duncan.wilson@exeter.ac.uk)

Requirements

• Applicants for this studentship must have obtained, or be about to obtain, a First or Upper Second Class UK Honours degree, or the equivalent qualifications gained outside the UK, in an appropriate area of science – Molecular Biology, Molecular Genetics, Biochemistry, Biophysics or a similar discipline.
• If English is not the first language, candidate will need to have achieved at least 6.5 in IELTS and no less than 6.0 in any section by the start of the project. Alternative tests may be acceptable.

How to apply

Apply online and upload the following documents:

• CV
• Letter of application (outlining academic interests, prior research experience and reasons for wishing to undertake the project).
• Transcript(s) giving full details of subjects studied and grades/marks obtained
• Two references from referees familiar with the candidate’s academic work. If referees prefer, they can email the reference direct to stemm-pgr-admissions@exeter.ac.uk quoting the studentship reference number.
• If not a national of a majority English-speaking country you will need to submit evidence of your proficiency in English.