Vector Behaviour, Ecology, and Transmission Research
Current Oppertunities
Applications open for Positions related to the Defra UKRI One Health VBD Hub:
We are excited to be building a team to support the UK community to respond to the threat of vector borne diseases . Read more about this exciting project here. We are currently recruiting two positions:
Research Associate
We are looking for a research associate to lead development of tools for visualising VBD data, pulling together data from multiple repositories, and linking those data appropriately with environmental datasets.
Deadline: January 15, 2024 Apply and find more information here
Software Developer
The Hub Software Developer will work with us to develop the key infrastructure for the Defra-UKRI One Health VBD Hub.
Deadline: January 15, 2024 Apply and find more information here
Applications open for PhD Positions:
Predicting the thermal adaptation of disease vectors in a changing climate
Funded through the NERC Sciences and Solutions for a Changing Planet DTP and co-supervised with Prof. Samraat Pawar at Imperial Colllege's Silwood campus.
Deadline: January 8, 2024 More information here
If you are interested in developing a proposal for the President's PhD Scholarship program:
https://www.imperial.ac.uk/study/pg/fees-and-funding/scholarships/presidents-phd-scholarships/
Please get in touch with Lauren via email Deadlines to apply are 6 January 2023 and 3 March 2023
If you have questions about what my expectations are for working in the group. Please see Lab Expectations.
In the meantime:
- Potential postdocs should contact me directly to discuss ideas and funding options. Please attach a CV and contact information for two references.
- Prospective PhD students should keep an eye on the NERC doctoral training partnership, CTD in Quantitative Methods in Ecology and Evolution, BBSRC doctoral training partnership. I regularly list funded PhDs through these programs. For outstanding students with an idea they want to pursue: check out the Imperial College London PhD Fellowships.
- Undergraduates interested in UROPs or other research placements should looking to their funding options and get in touch with me directly.