Dear all,
My colleagues and I are excited to announce the following studentship opportunity for the PhD project entitled “Understanding the effects of rapid environmental change on the ecology of a key Southern
Ocean predator, the Antarctic fur seal” at the University of Exeter, Cornwall campus
Lead Supervisor
Location: University of Exeter, Penryn Campus, Penryn.
Additional Supervisors
Location: British Antarctic Survey, High Cross, Madingley Road, Cambridge
Location: University of Exeter, Penryn Campus, Penryn.
Location: Natural History Museum, London
Location: British Antarctic Survey, UK
This project will investigate the differences in the foraging ecology and patterns of habitat utilisation of Antarctic fur seals across a latitudinal gradient across the Polar
Front (South Georgia and South Shetland Islands), as well as build models to project future changes as the environment continues to change. Further, ecological historical data from museum specimens provide a unique opportunity to detect past and project future
changes in the ecology of this conspicuous Antarctic mesopredator over multiple decades.
Candidate requirements
The successful candidate will have a background in ecology, excellent quantitative and analytical skills, and will demonstrate a strong interest in foraging ecology and behaviour of marine predators. Expertise in programming
in R, Matlab, and/or Python and statistical analyses is indispensable. Experience working with stable isotopes, and biologging data is advantageous. The successful applicant will have to travel between Cornwall, London, and Cambridge, as well as to international
conferences. Applicants should satisfy the UKRI eligibility requirements.
Project partners
Centre for Ecology and Conservation (CEC) at the University of Exeter, Cornwall
British Antarctic Survey (BAS)
The Natural History Museum (NHM)
For more information, please visit
https://www.exeter.ac.uk/study/funding/award/?id=4596
Dr. Luis A. Huckstadt
(He/Him)
Senior Lecturer in Marine Ecology
Department of Ecology and Conservation
University of Exeter
Stella Turk Building, Room B051-L09
Penryn, Cornwall TR10 9FE
United Kingdom
Tel: +44 (0) 1326 255065
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