Information below may be of interest For YETI Archi Rastogi -- Young Ecologists Talk and Interact (YETI) <http://www.meetyeti.in/> To unsubscribe (i.e. stop receiving YETI broadcast emails in future) please visit <//www.freelists.org/list/meetyeti> or send an email to <meetyeti- request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> with “unsubscribe” in the subject. We are looking for candidates that want 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 the creation of reproductive barriers between native and non-native ranges of the invasive weed Centaurea solstitialis. The research involves laboratory and field-based work and involves the interaction with an international network of collaborators, with the possibility to travel to 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, and willingness to learn genetic molecular techniques. A good knowledge of the English language, experience with molecular techniques and ecological statistics is highly desirable. *Candidates should be Portuguese or permanent residents *and comply with the conditions to be a candidate for the FCT Doctoral Grants (BD; see previous year conditions at: https://www.fct.pt/apoios/bolsas/regulamento2011.phtml.en). 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 project ReproWeed will cover for all research costs, including travels, attendance to conferences, etc. 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 be open until June 21, 2012 but contacts should be made before June 15, at 5pm CET. Interested candidates should send a covering letter describing their research interests and experience, a CV, and the contact information for up to three professional referees to Daniel Montesinos (danimontesinos@xxxxxxxxx) or Sílvia Castro (scastro@xxxxxxxxx). Informal inquiries are welcome. More informations about the group: http://www.mendeley.com/profiles/daniel-montesinos/ http://cfe.uc.pt/scastro http://www.uc.pt/en/fctuc/ID/plantecolevol -- ----------------------------------------------------- Daniel Montesinos Centro de Ecologia Funcional Universidade de Coimbra Apartado 3046 3001-401 Coimbra, Portugal T: (+351) 239 855 238 (ext. 139) http://cfe.uc.pt/daniel-montesinos http://www.mendeley.com/profiles/daniel-montesinos ----------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe (i.e. stop receiving YETI broadcast emails in future) please visit <//www.freelists.org/list/meetyeti> or send an email to <meetyeti- request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> with “unsubscribeâ€? in the subject.