Frederik De Laender
6 days ago
Fully Funded PhD Positions in Community Ecology, Biodiversity, and Environmental Change at University of Namur University of Namur in Belgium
Degree Level
PhD
Field of study
Ecology
Funding
Both doctoral candidates are fully funded for 48 months. The positions include international secondments, network-wide training, and close collaboration with researchers across Europe and beyond.
Deadline
Sep 15, 2026
Country
Belgium
University
University of Namur

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Frederik De Laender is recruiting two fully funded PhD candidates to join the group at the University of Namur (UNamur), Belgium as part of ReDiLEEP, a Marie Skłodowska-Curie Doctoral Network focused on how response diversity can help explain and predict the resilience of ecosystems to environmental change.
DC6 is a theory-focused PhD project combining mathematical ecology, dynamical systems, and computational modelling to study how environmental drivers affect species coexistence and ecosystem stability.
DC7 is an experimental PhD project using aquatic microcosms to test whether mean species responses and response diversity can predict the effects of environmental disturbances on coexistence and temporal stability.
The positions are fully funded for 48 months and include international secondments, network-wide training, and collaboration with researchers across Europe and beyond.
Applicants should be interested in community ecology, biodiversity, and environmental change. A strong quantitative/modelling background is especially valuable for DC6, while DC7 seeks candidates with interest in experimental ecology and quantitative data analysis.
Deadline: 15 September 2026.
How to apply: Follow the application links in the post and submit your application before the deadline. Contact the announcer for more information if needed.
Funding details
Both doctoral candidates are fully funded for 48 months. The positions include international secondments, network-wide training, and close collaboration with researchers across Europe and beyond.
What's required
Candidates should be curious and ambitious, with interest in community ecology, biodiversity, and environmental change. DC6 particularly values a strong quantitative or modelling background. DC7 particularly values interest in experimental ecology and quantitative data analysis.
How to apply
Use the two application links provided in the post to apply for the doctoral network positions. Review the details for DC6 and DC7, then submit your application before the deadline. Contact Frederik De Laender if you want to know more.
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