PhD in Wildlife Disease Ecology and Microbiome Dynamics at University of Exeter University of Exeter in United Kingdom

[Funding of fees plus a stipend of £21,805 per annum for 2026/7.] PhD Studentship at the University of Exeter This fully funded PhD studentship explores how innovative data science can be used to record, interpret, and predict wild animal behaviour and disease-related dynamics in wildlife populations. The project sits at the intersection of wildlife ecology, metagenomics, and machine learning, with a strong focus on understanding pathogen transmission in natural systems. The research will integr...

PhD opportunity in Wildlife Disease at the University of Warwick This funded PhD project is based at the Zeeman Institute, University of Warwick, in Coventry, United Kingdom, and is part of the Midlands Integrative Biosciences Training Partnership. The project focuses on wildlife disease , disease ecology , mathematical modelling , statistical analysis , and evolutionary ecology . The research team integrates models with field data to understand how wildlife diseases spread and persist across ec...

MPhil/PhD studentship in Exploring the impact of wildlife gardening for wellbeing at the University of Derby in collaboration with the Royal Horticultural Society . This doctoral opportunity sits at the intersection of Environmental Science , Psychology , and Biology , with a focus on nature connectedness, wildlife gardening, and wellbeing outcomes. It is suitable for applicants interested in research on human–nature relationships, ecological interventions, and wellbeing-focused environmental st...

Queen's University Belfast is recruiting for a 3-year fully funded PhD project in the School of Biological Sciences as part of the BBSRC “MosquitoNI” project. The project focuses on mosquito-borne disease risk associated with avian hosts , exploring how avian reservoirs, bridge vectors, and pathogen risks interact in a data-scarce region. This is a strong fit for applicants interested in biology , environmental science , public health , ecology , virology , and modelling . Supervision is multidi...

Senior Research Associate – Marine food web rewiring at Lancaster University (Lancaster Environment Centre), UK. This is a full-time, 4-year research position funded by the Royal Society within the project Harnessing island-ocean connections to support ecosystems and people . The post sits in the Island-Ocean Research Hub and focuses on marine science , community ecology , food webs , island-ocean connectivity , and the ecological role of seabird nutrient run-off and nutrient subsidies in shapin...