PhD Studentship: Quantification and Characterisation of Genetic Diversity and Population Structure of Wild Fisheries Species University of East Anglia in United Kingdom

PhD opportunity at the University of East Anglia (School of Biological Sciences) with Dr W Haerty in Norwich, United Kingdom . This project focuses on genomics , population genetics , bioinformatics , marine biology , and biodiversity , using long-read DNA sequencing and pangenome approaches to quantify genetic diversity and population structure in wild fisheries species. The study will compare commercially harvested populations of Atlantic bluefin tuna and Atlantic herring , with an emphasis on...

[Fully funded ARIES studentship covering Home fees, maintenance stipend of £21,805 p.a. for 2026-27, and a £2,500 research training and support grant. Limited number of studentships available for international applicants, with the difference between Home and International fees waived by the registering university.] PhD studentship at the University of Essex on integrating plankton imaging techniques to better understand marine ecosystem structure and function. This project is part of the ARIES d...

Earlham Institute in the UK is advertising 9 PhD studentships for an October 2027 start. The advertised research themes include plant gene regulation , genome language models , and fisheries pangenomics , making this a strong opportunity for students interested in the intersection of AI, biology, genomics, and computational life sciences . This is a PhD-level opening rather than a postdoctoral or master's call. The post does not provide detailed eligibility criteria, but the topics suggest a fit...

Jessica da Silva, Principal Scientist at the South African National Biodiversity Institute (SANBI), is looking for a potential postdoctoral candidate for an NRF Postdoctoral Fellowship (PDP) position in conservation genetics and biodiversity assessments . The proposed project sits at the intersection of population modelling , conservation policy , and biodiversity science, with opportunities to contribute to South African and international conservation initiatives. The successful candidate would...

This postdoctoral position is based in the Department of Marine and Environmental Sciences and the Center for Marine Ecological Genomics at Northeastern University’s Marine Science Center in Nahant, Massachusetts. The successful researcher will join the Lotterhos Lab and contribute to MacroMar, an international consortium building an interoperable database of population genomic data. The project centers on evolutionary genomics and large-scale synthesis. The postdoc will lead comparative and syn...