[Taxacom] PhD project: Origin and Evolution of New Zealand Beetles

[Stephen Thorpe]

just out of curiousity (for the list), why beetles? I mean why restrict it to one taxon, when there are untold thousands of Hymenoptera, Diptera, etc., etc., in N.Z.? 



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From: Thomas Buckley <BuckleyT at landcareresearch.co.nz>
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Subject: [Taxacom] PhD project: Origin and Evolution of New Zealand Beetles

Origin and Evolution of New Zealand Beetles



We are seeking potential Ph.D. students interested in a three-year programme to study the evolution and systematics of New Zealand beetles.? The student would be part of a team of that will be DNA sequencing representative beetles from all major groups occurring in New Zealand and will also lead an independent study of a monophyletic group their choice to address questions about New Zealand biogeography, beetle systematics, and natural history.? The research will involve field work throughout New Zealand, specimen sorting, management, imaging and identification, DNA sequencing and downstream phylogenetic analyses.



The project is based in the New Zealand Arthropod Collection, Landcare Research, Auckland. The DNA sequencing will be performed in the Ecological Genetics laboratory, also at Landcare Research. Enrolment will be through the University of Auckland. There will also be opportunities to interact with researchers at the University of Auckland and the Allan Wilson Centre for Molecular Ecology and Evolution.



Experience in molecular techniques, specimen management/identification, and fieldwork is required.



For further details, please contact



Richard Leschen, leschenr at landcareresearch.co.nz<mailto:leschenr at landcareresearch.co.nz> or Thomas Buckley, buckleyt at landcareresearch.co.nz<mailto:buckleyt at landcareresearch.co.nz>


Thomas Buckley
Research Group Leader, Landcare Research
Associate Professor, University of Auckland
Principal Investigator, Allan Wilson Centre for Molecular Ecology & Evolution

Tel: (+64 9) 574 4116? |? Fax: (+64 9) 574 4101? |? Email: buckleyt at landcareresearch.co.nz<mailto:buckleyt at landcareresearch.co.nz>
Post: Private Bag 92170, Auckland, New Zealand? |? Web: http://www.landcareresearch.co.nz/research/staff_page.asp?staff_num10


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