赫瑞瓦特大学PhD position in Toxicity of Pollutant Mixtures and Heat Waves on Threatened Freshwater Taxa申请条件要求-申请方
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About the Project
This project is part of the NERC-funded Centre for Doctoral Training, ECOWILD. For more details, and for a full list of projects offered under this programme, please visit: https://ecowild.site.hw.ac.uk/
Projects Description:
What does a student need to know about this project and why is your supervisory team best to support it?
This exciting project aims to investigate both community and individual level responses of amphibians and freshwater molluscs (comprising the most highly threatened vertebrate and invertebrate taxa, respectively) to environmental stressors. In this project, we will work with our partners – Natural England – to identify candidate ponds by analysing data already collected as part of the National Capital Ecosystem Assessment monitoring programme (water quality, amphibian/mollusc diversity). In selected ponds, we will investigate the combined effects of pollutant mixtures and heat waves using field-based and mesocosm approaches. Responses of both communities and ecotoxicological biomarkers (e.g., oxidative stress, detoxification) to these stressors will be assessed.
Why is the project novel?
Although there are good data on river water quality and how this relates to invertebrate diversity in the UK and Europe, similar data are scarce for ponds/wetlands. Similarly, there are some good data on amphibian diversity in ponds, however, individual response data for wild amphibians are scarce (as is diversity data for UK ponds/wetlands). In this project, we will add to the diversity data for ponds in the UK - aligning with nationally significant monitoring project methodology to allow comparison and incorporation between data sets – and investigate the impacts on pollutant mixtures and heat waves on these communities. Further, we will produce novel data on biomarker responses in sensitive taxa across a range of pond types, with differing stressor intensities and combinations.
What real-life challenge does it address?
Biodiversity is declining at an alarming rate, with freshwater taxa particularly impacted. These taxa are experiencing various different environmental stressor simultaneously (and sequentially), with pollution only second to habitat loss in driving observed declines. Amphibians and freshwater molluscs are at the forefront of the biodiversity crisis, together comprising the most highly threatened phyla globally (> 40% of species threatened with extinction). This project will help to shed light on the potential causes of these declines, and how ubiquitous stressors interact to drive responses in wild organisms.
Essential Skills:
· Field-based skills
· Data analysis
· Policy and/or regulation
Supervisory Team:
Lead Supervisor: Frances Orton (Heriot Watt University)
Stakeholder Supervisor: Graeme Shaw (Natural England)
Co-Supervisor 1: Heidrun Feuchtmayr (UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology)
Co-Supervisor 2: Theodore Henry (Heriot Watt University)
Timelines
The application deadline is 5pm BST Tuesday 5 May 2026. Interviews are expected to take place between 26 May and 5 June. Applicants must be available to start in October 2026.
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Funding Notes
This is a full scholarship which will cover tuition fees for Home students and provide an annual stipend in line with UKRI recommended levels (currently £20,780 in 2025-26) for the 44 months duration of the project.
International candidates may apply but if successful, will need to demonstrate that they have co-funding to cover the difference between home and international fees to be eligible. The difference in fees varies by programme. The current difference for 2025/26 academic year is approximately £20,000 per year.
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申请要求
Eligibility
This project is available to home and overseas students. International candidates may apply but if successful, will need to demonstrate that they have co-funding to cover the difference between home and international fees to be eligible. The difference in fees varies by programme. The current difference for 2025/26 academic year is approximately £20,000 per year.
Applicants typically should have a first or upper second-class honours degree or equivalent in an appropriate subject and preferably a relevant Masters’ qualification or similar experience.
We recognise that not every talented researcher will have had the same opportunities to advance their careers. We therefore will account for any particular circumstances that applicants disclose (e.g. parental leave, caring duties, part-time jobs to support studies, disabilities etc.) to ensure an inclusive and fair recruitment process.
English Language Requirements
Overseas students must be able to provide proof of their ability in the English language.
We require an IELTS certificate showing an overall score of at least 6.5 with no component scoring less than 6.0, or a TOEFL certificate with an overall score of at least 85, including reading 20, listening 19, speaking 20 and writing 21. Alternatively, if you have received an English-taught Bachelors or Masters degree from one of the countries listed on the UK Government Guidance ( https://www.gov.uk/student-visa/knowledge-of-english ) under ‘Who does not need to prove their knowledge of English’, and it was obtained less than five years from your intended start date, you should provide evidence of your award that clearly states it was delivered and assessed in English language.
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Dr F Orton, Dr G Shaw, Dr H Feuchtmayr , Dr T Henry
邮箱：f.orton@hw.ac.uk
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