Doctoral Programme in ‘Biodiversity, Genetics & Evolution’, year 2009/ 2010

Announcement: acceptance of applications for the Doctoral Programme in
‘Biodiversity, Genetics & Evolution’, year 2009/ 2010

The University of Lisbon (UL) and the University of Porto (UP) have a joint Doctoral Programme in ‘Biodiversity, Genetics & Evolution’ (BIODIV), in the area of Biological Sciences. The programme is organized by the Faculty of Sciences of the University of Lisbon (FCUL) and the Faculty of Sciences of the University of Porto (FCUP), with the collaboration of the Centre for Environmental Biology (CBA/ FCUL), Research Center in Biodiversity and Genetic Resources (CIBIO/ UL), Institute for Molecular and Cell Biology (IBMC) and Institute of Molecular Pathology and Immunology of the University of Porto (IPATIMUP). These Units develop research of international excellence in Biodiversity, Functional Ecology, Phylogenetics, Evolution, Behaviour, Theoretical Biology, Developmental Biology and Bioinformatics, among other fields, and are equipped with high tech laboratories, as well as a Field Station.

BIODIV is a graduate programme that leads to the acquisition of a PhD degree in several specialties as indicated in the corresponding plans (for further informations see http://cba.fc.ul.pt and http://www.fc.up.pt/fcup/pe/bolonha/curso.php?tc=PD&ano=2009&cod=bge). The programme includes a first year with several courses, seminars and
laboratory rotations, followed by three years of research corresponding to the development of the PhD project and dissertation. The students can take advantage of the resources available in both Universities during the entire period of the programme, though they are registered, and mainly affected to one of the two Universities.

Conditions to apply to BIODIV are the following: i) Having a graduate degree (’Licenciatura’ or equivalent) in Biology or related areas, obtained previous to the Bologna Process; ii) Having a Master degree in Biology or related areas; iii) Having equivalent habilitations; and iv) Having a curriculum that certifies capacity to apply for a PhD programme.

The applications, accepted continuously, will be selected for the year 2009/ 2010 in two phases:

1st Phase of selection
September 14-18, 2009 – Evaluation and ordering of applications received
till September 11, 2009; inscriptions September 21- 30; start of the
Doctoral Programme at the beginning of the 1st semester of the scholar
year 2009/ 2010

2nd Phase of selection

January 18-22, 2009 – Evaluation and ordering of applications received
till January 16, 2010; inscriptions January 25- 29, 2010; start of the
Doctoral Programme at the beginning of the 2nd semester of the scholar
year 2009/ 2010

Number of vacancies: 15 for each Faculty

Scholar fees: 2750 ? /year

Applications should be sent to ‘Gabinete de Estudos Pós-Graduados
da Faculdade de Ciências da Universidade de Lisboa’ or ‘Gabinete de
Estudos Pós-Graduados da Faculdade de Ciências da Universidade do
Porto’. More details of conditions of access and doctoral plans can be
obtained consulting:

FCUL: http://acesso.fc.ul.pt/?page=doutoramentos

FCUP: http://www.fc.up.pt/fcup/pe/bolonha/curso.php?tc=PD&ano=2009&cod=bge

The candidates are strongly encouraged to search for financial support, by
applying to PhD grants or other sources, in Institutions that give these
types of support (Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia or other).