Dear Colleagues, A funded PhD studentship is available to work within a dynamic research programme investigating the causes and epidemiology of Acute Oak Decline (AOD), a disease syndrome affecting Britain's most iconic native broadleaved tree. This fascinating but complex disease involves interactions between the host tree, bacteria and a buprestid beetle, as well as a range of abiotic environmental factors. This multidisciplinary PhD project will combine aspects of entomology, pathology and molecular biology to address one of the key outstanding questions in AOD research, the mechanisms by which Acute Oak Decline is spread between trees. The PhD will be based at Forest Research, Surrey, U.K. and registered with Harper Adams University. Co-supervisors will be Dr Daegan Inward (FR) and Prof. Simon Leather (HA). Details are available here (with a link to a project description) : http://jobs.harper-adams.ac.uk/RD-PHD6SL , and queries may be addressed to daegan.inward(a)forestry.gsi.gov.uk . Closing date for applications is Friday 22 April 2016. I'd be very grateful if you could please distribute this to anyone who may be interested. Many thanks, and best regards to all. Daegan. ------------------------------------------ Dr Daegan Inward Research Entomologist Forest Research Alice Holt Lodge Farnham Surrey GU10 4LH U.K. Tel. 0300 067 5660 Email. daegan.inward(a)forestry.gsi.gov.uk ------------------------------------------ +++++ The Forestry Commission's computer systems may be monitored and communications carried out on them recorded, to secure the effective operation of the system and for other lawful purposes. +++++ The original of this email was scanned for viruses by the Government Secure Intranet (GSi) virus scanning service supplied exclusively by Cable & Wireless in partnership with MessageLabs. On leaving the GSi this email was certified virus-free