The PhD fellowship is to be integrated within the DENCLIM project with Dr. Hans J. Overgaard as the main supervisor, Prof. Dr. Yupa Hanboonsong of the Department of Entomology, KKU, and Assoc. Prof. Dr. Ubydul Haque of Baldwin Wallace University, US. The student is expected to participate actively in the academic activities of the scientific group (the project partners). There will be extensive periods of field- and laboratory work at collaborating institutes in Thailand and Laos. The candidate will work closely with another DENCLIM PhD fellow (on climate change modelling) based at the Asian Institute of Technology in Bangkok, Thailand, as well as with project partners at Khon Kaen University in Northeastern Thailand, University of Health Sciences in Vientiane, Laos, and provincial governmental health offices.
Desired skills:
Strong analytical skills, work with large and complex datasets.
Data analysis using R.
Carry out extensive field work in urban and rural areas in Thailand and Laos.
International experience.
Research and/or working experience in developing countries will be considered an additional qualification.
Knowledge of molecular techniques, such as DNA and RNA extraction, PCR, and q-PCR methods.