Job Title: Funded PhD opportunity in the Invertebrate Neuroethology Laboratory

Location: Winnipeg, MB, Canada

Job Type: Graduate Student

Description: Dr. Byron N Van Nest is seeking a talented PhD student to start in September 2025 (preferably) or January 2026 to study aspects of sensory physiology and learning in the context of pollination ecology. Using honey bees and other arthropods, our laboratory employs immunohistochemistry, microscopy, electrophysiology, and a wide variety of behavioural assays. We have active collaborations with the University of Manitoba Departments of Entomology and Electrical & Computer Engineering, East Tennessee State University, and the Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich.

Completion of a research-based master’s degree is required prior to commencing the PhD.

For more information, visit https://www.vannestlab.com/opportunities or contact Dr. Van Nest at byron.vannest@umanitoba.ca. Send applications to Dr. Van Nest by May 1st, 2025.

All qualified persons are encouraged to apply, and we particularly invite applications from persons who are a member of one or more marginalized communities: Indigenous, Black or racialized persons, persons with disabilities, and persons of all genders and sexual identities.

Application Email Address: byron.vannest@umanitoba.ca

Company Name: Department of Biological Sciences, University of Manitoba

Application Close Date: May 01, 2025