Overview

The programme's broad scope is divided into five specializations: Botany, Ecology, Hydrobiology, Parasitology, and Zoology. These specializations are defined both by the taxa studied and the methods used. They are not clearly discrete but may overlap in some topics, reflecting the interdisciplinary nature of current biology.

The Ecological and Evolutionary Biology programme at Masaryk University has two primary forms, the on-campus (full-time) and off-campus (combined) form, which differ particularly in their requirements for students' permanent presence at the institution and their participation in teaching. Students of the full-time form may obtain regular scholarship depending on the Faculty rules. A change from the full-time to the combined form of the study is possible upon a student's request.

Occupational Profiles of Graduates

Graduates of this doctoral programme are prepared for independent work in academic and research institutions focusing on biological sciences, education, agriculture, forestry, veterinary and pharmacy, nature conservation institutions, nature history departments of museums, and private companies or non-government organizations focusing on nature conservation, human and animal health, and environmental protection, both in the Czech Republic and abroad.

Programme Structure

Individual working groups of the Department of Botany and Zoology cover a broad range of research topics, in which doctoral students are trained within individual programme’s specializations, for example:

Plant and animal diversity and its causes

Taxonomy and phylogeny of selected taxa

Palaeoecological studies in selected regions and time periods

Invasions of non-native species and their impacts

Macroecological patterns in plant and animal assemblages

Impact of climatic change on populations, communities and ecosystems

Variation in plant genome size

Molecular, ecological, evolutionary and behavioural interactions in host-parasite systems

Diversity and phylogeny of selected host groups

Interspecific interactions, e.g. between predator and prey

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 48 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2024-09-18 00:00:00
- Apply before 2024-04-30 00:00:00

Language

English

Credits

240 ECTS

Delivered

On Campus

Disciplines

Biology Microbiology Ecology View 11 other PhDs in Biology in Czech Republic

Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

English requirements

We are not aware of any English requirements for this programme.

Other requirements

General requirements

The admission procedure takes the form of a presentation of the topic, the methods and expected results of the candidate in English and a subsequent interview, on the basis of which the committee verifies and scores the candidate's level of professional knowledge and prerequisites for independent scientific work (0-200 points) and English (0-100) points).

Tuition Fee

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International

3000 EUR/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 3000 EUR per year during 48 months.
EU/EEA

3000 EUR/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 3000 EUR per year during 48 months.

Living costs for Brno

13555 - 21979 CZK /month

Living costs

The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.

Funding

Studyportals Student Grant Deadline: 30 June 2020

Apply and be among one of the 20 students to win €1000.

Studyportals Student Grant Deadline: 30 June 2020

Apply and be among one of the 20 students to win €1000.

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Scholarships Information

Below you will find PhD's scholarship opportunities for Ecological and Evolutionary Biology.

Available Scholarships

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