Come join us
How to join the group
Interested in joining the team then please get in contact with Sandy Hetherington with a copy of your CV and a description of why you are interested in joining. The Molecular Palaeobotany and Evolution Group is an interdisciplinary team and we welcome applicants from students with both Life and Earth Sciences degrees.
We do not currently have any funding to hire postdocs. However, we are very keen to support applications for postdoctoral fellowships and to discuss possible projects. Please get in contact to discuss plans in more details. Examples of possible postdoctoral fellowships include:
We are not currently taking applications for PhD studentships.
For more information on PhD opportunities please see the School's Postgraduate Research page.
If you would like to carry out your Masters research in the group please consider applying to one of the Masters degrees offered by Edinburgh University. Examples of suitable Masters degrees include:
- Palaeontology and Geobiology MScR run by the School of Geosciences
- MSc Bioinformatics, run by the School of Biological Sciences
- MSc Biodiversity and Taxonomy of Plants run jointly between Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh and Edinburgh University
For more information about Masters degrees offered by the University please the Masters degree pages.