PhD, MSc and Honours positions available for new project on the evolutionary origins of song learning in birds. This project is a collaboration between Dr. Kristal Cain (kecain.weebly.com) at the University of Auckland in New Zealand, and Dr Michelle Hall (michellehall.wordpress.com) at The University of Melbourne in Australia. Both domestic and international applications are encouraged. Vocal learning in birds is of great interdisciplinary importance and an excellent model for human language. This research relies on a clear understanding of the evolutionary origins of vocal learning, but recent reports have undermined previous assumptions, leading to a hotly contested debate about the evolution of