PhD positions to study the ‘omics cascade of bumble bee cold tolerance Funding for PhD students is available at The University of Alabama as part of a recently awarded NSF Rules of Life project: “Bumble bee cold tolerance across elevations – From epigenotype to phenotype across space, time, and levels of biological organization”. PhD […]
PhD Position: NSF-supported graduate studies in evolutionary epigenetics and genomics of social insects at the University of Georgia. The Hunt Lab at UGA is broadly interested in how evolution produces variation in insect form and function. We use social insects, such as ants, bees, and wasps as models for studying how evolutionary and gene […]
A tribute to Raphaël Boulay (1973 – 2018), a field naturalist and ant researcher who thought broadly and worked internationally « We want to remember Raphaël fondly but not sadly because that is what he would have preferred. We are sure he would have liked for us to honour his memory with some beers, with laughter, […]
PhD: « Theory of social evolution: adaptation of genes, individuals and groups », St. Andrews PhD Opportunity: « Theory of social evolution: adaptation of genes, individuals and groups. », School of Biology, University of St Andrews, Scotland. Fully-funded (research costs + tuition fees + stipend) 3.5 year PhD studentship, for uptake in Sep 2020 (though the start date is […]
Assistant Professor / Junior Group Leader: Evolution, Behavioral Ecology and/or Genomics of (Social) Insects, Mainz The Faculty 10 Biology, Institute of Organismic and Molecular Evolution, Department Behavioral Ecology and Social Evolution at the Johannes Gutenberg University of Mainz is looking for an Assistant Professor / Junior Group Leader (Akademischer Rat at a University / Bes.Gr. A 13 BBesG) Evolution, Behavioral […]
In order for students to apply for funding from the section to attend international IUSSI meetings, students normally need to have been a member of the section for at least one year prior to the application deadline. However, students beginning their studies in October 2019 and registering as a member in October/November will pay their […]
PhDs IN ECOLOGY AND EVOLUTION, UNIVERSITY OF LAUSANNE, SWITZERLAND The Faculty of Biology and Medicine, University of Lausanne, Switzerland, offers studentships for study towards a PhD in one of its labs. Labs include several with strengths in evolutionary biology, including, and especially, in the Department of Ecology and Evolution (https://www.unil.ch/dee/home/menuinst/research–education/research.html). Lausanne is one of […]
PhD POSITIONS: EPIGENOME-TO-PHENOME OF BUMBLE BEE THERMAL TOLERANCE, ALABAMA Multiple PhD positions are available in the laboratories of Jeff Lozier and Janna Fierst at The University of Alabama as part of a recently awarded NSF Rules of Life project: « Bumble bee cold tolerance across elevations – From epigenotype to phenotype across space, time, and levels […]
POST-DOCTORAL RESEARCHER: BEE BIOLOGY, JIANGXI AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY Position Overview: We are looking for a postdoctoral researcher with interest and analytical skill in either social behavior, population genetics, comparative genomics, evolution, microbiology or molecular ecology. The applicant has complete freedom to develop his/her own research project. The funding package is available for 2 years and the […]
PhD: BEE-PLANT INTERACTIONS, MUNICH A PhD position is available at the Plant-Insect Interactions group as part of the Department of Ecology and Ecosystem Management at the Technical University of Munich (TUM). Starting date is March 1st 2020. The position is fixed-term (36 months). Salary scale: TV-L 13, 65%. Project description As part of […]