Fourmi

PhD: « EMINENT: Consequences of an EMerging parasite on an INvasivE aNT in Europe », HALLE, GERMANYApplication deadline: 15 March 20233 year PhD position available (application deadline: 15 March 2023) within the project « EMINENT: Consequences of an EMerging parasite on an INvasivE aNT in Europe » starting on the 01.08.2023 (flexible: 01.07.2023-01.10.2023).Project description:Biological invasions and emerging infectious diseases […]

chers collègues, notre labo reçoit un poste d’Ingénieur.e de Recherche CNRS (campagne de mobilité interne NOEMI) sur l’écologie des fourmis envahissantes, à l’Université Paris Saclay (Ecologie, Sytématique & Evolution, anciennement Orsay). Il s’agit d’un poste aux activités assez variées, dans de bonnes conditions (bât et labos neufs, UMR saine) et dans une équipe à la […]

A Postdoctoral position is available in the group of Prof. Michel Chapuisat at the Department of Ecology and Evolution, University of Lausanne, Switzerland. The group studies social evolution. We are currently investigating the origin, evolution, and mechanisms of action of a supergene controlling social organization across Formica ants (see http://www.unil.ch/dee/page7000.html). Recent research showed that some […]

UNIVERSITY OF LAUSANNEApplication deadlines: 15 January 2022 and 1 February 2022 (Incoming applications will continue to be considered until the positions are filled)Two Ph.D. positions (graduate assistants) in evolutionary biology are available in the group of Prof. Michel Chapuisat at the Department of Ecology and Evolution, University of Lausanne, Switzerland. The successful candidates will join […]

2 PhD POSITIONS: Ant population genomics & social supergene drive, University of Lausanne Two Ph.D. positions (graduate assistants) in evolutionary biology are available in the group of Prof. Michel Chapuisat at the Department of Ecology and Evolution, University of Lausanne, Switzerland. The successful candidates will join a group studying the evolution and genomic basis of social […]

Registration deadline: 20 January 2022Application deadline: 27 January 2022The Libbrecht group at the Johannes Gutenberg University of Mainz (Germany) is offering a 3-year PhD position (DFG, fully funded with possibility of extension, 65% TVL E13) to study the role of gene regulation in the social control of queen behavioral specialization in ants. The PhD student […]

PhD position in social evolution, University of LausanneA Ph.D. position in evolutionary biology is available in the group of Prof. Michel Chapuisat at the Department of Ecology and Evolution, University of Lausanne, Switzerland. We are currently investigating the origin, evolution and mode of action of a supergene controlling social organization in ants. Our approach combines genomics, genetics, behavioral […]

Contact: jane.centanni@gmail.com Date de fin de validité: 2021-04-30 Intitulé du stage : Impact de la fourmi Tapinoma darioi sur la myrmécofaune des espaces verts Laboratoire d’accueil : UMR CEFE, équipe Ecologie des systèmes Anthropisés. Université Paul-Valéry Montpellier 3, route de Mende, Montpellier Encadrants : 1- Encadrante : Julia Centanni, Université Paul-Valéry, CEFE, jane.centanni@gmail.com 2- Co-responsable […]

Deadline: 15 JANUARY 2020 Supervisors: Dr Elva Robinson, University of York, Dr Kelly Redeker, University of York, Carl Hawke, The National Trust. Application Deadline: Friday, January 15, 2021 We are looking for an enthusiastic student to develop a PhD project using field experiments to quantify the relationship between meadow ants and management regimes, and how […]

Projet de maîtrise sur les fourmis du genre Leptothorax en forêt boréale mixte/ MSc opportunity on Leptothorax ants of the boreal mixedwoods. Nous sommes à la recherche d’un(e) étudiant(e) pour un projet de maîtrise portant sur l’écologie des fourmis du genre Leptothorax en forêt boréale mixte. Contexte et problématique The present-day population biology of any […]

NSF-BSF funded positions for a Ph.D. student and a postdoc are available in the Privman lab at the Institute of Evolution, University of Haifa, Israel. The lab studies evolutionary genomics of social behavior in ants, employing tools from population genomics, genomic mapping, and phylogenomics. Ongoing research includes several projects combining population sampling, behavioral experiments, chemical analysis […]

DEADLINE: 30 JUNE 2020 for applications. A shortlist of 5 applicants will be established shortly and interviews realized in the first 15 days of July.   Same Mitochondria, Different Longevities: What Do Ants Tell Us About Metabolic Ageing? a Project Coupling Evolutionary Biology to Cellular Bioenergetics   Key-words : Ageing ; Evolution ; Mitochondria ; […]

PhD position open at the IPHC-CNRS (Strasbourg) and the Institut Cochin – INSB (Paris) Deadline: 30 June 2020 for applications. A short list of 5 applicants will be established shortly and interviews realized in the first 15 days of July. SAME MITOCHONDRIA, DIFFERENT LONGEVITIES: WHAT DO ANTS TELL US ABOUT METABOLIC AGEING? A PROJECT COUPLING […]

Postdoctoral position in evolutionary genomics, social supergene evolution, University of Lausanne   A Postdoctoral position in evolutionary genomics is available in the group of Prof. Michel Chapuisat at the Department of Ecology and Evolution, University of Lausanne, Switzerland. The group studies social evolution. We are currently investigating the evolution and maintenance of a supergene controlling […]

A Ph.D. position in evolutionary biology is available in the group of Prof. Michel Chapuisat at the Department of Ecology and Evolution, University of Lausanne, Switzerland. The group studies social evolution. We are currently investigating the evolution and maintenance of a supergene controlling social organization in ants. Our approach combines genomics, genetics, behavioral experiments and […]

1 fully-funded PhD position to study transmission dynamics and disease defences in ants at the University of Bristol, UK As part of an ERC-funded project (ERC Starting Grant), we are looking for a PhD student to investigate how ant colonies adjust different components of their disease defences (transmission-inhibiting social organisation, collective sanitary actions and personal […]

Offre de bourse de thèse (première année) Titre : Analyse des interactions dans les systèmes multi trophiques : le cas des interactions entre la bactérie Serratia symbiotica, les pucerons hôtes et les fourmis. Encadrants: Claire Detrain, service d’écologie sociale, Université Libre de Bruxelles, Bruxelles, Belgique, cdetrain@ulb.ac.be. Site web : http://use.ulb.be En collaboration avec Thierry Hance, […]

A fully-funded PhD position is available in the Ant Lab headed by Dr Nathalie Stroeymeyt at the School of Biological Sciences, University of Bristol, UK, to investigate the strategies used by ants to decrease epidemic risk in environments with high pathogen pressure.   Background Group living offers favourable conditions for the spread of infectious diseases, […]

Deadline: 10 January 2020 The Department of Biology in the Faculty of Science at the University of Copenhagen in Denmark is offering a Postdoctoral fellowship in fungal evolution and genomics, commencing 1 September 2020 or as soon as possible thereafter. The University of Copenhagen provides a top-notch research environment and the city of Copenhagen provides a […]

Deadline: 8 January 2020 We are loooking for a highly motivated student to join our team working on the social immunity in ant colonies. The PhD thesis will be integrated in an ERC project to elucidate how ant colonies as a whole reach disease defence by the cooperative actions of its members. In particularly, we study […]

PhD position to work on social insects is available in the Lab of Functional Genomics & Sociobiology at the University of Aberdeen, under the supervision of Dr Fabio Manfredini. « Origin and maintenance of plasticity in response to thermal stress in invasive and declining ants ». This is a 4 year PhD project, part of a competition […]