PhD Position (salary level TV-L E13, 65%) to study evolutionary genomics in invasive ants, specifically rapid adaptive change in Cardiocondyla obscurior The fixed-term position is available for three years and will begin on 1 November 2018 or as soon as possible. Currently, the regular weekly working hours for a full-time position (100%) are 39 hours […]
We invite applications for 7 PhD positions within the framework of the new Research Unit *Sociality and the reversal of the fecundity/longevity trade-off* (FOR 2281) funded by the German Research Foundation (DFG) www.so-long.org Why do organisms age? The genetic underpinnings of ageing seem to be highly conserved from nematode worms to humans. Across animals, ageing […]
Franck Courchamp travaille actuellement avec Mathieu Ughetti sur une bande dessinées sur les fourmis envahissantes. Il y aura vraisemblablement un album papier, mais au moins un site web interactif avec les planches BD, agrémentées de liens vers des articles et des photos (mais pas sur l’album papier). Pour cela j’aurai besoin de photos gratuites et […]
POST-DOC POSITION ANT EVO-DEVO The position is a full time, 2-year contract. Expected starting date: September 2018 ANR-funded project SOCIODEV: Understanding social evolution through the study of embryogenesis in ants. Over 15000 ant species are known so far and present highly diverse morphologies, behaviour, colony structure and chemical recognition. Yes, we know very little about […]
Early discount registration and abstract submission for the XI European Congress of Entomology will close on 28 February 2018. The congress will have a session specifically dedicated to social insects named « SOCIAL INSECTS AND APIDOLOGY », which will have three themes: Social immunity – Keynote: Line Vej Ugelvig Bees: management, ecosystem services, and products: Keynote: Christina […]
The Gibson lab in the Department of Biology at Georgia Southern University (GSU) is looking for a MS student in insect evolutionary genetics to begin Fall 2018. The research focus of the lab is on the genetic/genomic basis of traits in Hymenopteran insects, particularly metabolic and mitochondrial physiology. Current projects/systems in the lab include (1) […]
Les fourmis, qui produisent naturellement des substances capables de détruire des germes, telles des bactéries ou des champignons, représentent une source potentielle de nouveaux médicaments pour traiter les infections humaines, soulignent des chercheurs. Face « à l’augmentation des agents pathogènes résistants aux antibiotiques qui infectent environ deux millions de personnes chaque année aux États-Unis », la recherche […]
Department of Agriculture and Fisheries Temporary Full Time contract for 3 years* Annual salary between $114,289 to $120,879 plus 12.75% employer superannuation Access to flexible work arrangements This is your opportunity to lead the science function for a nationally funded treatment and surveillance program to eradicate the Red Imported Fire Ant from Australia. Red […]
The newly established Blaimer lab in the Department of Entomology and Plant Pathology at NC State University is seeking to fill a graduate student position (PhD or MSc, depending on prior experience) beginning in the Fall semester. Our research group focuses on applying cutting-edge molecular technologies to address relevant questions in insect evolutionary biology, systematics […]
The 17th ANT COURSE will take place in French Guiana, at the Nouragues Field station, Inselberg Camp, from the 22 August to the 1 September 2018. ANT COURSE is open to all interested individuals (professionals, motivated amateurs such as citizen scientists, undergraduate and graduate students, postdocs, and professors). Priority is given to applicants currently researching […]
PhD: GENETIC COMPONENTS TO DIVISION OF LABOR IN ANT SOCIETIES, JGU MAINZ PhD position in Evolutionary Biology (3 years) – Genetic components to division of labor in ant societies – JGU Mainz Application deadline: January 20th, 2018 Behavioral division of labor in ant societies stems from workers differing in their likelihood and efficiency to perform […]
POSTDOC: ECO-PHYSIOLOGY OF FUNGUS-FARMING ANTS, COPENHAGEN Postdoctoral Fellowship in Eco-Physiology and Molecular Ecology, Department of Biology, University of Copenhagen A two-year postdoctoral fellowship on the eco-physiology of fungus-farming ants is available from June 1, 2018 in the Section for Ecology and Evolution within the Department of Biology at the University of Copenhagen in Denmark. The […]
Genetic components to division of labor in ant societies Application deadline: January 20th, 2018 Behavioral division of labor in ant societies stems from workers differing in their likelihood and efficiency to perform specific tasks (e.g., foraging for food or nursing the brood). However, many factors and mechanisms regulating such differences remain to be identified and […]
One or two PhD positions are available to study fire ant social biology in the laboratory of John Wang at the Biodiversity Research Center, Academia Sinica (Taipei, Taiwan) beginning in the Fall of 2018. Our lab uses the invasive pest species, the red imported fire ant, to study social biology and sex determination and their […]
I am hiring PhD students and postdocs for a recently funded ERC Consolidator Grant project EPIDEMICSonCHIP. Aim of this project is to understand how social insects, particularly ants, collectively defend their colonies from disease and prevent epidemics in their societies; we will seek new approaches to determine how individual behaviours interact and lead to the […]
PhD: GEOENGINEERING IMPACT OF WOOD ANTS, YORK Wood ants on the move: geoengineering impacts of wood ants as they move into new territory Supervisors: Dr Elva Robinson (University of York), Dr Kelly Redeker (University of York) & Dr Kate Parr (University of Liverpool) We are looking for an enthusiastic and ambitious student to develop an […]
GRADUATE POSITION: SYMBIOTIC INTERACTIONS IN ANT SYSTEMS, OHIO STATE Master’s or PhD Position, The Adams Lab, Department of Evolution, Ecology, and Organismal Biology, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio I am currently looking for an exceptional graduate student with interests in symbiotic interactions in ant systems. Preferred applicants will have experience in evolutionary biology, chemical […]
Master’s or PhD Positionn / The Adams Lab Department of Evolution, Ecology, and Organismal Biology The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio I am currently looking for an exceptional graduate student with interests in symbiotic interactions in ant systems. Preferred applicants will have experience in evolutionary biology, chemical ecology, microbiology and/or behavioral ecology. Although I […]
Background: Organisms across the tree of life form partnerships with microbes for protection, metabolic and nutrition. In some cases, host and symbiont become so tightly associated that dependency evolves and the two organisms integrate both physically and genomically. Dependency on microbes is particularly prevalent among insects. These acquisitions have led many groups of insect to […]
ANT VENOMS, CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES This position is open to PhD. students or postdocs who have been working on ant venom related research work and would like to continue postdoctoral research in our institution in Beijing. Applicants need to apply for a special fund from the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) to support postdoctoral […]
Le psoriasis est une maladie auto-immune assez fréquente, qui touche environ 2 % de la population française. Ses causes sont méconnues, bien que des facteurs héréditaires interviennent. Le psoriasis est une maladie chronique inflammatoire de la peau souvent traitée avec des crèmes contenant des stéroïdes (dermocorticoïdes), mais aussi des analogues de la vitamine D3. Cependant, […]
Des scientifiques ont récemment découvert un tout nouveau type de fourmi : cette espèce possède des parties buccales très pointues, renforcées de métal et utilisées pour aspirer le sang de ses ennemis. Heureusement pour leurs proies, cette espèce de fourmi est éteinte depuis très longtemps. Mais des chercheurs ont découvert un spécimen piégé dans l’ambre datant […]
CALL FOR SYMPOSIA IS OPEN Dear Colleagues, It is a pleasure to invite you to attend the XVIII IUSSI International Congress that will be held in Guarujá, Brazil, between August 5 to 10, 2018. From June 1 till October 20, 2017, we will be receiving symposia proposals for the XVIII IUSSI International Congress As shown […]
Job type Temporary Full-time Occupational group Policy & Planning Classification AO6 Workplace Location Brisbane – West Job ad reference QLD/244386/17 Closing date 27-Jun-2017 Yearly salary $89940 – $96230 Fortnightly salary $3447.40 – $3688.50 Job duration Until 30 December 2017 with possible extension Contact person Cara McNicol Contact details Ph: 0419 712 991 You will […]
Biosecurity Queensland Control Centre; Biosecurity Queensland; Moggill Planning Manager – National Red Imported Fire Ant Eradication Program This is your opportunity to lead the planning and quality assurance function for a nationally funded treatment and surveillance program to eradicate the Red Imported Fire Ant from Australia. Red Imported Fire Ants are one of the world’s […]
Titre : Co-évolution de la socialité et de la longévité chez la fourmi Description : En biologie évolutive, la senescence est définie comme la diminution du succès reproducteur, et des chances de survie au cours de l’âge. Celle-ci est plus ou moins rapide et la variabilité individuelle des taux de sénescence se retrouve au sein […]
Dans le sud du Sahara, les fourmis d’Afrique Matabélé (Megaponera Analis) sont des prédatrices spécialisées dans la chasse aux termites. Mais quand sonne l’heure de la guerre, certains soldats se blessent. Des « sœurs d’armes » ramènent alors les invalides à l’abri pour leur permettre de panser leurs blessures. Dans le règne animal, soigner ses blessés n’est […]
Poussées par la sécheresse, les fourmis ont inventé l’agriculture des millions d’années avant les humains selon une étude publiée mercredi dans la revue britannique Proceedings of the Royal Society B. «Les fourmis champignonnistes représentent l’un des rares groupes d’animaux à avoir développé l’agriculture», explique Michael Branstetter du Smithsonian’s National Museum of Natural History aux États-Unis, […]
Antoine Wystrach et Audrey Dussutour sont tous les deux éthologistes au Centre de Recherches sur la cognition animaleà l’université Paul Sabatier de Toulouse. Tous deux étudient l’intelligence des fourmis, l’un au niveau individuel et l’autre au niveau collectif. Les fourmis sont des insectes sociaux formant des colonies ou des fourmilières composés de plusieurs milliers d’individus. […]
Ce sera l’événement de l’année au Muséum de Tours : l’exposition Fourmis débutera le 8 avril et remplacera l’actuelle exposition temporaire. Pour ce nouveau rendez-vous, qui devrait être installé au moins un an, l’équipe du Muséum espère présenter entre 15 et 20 colonies. Que l’on habite la campagne ou la ville, les fourmis font parties […]