Evolutionary ecology - Rennes - 3 avril 2007

Post doc position in evolutionary ecology

A one year post-doc position (eventually 2 years) is available from September 1 2007 at
the University of Rennes, France. The dead line for applications is April 30 2007 Title:
"Climatic change and the evolution of life- history and foraging behaviour in
parasitoids" Candidate profile: The post-doc will develop models to investigate
phenotypic and long term evolutionary consequences of climate change on life-history
trqde-offs and foraging behaviour of parasitoids. The ideal candidate wil work work in
close collaboration with the empirical researchers and with the local expert in
stochastic modelling (Prof. JS Pierre). The/she has a strong interest in the evolution of
life history traits and insect behaviour and preferably has previous experience in state
dependent stochastic dynamic modelling. The post-doc will participate in the project
COMPAREVOL of the Marie Curie Excellence Chair, held for three years by Prof. Jacques van
Alphen in the ECOBIO group (UMR) at the University of Rennes and financed by the EU and
the region of Brittany. He (she) will be integrated in the team Impact of Climate Changes
of the UMR ECOBIO. The UMR ECOBIO, led by Dr. P. Marmonier, includes 55 research
scientists, 25 engineers and technicians, 30 Post-doc and PhDs in 2006. The research area
of the UMR concerns Ecology in the broadest sense, from genetic expression, life-history
traits evolution and adaptation to landscape ecology

Salary: € 2500 per month

For more details
in french: https://www2.cnrs.fr/DRH/post-docs07/?pid=1&action=view&id=575
in english:
https://www2.cnrs.fr/DRH/post-docs07/pid=1&action=view&id=575&lang=en

and: http://comparevol.univ-rennes1.fr

Contacts: J.J.M.van.Alphen@biology.leidenuniv.nl ,
joan.van-baaren@univ-rennes1.fr,