Two 3-year postdocs: (1) Theoretical evolutionary ecology, (2) Avian
life history evolutionWe (kokkonuts.org) are interested in strengthening our research team
that works on life history evolution in a broad sense, including the
evolution of ageing, sexual reproduction, and evolutionary conflicts. We
are therefore offering two postdoctoral positions.
Both are offered for 3 years, ideally starting in January 2025 (with
considerable flexibility). You will join a research group that will offer
collaboration prospects within the group, with other researchers at JGU,
as well as elsewhere via Prof. Kokko’s international network. Short-
and long-term visitors, from workshops to sabbatical-length visits,
bring in excellent prospects for collaboration and idea exchange between
the postdoc and other theoreticians/empiricists as well.
The precise topic of position (1) will be developed
together with the postdoc (see application procedure
below), while the postdoc of position (2) will take part
in a new collaboration between Prof. Kokko, Prof. Bouwhuis
(https://sites.google.com/site
(https://ifv-vogelwarte.de/en/
collaboration has a focus on life history theory, but also offers
opportunities for field- and experimental work on common terns and/or
captive quails, respectively.
While primarily focused on research, both positions come with a 4 h/week
teaching expectation during semester times, with content that will be
developed together with Prof. Kokko and her other group members. The
working language of the group is English, and teaching can be arranged
flexibly in either English or German.
We expect:
A PhD degree in a suitable field (biology, physics, mathematics)
Skills in theoretical evolutionary ecology
An interest in working in a ‘theory hub’ with full-time junior
researchers as well as short-term visitors
Proven capability of producing publishable research
An interest in developing one’s teaching skills
We offer:
A chance to work within a newly established hub in theoretical
evolutionary ecology
A renumeration package that follows the
German EG13 scale (range marked as ‘13’ on
https://www.lff.rlp.de/fileadm
Flexible working hours
Internal and external training opportunities
The position complies with the German §57 High Education Act
(Hochschulgesetz)
To apply, please send
(1) CV + publication list; (2) a 1-page motivation letter, that also
indicates the position of primary interest (‘bird’ or ‘non-bird’);
(3) Comments on 1 paper, chosen either from the journal club list of
www.kokkonuts.org (section ‘journal club’), or from Prof. Kokko’s
Google scholar profile. This part of the application should list the
comments that the applicant would plan to give in a journal club if this
paper was discussed there. The length of this document is not prescribed:
concise expression, but with enough detail so that a reader can follow
the logic, is ideal; (4) Two names & email addresses of references.
The above should form a single pdf and be sent to Hanna Kokko
(hkokko@uni-mainz.de) by 15.10.2024.
Prof. Hanna Kokko
Institute of Organismic and Molecular Evolution (iomE)
Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz
Hanns-Dieter-Hüsch Weg 15
55128 Mainz
Germany
