The research group ‘Eco-Evolutionary Dynamics’ at the Department of Evolutionary and Integrative Ecology of IGB invites applications for a 3-year PhD position in Theoretical Eco-Evolutionary Dynamics starting earliest mid-September 2023. The research group is located in Berlin-Friedrichshagen at Lake Müggelsee. We are seeking a highly motivated person who has a keen interest in theoretical questions about eco-evolutionary dynamics and has a passion for science.
The PhD project centres around eco-evolutionary community dynamics with a strong focus on theoretical work. The successful candidate will focus on developing theoretical models (e.g., differential equation or individual based models) to investigate questions at the interface of community ecology and evolutionary biology. The main objective of the PhD project will be to test how interactions between specific processes of community ecology (species sorting, ecological drift and dispersal) and of evolutionary biology (selection, genetic drift and gene flow) shape eco-evolutionary community dynamics. There will also be the opportunity for the PhD candidate to collaborate with a second PhD candidate and participate in microcosm experiments to connect large data sets to predictive modelling.