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Postdoctoral Research Associates in Experimental Evolutionary Ecology and Eco-evolutionary Demographic Modelling Newcastle University in United Kingdom
Degree Level
Postdoc
Field of study
Environmental Science
Funding
NERC-funded project. The post is a paid postdoctoral research associate position; no stipend, tuition, or scholarship details are given in the post.
Deadline
Expired
Country
United Kingdom
University
Newcastle University
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About this position
Newcastle University is recruiting two Postdoctoral Research Associates (PDRAs) for an NERC-funded project on adaptation under climate change and development-centric demography in a warming world.
PDRA 1: Experimental Evolutionary Ecology (now open) will design and deliver laboratory and field experiments using a tractable model system (bulb mites) to generate empirical data on life-history, development, and population processes.
PDRA 2: Eco-evolutionary Demographic Modelling (opening soon) will develop novel modelling approaches integrating development, energetics, and demography to study adaptation and extinction risk under warming.
The project is highly interdisciplinary and collaborative, linking theory and empirical work, with opportunities for public engagement (including a Minecraft Education component). The role is based at the School of Natural and Environmental Sciences, Newcastle University, UK.
Funding: NERC-funded postdoctoral research positions.
Eligibility/fit: Candidates with experience or interest in experimental evolutionary ecology, eco-evolutionary modelling, demography, climate-change adaptation, and related quantitative or experimental methods are likely to fit well.
Application: One role is already open and the second is opening soon. Start is planned for Summer 2026.
Funding details
NERC-funded project. The post is a paid postdoctoral research associate position; no stipend, tuition, or scholarship details are given in the post.
What's required
Applicants should be suitable for a postdoctoral research associate role in experimental evolutionary ecology or eco-evolutionary demographic modelling. The post mentions laboratory and field experiments using bulb mites for PDRA 1, and developing novel modelling approaches integrating development, energetics and demography for PDRA 2. Interdisciplinary experience spanning theory and empirical work would be advantageous.
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United Kingdom
Research Interests
Conservation Biology
Ecology
Molecular Ecology
Benthic Ecology
Phenotypic Plasticity
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