Isabel Smallegange

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 .