Open Position: Response of ecological communities to novel environments

Open PhD and Postdoc positions: Response of ecological communities to novel environments (funded by HFSP)

Detailed Postdoc position

Detailed PhD position

How do organisms respond to environmental changes? What mechanisms promote their persistence? This is one of the most fundamental challenges in biology today. To explore it, join us in this exciting collaborative, international and interdisciplinary project! We have open positions in three countries!

What: This project will explore the response of ecological communities to environmental change, using bacteria as a model organism. We will use a combination of theoretical, computational and empirical work to study the interplay between species-level and community-level responses to perturbations.

Where: Positions are available in three countries:

    • Computational and theoretical work will be done in the labs of Dr. Shai Pilosof (BGU, Israel) and Prof. Manlio De Domenico (Univ. of Padua, Italy). 
    • Experiments will be carried out in the lab of Dr. James Hall (Univ. of Liverpool, UK).
    • This international project requires (already funded) travel to the collaborators’ labs.

Who: we are looking for Postdocs and PhD candidates who:

    • Have excellent working relations, collaborate well and are team players.
    • Have a strong background in quantitative analysis.
    • Are curious, enthusiastic and creative.
    • Have excellent English communication skills (speaking and scientific writing).

Specific expertise required for theoretical/computational work:

    • Experience with modeling or mathematically studying ODE systems (e.g., epidemiological or LV models).
    • Agent-based modeling is an advantage. For candidates with no experience — the ability to quickly learn ABMs.
    • Strong programming skills in at least one of: Julia, Python, R, C++

Funding: The position offers a highly competitive fellowship and funding for traveling abroad to the collaborators labs, courses and conference.

How to apply: Please send a CV, a 1-page letter of why you are interested in joining and names of 2 referees (for recommendations) to the lab you wish to join: