PhD Position in Evolutionary Biology and Ecophysiology at Doñana
Biological Station (Spanish National Research Council, Seville, Spain)

We seek applications for a 4-year fully funded PhD position at the
Estación Biológica de Doñana (EBD-CSIC, Seville, Spain) under the
upcoming PIX2025 call. The PhD project will investigate how environmental
stressors (ionizing radiation, pesticides) affect life-history traits,
senescence, and stress responses in insects (Callosobruchus maculatus),
within and across generations. Approaches include experimental evolution,
quantitative genetics, transcriptomics, and epigenetics.

The position is co-supervised by Dr. Pablo Burraco and Dr. Francisco
Garcia-Gonzalez, in collaboration with the Centro Nacional de Aceleradores
(CNA; University of Seville, CSIC, Junta de Andalucía). The successful
candidate will join a dynamic and international research environment.

Start date: Early 2026
Pre-application deadline: August 30, 2025 (actual application will be
open in September 2025)

To apply: Send CV and motivation letter (max 1 page) to:
burraco@ebd.csic.es and paco.garcia@ebd.csic.es 
Subject: "PhD Application PIX2025"
More info upon request. Early expressions of interest are encouraged.

Pablo Burraco <burraco@ebd.csic.es>

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