We offer a 3-years position, working as a PhD candidate to study the link between selection, local adaptation and the genetic architecture of complex traits on the common lizard (Zootoca vivipara). The project will use whole-genome sequenced obtained by the linked-read haplotagging approach, on thousands of individuals from a wild population and a common garden experiment. The candidate will pass their PhD at École Pratique des Hautes Études (PSL University), joining Pierre de Villemereuil's team, at the Institute for Systematics, Evolution, Biodiversity (ISYEB), located within the Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle (MNHN) in Paris. This position is funded for 3-years as part of the EvoGenArch ERC Starting Grant. The position will start in October 2025, although the starting date is negotiable. Applications are welcome until May 13th. For more information and instructions to apply, see here: https://devillemereuil.legtux.org/erc-funded-phd-position-available/ Pierre de Villemereuil (to subscribe/unsubscribe the EvolDir send mail to golding@mcmaster.ca)