*Job Advertisement * The Kiel University, the University Hospital Schleswig-Holstein (UKSH), the Max-Planck-Institute for Evolutionary Biology in Plön, and the Research Center Borstel (Leibniz Lung Center) offer *7 PhD positions **within the Research Training Group "Translational Evolutionary Research" (3 year and 2.5 months fixed-term positions, 65% TV-L, TV-ÖD E13)*. The graduate school aims at studying the relevance of evolutionary principles to applied problems. Unintended outcomes of human intervention often result from actions that influence natural selection. For example, the usage of antibiotics or anti-cancer drugs in medicine, of pesticides in agriculture, or human perturbation of the earth's ecosystems directly change natural selection and thereby affect the evolution of organisms. Surprisingly, evolutionary concepts are only rarely used to improve our understanding of these applied challenges and to develop new sustainable solutions. The RTG will train PhD students in the competences to do so. This RTG is a joint initiative of Kiel University, the University Hospital Schleswig-Holstein (UKSH), the Max-Planck-Institute for Evolutionary Biology in Plön, the Helmholtz Center for Ocean Research Kiel (GEOMAR), the Research Center Borstel (Leibniz Lung Center), the Kiel Institute for the World Economy (IfW) and the Max-Rubner-Institute Kiel (MRI). The RTG offers an internationally competitive research environment with state-of-the-art facilities. The participating groups use a variety of different methods, including evolutionary experimental, molecular, genomic, and theoretical approaches. The graduate program starts with a *rotation period of 2.5 months followed by a PhD project of three years* (employment by one of the involved institutions) including seminars, courses and workshops. The language of the graduate school is English. PhD projects cover the following topics: *1. **PI Remco Stam: Effects on local pathogen populations in the context of crop protection.* *2. **PI Eva Stukenbrock: Recent evolutionary developments in a global wheat pathogen* *3. **PI Tal Dagan: The origins of antibiotic resistance plasmids in fresh produce* *4. **PI Heike Siebert: Phylogenetic rooting methods integrating branch length and tree* *space metrics* *5. **PI Stefan Niemann: Evolution-informed antibiotic therapy against Mtbc strains* *6. **PI Hinrich Schulenburg: Evolution-informed antibiotic therapy against PA strains* *7. **PI Arne Traulsen: Theoretical modeling of tumor-microbiome ecology in pancreatic cancer evolution* *To obtain further information on our PhD program, the PhD topics, and application details please visit: *https://transevo.de/ Motivated and highly qualified candidates are welcome to apply. A Master of Science degree or a Diploma as well as a strong interest in Evolutionary Biology are prerequisites for entering the program. (You will find more information about the employment requirements with the project descriptions below). We are looking forward to your application for a PhD project in the beautiful landscape of Northern Germany. *The deadline for applications is March 27, 2025.* The selection days will be held from *June 17-18, 2025.* The program itself starts on October 1, 2025 (a later start date is possible). The University of Kiel sees itself as a modern and cosmopolitan employer. We welcome your application regardless of your age, gender, cultural and social origin, religion, worldview, disability or sexual identity. We support gender equality. Women with equivalent suitability, qualifications and special abilities will be given preferential consideration in the selection process. Kiel University is committed to the employment of people with disabilities: Applications from severely disabled persons and persons of equal status will be given preferential consideration if they are suitable. We explicitly welcome applications from people with a migration background. Applications should include: a letter of motivation (max. 1 page), curriculum vitae, transcripts of degree, a list of max. 3 preferred PhD topics (from among the offered projects) plus a short explanation of the preferences (max. 1 page). We explicitly ask you to refrain from submitting photographs/application photos. *Please apply with a single PDF via the following Link *by* March 27, 2025* www.transevo.de/application If you have any questions on the RTG program or individual projects, you may contact Dr. Sabrina Koehler (skoehler@zoologie.uni-kiel.de). #gernperDu Dr. Sabrina Koehler · she/her Scientific Coordinator, Kiel Evolution Center & RTG 2501 TransEvo Kiel University Zoological Institute, Evolutionary Ecology and Genetics Am Botanischen Garten 9 · 24118 Kiel, Germany +49-(0)431-880-4148 +49-(0)1515-8 14 16 24 skoehler@zoologie.uni-kiel.de www.kec.uni-kiel.de www.transevo.de @transevo.bsky.social Sabrina Koehler (to subscribe/unsubscribe the EvolDir send mail to golding@mcmaster.ca)