https://recruit.visma.com/spa/public/apply?guidAssignment=7737f8fc-4026-43bb-bc53-3cb833dda1db&publishCode=AMS&TK=abb61784-5d71-4fd7-8cfd-7d659fde7ae8&description=True *What* The Department of Bioinformatics and Genetics at the Swedish Museum of Natural History is offering a four-year PhD position focused on exploring the convergent evolution of toxicity in New Guinean passerine birds and Neotropical poison dart frogs. *Goals* The student is expected to work on one or more of the following aspects: i) determine the source of BTX and its adaptive significance in toxic birds ii) pinpoint the underlying genomic adaptations allowing for storage and transportation of toxins in both birds and frogs iii) evaluate the roles that gut microbial symbionts play in toxin uptake, and in facilitating the hosts adaptations to be toxic. *How* The candidate will use whole genomic data, meta-barcoding data and transcriptomics data to answer the above questions and is expected to take part in developing specific projects based on interest and experience. There is also the possibility (albeit not mandatory) to participate in fieldwork at the Copenhagen Zoo or in Papua New Guinea. *Team* Supervised by Knud J�nsson, NRM and Kasun Bodawatta (University of Copenhagen, Denmark) and will have close collaboration with Christine Beemelmanns at the Hans Kn�ll Institute in Leipzig, Germany. -- islandevolution.github.io [group website] jcerca.github.io [personal website] Google Scholar Evolutionary Biologist Swedish Museum of Natural History (20% @ the University of Oslo) Jos� Cerca (to subscribe/unsubscribe the EvolDir send mail to golding@mcmaster.ca)