*PhD student position at Stockholm University* We are recruiting a fully funded 4-year PhD student position for a project on 'Using artificial-intelligence-based image analysis to determine how animals shape pollen evolution'. The PhD student will develop AI-assisted tools for automated pollen image analyses and conduct macroevolutionary analyses of pollen evolution. A key aspect of this project will be to assess how shifts in pollination mode influence pollen evolution in flowering plants. For this position, we are looking for a person with a strong interest and training in evolutionary biology. Skills/experience in AI-assisted analyses, phylogenetic analyses and programming are beneficial but not required. Experience in animal-plant interactions and/or experience working with gamete evolution is also a merit, but not required. The PhD student will join the research group of Prof. John Fitzpatrick (https://sites.google.com/view/fitzpatrick-lab/home) at the Department of Zoology, Stockholm University, located in the city of Stockholm, Sweden. The Department of Zoology has an international working atmosphere, with researchers and students from across the world. The working language is English and the position offers plenty of opportunities for scientific exchange with evolutionary biologists and ecologists. Overseas applications are encouraged. The PhD project is funded as part of a interdisciplinary project "Harnessing evolutionary transitions, machine learning, and genomics to decode pollen evolution and unravel sexual selection mechanisms shared across kingdoms" that will be done in close collaboration with co-investigators Dr. Allison Hsiang, Prof. Tanja Slotte, Prof. Catarina Rydin at Stockholm University. The complete ad with information on qualification requirements and instructions on how to apply is at: https://su.varbi.com/en/what:job/jobID:805542/where:4/ Application deadline: April 22, 2025 For informal inquiries about the position, please contact John Fitzpatrick: john.fitzpatrick@zoologi.su.se John Fitzpatrick Professor Department of Zoology Stockholm University 106 91 Stockholm Sweden Lab website: https://sites.google.com/view/fitzpatrick-lab/home John Fitzpatrick (to subscribe/unsubscribe the EvolDir send mail to golding@mcmaster.ca)