The Department of Eco-Evolutionary Modelling at the University of
Hohenheim in Stuttgart (Germany) seeks a PhD student in Theoretical
Ecology (m/f/d). Preferred starting date is 1 October 2024, for
a duration of three years. Salary and conditions are according
to public service positions in Germany (TV-L E13; 65%; see
https://oeffentlicher-dienst.info/tv-l/allg/). Availability of this
position is subject to a positive funding decision by the German Research
Foundation (DFG, decision expected in April 2024).

The PhD student will investigate the role of biotic interactions for
eco-evolutionary dynamics of biodiversity and interaction networks. The
project is led by Dr. Korinna Allhoff (Theoretical Ecology) and Prof.
Dr. Frank Schurr (Landscape Ecology). It is part of the joint research
group FLINT that investigates fitness consequences of biotic interactions
in various systems from both a theoretical and empirical perspective (see
https://ecology.uni-hohenheim.de/flint for more information). Students
will benefit from the diverse expertise of 12 PIs and from being part of
a cohort of 5 PhD students that collaborate within FLINT. Our project
focuses on ecological network models, where nodes represent species or
individual organisms and links represent biotic interactions between
them. The PhD student will address fundamental questions about the link
between biotic interactions and biodiversity dynamics. To this end the PhD
student will develop a new eco-evolutionary modelling framework, based on
fitness landscapes of biotic interactions, that facilitates theory-based
synthesis across empirical study systems and interaction types.

Application deadline : 05.05.2024

For more information please visit the job portal of the University of 
Hohenheim:

Korinna Allhoff <korinna.allhoff@uni-hohenheim.de>

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