Dear colleagues, We are looking for a highly motivated young postdoc to work on the population genomics of resistance-breaking tropical Root-Knot Nematodes as well as their range expansion following climate change. The Model We will study virulent and avirulent populations of four root-knot nematode species, which belong to the most problematic nematode genus (Meloidogyne) regarding global agricultural production: Meloidogyne incognita, M. luci, M. javanica and M. arenaria The four species are - polyploid : 3n for M. incognita & M. luci; 4n for M. arenaria and M. javanica - of hybrid origin with shared A and B subgenomes of unknown parents - fully parthenogenetic with no meiotic recombination and no out-crossing - with 45-50 tiny holocentromeric chromosomes and weird telomeres The main goal is to identify short and long genomic variants associated with virulent populations in the four different species. These variants will serve as a starting material for development of virulence markers useful for early detection and deployment of appropriate control methods. The candidate must: - be skilled in population genomics / genetics - own a PhD degree in a topic related to the project - the PhD diploma must have been delivered no more than 3 years ago The position must start no later than the 1st of April 2026 More information available at: https://edanchin.org/job-opportunities/postodc-pop-genomics/ Please do not hesitate to share. Best regards Etienne Danchin Etienne G.J. Danchin http://edanchin.org Genomics & Adaptive Molecular Evolution Institut Sophia Agrobiotech INRAE - Univ. C�te d'Azur - CNRS 400 route des Chappes, BP 167 06903 Sophia-Antipolis Cedex France http://www.isa-game.fr/ Tel. +33 492 386 402 Etienne Danchin (to subscribe/unsubscribe the EvolDir send mail to golding@mcmaster.ca)