A fully funded 3-year postdoctoral position is available in evolutionary ecology at the Institute of Nature Conservation, Polish Academy of Sciences (INC PAS), Kraków, Poland. The position is part of the OPUS project "Global Wind Regimes in Ecogeographical Rules of Evolution," funded by the National Science Centre Poland. We are seeking an independent researcher to explore how wind and climate drive global mammalian adaptations in body size and appendage length. Position Details: - Start date: April/May 2025 - Salary: ~7000 PLN net/month (140,000 PLN gross gross per year) - Location: INC PAS, al. Adama Mickiewicza 33, Kraków, Poland - Duration: 3 years, with a 6-month trial period - Additional funding: travel to conferences, research stays abroad, support for independent research Responsibilities: - Literature review on mammalian phenotypes and wind adaptation - Assemble and manage global datasets - Conduct phylogenetic and spatial analyses (R) - Publish high-impact papers - Participate in conferences, workshops, and outreach Requirements: - PhD in evolutionary biology, zoology, computational ecology, or a related field (obtained within the past 7 years) - Experience with large-scale data, R, and phylogenetic comparative methods - Strong knowledge of mammalian diversity and evolutionary biology - Good spoken and written English Additional advantages: - Experience with Brownian Motion and Ornstein-Uhlenbeck models - Publications in high-impact journals - Familiarity with ecogeographical rules and thermal biology Application: Send a single PDF including: - 2-page cover letter - PhD diploma (recognized in Poland or nostrified) - CV with publication list and referees - Signed consent for data processing Email: sekretariat@iop.krakow.pl (Cc: frohlich@iop.krakow.pl) Deadline: April 17, 2025 Full announcement: https://panel.iop.krakow.pl/uploads/232/postdoc_position_within_OPUS_2.pdf For questions, contact Dr. Arkadiusz Fröhlich at frohlich@iop.krakow.pl Arkadiusz Fröhlich (to subscribe/unsubscribe the EvolDir send mail to golding@mcmaster.ca)