Lummaa Lab led by professor Virpi Lummaa at Department of Biology of the University of Turku seeks a postdoctoral researcher for 14-month fixed term position. The researcher will work in the NetResilience consortium funded by the Strategic Research Council of the Research Council of Finland. Professor Virpi Lummaa's multidisciplinary research group broadly focuses on unraveling life histories of humans and elephants from an evolutionary perspective. The NetResilience consortium explores how these changing social networks can help or harm population resilience and how this change can influence fertility and wellbeing. Professor Lummaa's work package in NetResilience focuses on the temporal perspectives in family networks: how these networks have changed and how they are linked to fertility and mortality in both historical and contemporary society. We are looking for a postdoctoral researcher to unravel the questions on how human kin networks are associated with reproduction and lifespan at different times. This postdoc position focuses on quantifying the geographic distance to kin and how the variation in network spatial closeness is associated with reproduction parameters and survival at different life using unique longitudinal kin networks data that covers over 300 years of economic and demographic development in Finland. The candidate should hold a doctorate degree in biology, sociology or demography or other relevant field and have strong experience in data management/science, complex analytical methods and publishing research articles in international peer-reviewed scientific journals. Furthermore, the candidate should have fluent oral and written communication skills in English and be willing to conduct interdisciplinary research in close collaboration with the PI and other members of the team. Apply between 5 December 2024 and 15 January 2025 16:00 (Europe/Helsinki) More information and the link to apply can be found here: https://ats.talentadore.com/apply/postdoctoral-researcher-in-biology/me1aBB?UTUID=20617 Milla Salonen (to subscribe/unsubscribe the EvolDir send mail to golding@mcmaster.ca)