Two PhD positions in social insect biology at the University of Tours, France We offer two fully-funded PhD positions at the Insect Biology Research Institute (UMR7261, CNRS, University of Tours, France) to study 1/ the social and molecular control of queen specialization in ants and 2/ the impact of thermal stress on ant colony foundation. All details on the positions and the application process can be found on our group webpage (https://www.univ-tours.fr/m-romain-libbrecht-2). The starting date of both positions is October 1st 2024 and the deadline to apply is March 24th 2024. Feel free to contact Romain Libbrecht (romain.libbrecht@univ-tours.fr) for further information. Romain Libbrecht (to subscribe/unsubscribe the EvolDir send mail to golding@mcmaster.ca)