TWO YEAR POSTDOC POSITION IN POPULATION AND CONSERVATION GENOMICS The Department of Biology, Aarhus University, Denmark, invites applications for a two-year postdoc in population and conservation genomics, focusing on genetic load in high-Ne species. The postdoc will work on the project "The Genetic Load of Plenty: When Too Much Diversity Becomes a Burden", funded by the Villum Foundation. The project will explore if species with enormous historical effective population sizes (Ne) accumulate very high amounts of recessive deleterious mutations (masked genetic load). This load could then become realized when populations decline and inbreeding occurs, significantly elevating extinction risk as compared to species with lower Ne. The project will test if there is indeed an association between Ne and genetic load even for high-Ne species and will focus on fishes. European (Anguilla anguilla) and American eel (A. rostrata) will represent species with extremely high historical Ne but now experiencing drastic declines. A number of other marine and freshwater species will represent a gradient of Ne. In addition to standard bioinformatics work the project encompasses analysis of demographic history and Ne, estimation of inbreeding and genetic load, and eco-evolutionary simulation. The position is available from 1 March 2026 or as soon aspossible thereafter and is for 2 years. The deadline for applications is 15 November 2025. For detailed information and for applying for the position, please see https://international.au.dk/about/profile/vacant-positions/job/two-year-postdoc-position-in-population-and-conservation-genomics For more information and questions, please contact Dr. Michael M. Hansen (mmh@bio.au.dk) Michael M. Hansen Professor Department of Biology Aarhus University Ny Munkegade 114-116 DK-8000 Aarhus C Denmark E-mail mmh@bio.au.dk Web http://person.au.dk/michael.m.hansen@biology Tel.: +45 40247191 Michael Møller Hansen (to subscribe/unsubscribe the EvolDir send mail to golding@mcmaster.ca)