Postdoc position on microclimate ecology and adaptive potential of two forest herbs The Division of Ecology, Evolution and Biodiversity Conservation of KU Leuven (Belgium) is seeking a highly motivated postdoctoral researcher to work on the MICROMICS project: "microclimate- and genomics-informed distribution modelling to improve predictions of species' range dynamics and extinction risk under environmental change". The postdoctoral candidate will, under the supervision of Prof. Hanne De Kort and Prof. Koenraad Van Meerbeek, focus on the role of microclimate in shaping adaptive evolution (adaptability) and plant dispersal dynamics using extensive field and genetic data. All data have already been collected and will be used to explore relationships between genetic variation and microclimate. Please contact hanne.dekort@kuleuven.be for more information. PhD position - can epigenetic variation increase evolutionary potential? The Phd candidate will be among the first to join a team of researchers addressing how epigenetic variation and environmental stressors interact to shape natural mutation rate variation. This position, under the supervision of Hanne De Kort, will involve sequence-evolve-resequence experiments with Daphnia magna as a versatile study system. By re-sequencing the genome after multiple generations, the rate at which new mutations and epigenetic signals arise can be monitored. We will also explore to what extent temperature and landscape characteristics drive natural mutation rate variation, and whether the same processes might be relevant to other species. Please find more information at https://www.kuleuven.be/personeel/jobsite/jobs/60367215, and contact hanne.dekort@kuleuven.be if you are interested in this position. PhD position on epigenetic ecotoxicology The PhD candidate will be among the first to join a team of researchers from KU Leuven, Ghent University and Sciensano, addressing how epigenetic variation and environmental stressors interact to shape natural mutation rate variation. This position, under the supervision of prof. Hanne De Kort, will focus on the genotoxicity of BPA and of BGs in Daphnia magna, an ideal ecological study system for sequence-evolve-resequence experiments. Such experiments will reveal epigenetic and genetic signals specifically associated with pollutants, and how these signals alter evolution in response to heat stress. In combination, the impact of pollution will be studied on multi-trophic systems with algae and Daphnia, to verify whether conclusions hold in more complex ecological systems. Please find more information at https://www.kuleuven.be/personeel/jobsite/jobs/60367349?utm_medium=jobsites&utm_source=AcademicPositions, and contact hanne.dekort@kuleuven.be if you are interested in this position. Hanne De Kort (to subscribe/unsubscribe the EvolDir send mail to golding@mcmaster.ca)