<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body style="overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;">Dear All,<div><br></div><div>A postdoc position at Mainz is on offer; read below.</div><div><br></div><div>Robert</div><div><br id="lineBreakAtBeginningOfMessage"><div><br><blockquote type="cite"><div><br></div><div><meta charset="UTF-8"><div class="WordSection1" style="page: WordSection1; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none;"><p style="margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; text-align: justify;"><strong><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-weight: normal;">Dear all<o:p></o:p></span></strong></p><p style="margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; text-align: justify;"><strong><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-weight: normal;">We have an open<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></strong><strong><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">Postdoc / Junior Group Leader Position</span></strong><strong><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-weight: normal;"><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>in our lab. Could you please forward this to all possibly interested candidates, fitting mailing lists or in case you are interested yourself, please apply!<o:p></o:p></span></strong></p><p style="margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; text-align: justify;"><strong><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-weight: normal;">Please also<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></strong><strong><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">post it on social media</span></strong><strong><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-weight: normal;">, thanks for your help!<o:p></o:p></span></strong></p><p style="margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; text-align: justify;"><strong><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-weight: normal;">Best<o:p></o:p></span></strong></p><p style="margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; text-align: justify;"><strong><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-weight: normal;">Susanne<o:p></o:p></span></strong></p><h1 align="center" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; line-height: 22.613335px; break-after: avoid; font-size: 16pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 18pt; line-height: 25.440001px; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">Job advertisement<o:p></o:p></span></h1><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><o:p> </o:p></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; text-align: justify;">The Faculty of Biology,<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>Institute of Organismic and Molecular Evolution</b>, Department<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>Behavioural Ecology and Social Evolution</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>at the Johannes Gutenberg University of Mainz, Germany is looking for a<o:p></o:p></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 1.15pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; text-align: justify;"> <o:p></o:p></p><h1 align="center" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; line-height: 22.613335px; break-after: avoid; font-size: 16pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 18pt; line-height: 25.440001px; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">Postdoctoral researcher / Junior Group Leader<o:p></o:p></span></h1><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 1.8pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">(m/f/d)</span><span style="font-size: 18pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 2.85pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: 16pt;">Evolution, Epigenetics and Genomics and/or Behavioural Ecology<br>of Social Insects</span></b><span style="font-size: 16pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.3pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">for up to 4 ½ years<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"> <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><o:p></o:p></div><div style="margin: 0cm 2.45pt 0.9pt 0cm; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; text-align: justify; line-height: 17.746668px;">Employment will be as a researcher (EG 13 TV-L, 100%) on a postdoctoral or junior group leader position, depending on the applicant's experience and interest.<o:p></o:p></div><div style="margin: 0cm 2.45pt 0.9pt 0cm; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; text-align: justify; text-indent: 35.65pt; line-height: 17.746668px;">We are looking for a collaborative<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>early career researcher</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>with a competitive publication record in the field of (molecular) evolution, genomics and/or behavioural ecology of social insects, preferably ants. Depending on prior experience, the position can be filled by a<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>postdoc<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></b>or a<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>junior research group leader</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>in order to establish a research team within the department. Applicants must hold a PhD and for group leader status, previous postdoctoral experience is expected. Knowledge of state-of-the-art molecular approaches including bioinformatics is important. The successful candidate should develop collaborative projects and participate in ongoing projects (e.g. on host-parasite coevolution, molecular regulation of division of labour and aging), including co-supervision of PhD students, and can pursue their own research projects. Fundraising and teaching experience are not required for the postdoctoral position, but are advantageous for the junior group leader, who should build an independent research group supported by extramural funding (e.g. DFG, ERC). The successful applicant is expected to make minor contributions to teaching in the new international Master's programme in Evolutionary Biology and the GenEvo Research Training Group (<a href="https://www.blogs.uni-mainz.de/fb10-evolutionary-biology/research-groups/" style="color: rgb(149, 79, 114); text-decoration: underline;">https://www.blogs.uni-mainz.de/fb10-evolutionary-biology/research-groups/</a><o:p></o:p></div><div style="margin: 0cm 2.45pt 0.9pt 0cm; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; text-align: justify; text-indent: 35.65pt; line-height: 17.746668px;">The research of the department composed of several international teams and headed by<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>Prof. Dr. Susanne Foitzik</b>, focusses on the (co-)evolution, behavioural ecology and epigenetics of social insects (<a href="https://www.blogs.uni-mainz.de/fb10-evolutionary-biology/research-groups/" style="color: rgb(149, 79, 114); text-decoration: underline;">https://www.blogs.uni-mainz.de/fb10-evolutionary-biology/research-groups/</a>) and is part of the Institute of Molecular and Organismic Evolution<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="https://iome.biology.uni-mainz.de/" style="color: rgb(149, 79, 114); text-decoration: underline;">iomE (uni-mainz.de)</a>. Scientific interactions with the other groups of the department and the graduate programme "Gene Regulation in Evolution" are expected. Our new JGU Biocentre I offers excellent research conditions with state-of-the-art laboratories for molecular genetics, chemistry, NGS sequencing and climate chambers for animal husbandry.<o:p></o:p></div><div style="margin: 0cm 2.45pt 0.9pt 0cm; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; text-align: justify; line-height: 17.746668px;"> Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz is interested in increasing the proportion of women in science. Applications from female scientists are highly encouraged. Equally, preference will be given to qualified applicants with disabilities. Mainz University (<a href="https://homepage.uni-mainz.de/" style="color: rgb(149, 79, 114); text-decoration: underline;">https://homepage.uni-mainz.de/</a>) is home to many excellent scientific institutions, including the Institute of Molecular Biology (IMB,<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="http://www.imb-mainz.de/" style="color: rgb(149, 79, 114); text-decoration: underline;">www.imb-mainz.de</a>), and Mainz is a historic city on the Rhine with many students and a rich social and cultural life (<a href="https://www.mainz.de/en/index.php" style="color: rgb(149, 79, 114); text-decoration: underline;">Landeshauptstadt Mainz: Portal page | Homepage</a>).<o:p></o:p></div><div style="margin: 0cm 2.45pt 0.9pt 0cm; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; text-align: justify; text-indent: 35.65pt; line-height: 17.746668px;">Interested candidates should send an application (as a pdf attachment including CV, publication list, statement on research interests, and contact information of two possible referees) to<a href="mailto:foitzik@uni-mainz.de" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(149, 79, 114); text-decoration: underline;">foitzik@uni-mainz.de</a><span class="MsoHyperlink" style="color: rgb(5, 99, 193); text-decoration: underline;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0cm 2.45pt 0.9pt 0cm; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; line-height: 17.746668px;"><br><b>Prof. Dr. Susanne Foitzik<br></b>Institute of Organismic and Molecular Evolution<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><br>Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz<br>Biozentrum<br>Hanns Dieter Hüsch Weg 15<br>D-55128 Mainz<br>Germany<br>Tel: +49 (0) 6131 39 27 840<br><br><b>Closing date for this position is 2<sup>nd</sup><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>of January 2024</b>, online interviews will be held in January 2024, possible starting dates in the first half of 2024<span style=""><o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><o:p> </o:p></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><o:p> </o:p></div><p style="margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; text-align: justify;"><o:p> </o:p></p></div></div></blockquote></div></div></body></html>