Your tasks:

• we primarily focus on collaboration in research as well as independent academic work and further training
• presentation of own research results at conferences and workshops
• participation in the development and elaboration of ideas for research projects
• teaching expectation during semester times (4h/week) - The teaching language can be arranged flexibly in either English or German.
• supervision of seminar papers and assistance with examinations

Your profile:

• A successfully completed scientific university degree in a suitable field (biology, physics, mathematics)
• A successfully completed doctorate (Ph D degree) in a suitable field (biology, physics, mathematics)
• Skills in theoretical evolutionary ecology
• An interest in working in a ‘theory hub’ with full-time junior researchers as well as short-term visitors
• Proven capability of producing publishable research
• An interest in developing one’s teaching skills
• Proficiency in written and spoken English

What we have to offer:

• A chance to work within a newly established hub in theoretical evolutionary ecology
• Internal and external training opportunities
• Jobticket, optional for the entire Rhine-Main area
• Extensive human resources development offer
• Flexible working time arrangements

• CV + publication list
• A one-page motivation letter, that also indicates the position of primary interest (‘bird’ or ‘non-bird’)
• Some comments on one paper, chosen either from the journal club list of kokkonuts.org (section ‘journal club’), or from Prof. Kokko’s Google scholar profile. This part of the application should list the comments that the applicant would plan to give in a journal club if this paper was discussed there. The length of this document is not prescribed: concise expression, but with enough detail so that a reader can follow the logic, is ideal.
• Two names and email addresses of references