We propose a 3 years long PhD project in eco-physiology funded by the Conseil régional Ile-de-France in France with a starting date in September 2013. The thesis will focus on the stress responses of individuals to habitat degradation through the secretion of glucocorticoids. It will use the viviparous lizard Zootoca (Lacerta) vivipara as a model species, and a combination of experimental and modeling approaches. The candidate selected will carry out his/her thesis in the team « Evolutionary Ecophysiology » of the Ecology-Evolution laboratory at the University Pierre and Marie Curie in Paris. Experiments will take place at the Research Center for Experimental and Predictive Ecology nearby Paris (CEREEP) in collaboration with the research group of Dr. Jean-François Le Galliard. We welcome candidates with a master degree, experience or training in animal eco-physiology and excellent academic records.
Candidates should contact Professor Sandrine Meylan +33(0)1.44.27.27.33, [email protected]) before June 30 and submit an application file including a letter of intent, a resume, a copy of the master diploma and if possible letters of support. More information at http://www.foljuif.ens.fr/index.php? option=com_content&view=article&id=217&catid=84&Itemid=1
