A postdoc position is available based at the Kunming Institute of Zoology, People’s Republic of China for two years starting immediately. The position is for two years and will be funded by a National Science Foundation of China (NSFC) research grant to Drs. Rui Wu Wang (Kunming Institute of Zoology (KIZ)) and Derek Dunn (Northwest University, Xi’an). The work will involve extensive fieldwork at the Xishuanbanna Tropical Botanic Gardens (XTBG), Menglun, Yunnan Province, where the successful candidate will be based.
The successful candidate will use stable isotope analysis to identify the trophic relationships between species in a fig wasp community, and will subsequently measure the selective strength each species has on each mutualist in a fig tree-fig wasp mutualism. Ideal candidates will have a Ph.D. in evolutionary ecology, experience of independent field work involving small insects and be able to provide evidence of publishing their work in peer reviewed journals. Experience in chemical ecology and the formal statistical quantification of natural selection would be an advantage. Pay will be up to 10, 000 yuan per month including various allowances. If required, visas enabling the successful candidate to work in China will be arranged by KIZ. Interested candidates are reminded that the costs of living in China, especially outside of major cities, are low. Interested parties are requested to send a full CV including the contact details of three referees, and a cover letter explaining why they want the position to Rui Wu Wang: [email protected]
