News
02/2024
Xavier Vekemans and I have a funded Ph.D. position to study the evolution of self-incompatibility systems and self-fertilization in neopolyploid populations at the University of Lille - EEP laboratory (https://eep.univ-lille.fr/).
The topic will be both theoretical and empirical, but the student does not need to be specialized in both competencies.
Further details are available here (in French and English):
https://eep.univ-lille.fr/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/Fiche_these_CLO_VEKEMANS_V1.pdf
The application should contain a C.V., a motivation letter (1 page), the transcript marks from the master's degree, and the contact of one reference.
The deadlines are:
Deposit of applications: before the 29th of March (midnight).
Interviews of selected candidates: the week of the 22nd of April (flexible).
The applications or questions should be sent to me (at josselin.clo@gmail.com and/or josselin.clo@univ-lille.fr)
The expected starting date is 10/2024, but this is slightly flexible.
09/2023
I am happy to announce that I started a permanent position at the University of Lille, and E-E-P laboratory, as a CNRS researcher. I am looking forward to extending our research on mating systems, quantitative genetics, and polyploidy with our new great colleagues.
I will be looking for students soon, if you are interested do not hesitate to contact me!
08/2022
Myself and Matthew Hartfield (University of Edinburgh) are organising a symposium at this year’s ESEB 2022 meeting in Prague (14th-19th August) entitled “The Evolutionary Ecology of Mating Systems”.
Mating system research has been the subject of both evolutionary (e.g., how outcrossing and sex promote more efficient selection) and ecological studies (e.g., plant-pollinator interactions, studies of species invasiveness). Nevertheless, interactions between the two fields remain rare, despite recent approaches that blur traditional boundaries. This symposium will unite speakers from different disciplines to facilitate ideas on how to successfully integrate both ecological and evolutionary approaches into the study of mating systems, and discuss what challenges need to be overcome. The two keynote speakers are Dr. Diala Abu Awad (Université Paris-Saclay) and Prof. Laura Galloway (The University of Virginia).
ESEB also offers grant assistance to ensure equal opportunities in attendance – click here for further details.
We invite all interested contributors to submit their abstracts! Please visit the ESEB 2022 website for further details and to register.