Closing Date: 26 February 2021
The evolutionary games and population dynamics: from theory to applications (EvoGamesPlus) project is a collaboration between universities, research centres and industry partners to address the challenges in representing evolutionary dynamics (www.evogamesplus.eu).
We are seeking a Researcher to work on a project to develop eco-evolutionary dynamics models in network-structured populations. The successful applicant will be expected to register for a PhD in Applied Mathematics at the University and to submit a thesis by the end of the project. They will also be expected to undertake secondments at City University (London), University of Turin, Imedea (Madrid) and epitrack (Brazil). The network also offers a broad international training programme.
ESRs must be in the first four years (full-time equivalent) of their research careers and have not yet been awarded a doctoral degree. Candidates are expected to have excellent research and analytic skills and a clear commitment to work in a multidisciplinary and collaborative environment. They must have excellent interpersonal, written and verbal communication skills and hold a First-class Honours or Master’s Degree in a relevant subject. Due to the requirements of the funding body, candidates must not have spent more than 12 months of the last 3 years living in the UK.
The project will develop models that are underpinned by real ecological processes by building on competition dynamics models in ecology and epidemiology. The development of this framework is expected to provide insights into evolution in structured populations. It also permits us to represent scenarios in which evolutionary and ecological timescales overlap, particularly in pathogen evolution. The models will be applied to pathogen evolution data in structured populations obtained under laboratory conditions, using antimicrobial resistance as a model.
The post is fixed term for 36 months.
Job Ref: 024393
For full details and to apply online, please visit: https://recruit.liverpool.ac.uk
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