Research Fellow in Evolution and Development

Research Fellow in Evolution and Development The Division of Biosciences at UCL is one of the world's foremost centres for research and teaching in the biological sciences. We have an outstanding international reputation and a community of over 500 staff and more than 300 PhD students engaged in cutting edge research and collaboration. We are seeking an enthusiastic researcher with a background in evo-devo/functional genomics to join the group of Dr. Sean Stankowski. The position is well funded through a UKRI Future Leaders Fellowship. The Research Fellow will play a lead role in an ambitious project to reconstruct the evolutionary pathway between different reproductive modes in Littorina. Specifically, they will lead a strand of the project focused on understanding the molecular and developmental basis underlying a recent transition from egg-laying to live-bearing in this system.