Postdoctoral Researcher in Eco-Evolutionary Microbiome and Thermal Biology

Postdoctoral Researcher in Eco-Evolutionary Microbiome and Thermal Biology The position is part of the research project “From Guts to Growth: Unravelling the Gut Microbiome's Role in Ontogenetic Trajectories toward Climate Stress Resilience” (HOTGUT). The project investigates how environmental stress, the gut microbiome, and host physiology interact across early development to shape growth, metabolism, thermoregulation, and resilience to climate-induced thermal stress. The research uses wild great tits (Parus major) breeding in nest box populations and combines controlled field experiments with laboratory based microbiology, physiological measurements, and bioinformatic analyses. The successful candidate will take a leading operational role in planning, establishing, coordinating, and conducting the project's research activities.