{"id":3019,"date":"2026-04-29T04:04:23","date_gmt":"2026-04-29T08:04:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/csee-scee.ca\/?post_type=job_listing&p=3019"},"modified":"2026-04-29T04:04:24","modified_gmt":"2026-04-29T08:04:24","slug":"fully-funded-phd-project-on-eco-evolutionary-processes-favouring-the-emergence-of-phenotype-environment-and-genotype-environment-correlation-in-four-mediterranean-blue-tit-populations","status":"publish","type":"job_listing","link":"https:\/\/csee-scee.ca\/fr\/job\/fully-funded-phd-project-on-eco-evolutionary-processes-favouring-the-emergence-of-phenotype-environment-and-genotype-environment-correlation-in-four-mediterranean-blue-tit-populations\/","title":{"rendered":"Fully funded, PhD project on eco-evolutionary processes favouring the emergence\u00a0 of phenotype-environment and genotype-environment correlation in four Mediterranean blue tit populations."},"content":{"rendered":"

We are looking for a candidate with a strong background in, and interest in, evolutionary or behavioural\u00a0 ecology, and expertise in quantitative genetics and selection analyses (i.e., mixed models and animal\u00a0 models). The ideal candidate will also have a strong interest in fieldwork with wild passerine populations and\u00a0 will study the different eco-evolutionary processes and proximate mechanisms that can cause phenotype\u00a0<\/span>environment or genotype-environment correlations. <\/span>In a heterogeneous environment, four\u00a0<\/span>adaptive processes may lead individuals\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>from the same or different populations to\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>utilize an environment that matches their\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>phenotype or genotype: 1) local selection <\/span>pressures; 2) Phenotype\/genotype\u00a0<\/span>dependent habitat choice: animals have <\/span>evolved to choose an environment that <\/span>matches their phenotype; 3) Phenotypically <\/span>plastic responses: animals have evolved to <\/span>change their phenotype to match an <\/span>environment; 4) Phenotype\/genotype\u00a0<\/span>dependent niche construction: animals <\/span>have evolved to modify an environment to <\/span>match their phenotype. Furthermore, intraspecific competition can lead to a non-random and non-adaptive\u00a0 distribution of individuals within the environment, based on their phenotype or genotype. These processes\u00a0 should result in phenotype-environment or genotype-environment correlations, which help maintain trait\u00a0 variation in natural populations.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The PhD candidate will join a France-Canada research team (Denis R\u00e9ale, UQAM, and Anne Charmantier,\u00a0 CEFE, will co-supervise the project; in collaboration with Claire Doutrelant, C\u00e9line Teplitsky, CEFE). They\u00a0 will benefit from a long-term research project involving 50 years of life history data and over 15 years of\u00a0 behavioural data from four blue tit populations from Corsica and the continent and will develop methods to\u00a0 collect environmental data (e.g., LiDAR and NDVI) around nest boxes.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The candidate will be based at the Universit\u00e9 du Qu\u00e9bec \u00e0 Montr\u00e9al (UQAM, Canada), with the opportunity\u00a0 to visit the Centre d\u2019Ecologie Fonctionnelle et Evolutive (CEFE, CNRS) in Montpellier (France) once a year.\u00a0 The PhD candidate will participate in field studies in Corsica for three spring seasons. The PhD will be funded\u00a0 for four years by an NSERC-Discovery grant (Can$24,000 per year + $4,000 institutional scholarship per\u00a0<\/span>year for the first three years + potential additional funding through a teaching assistantship and institutional\u00a0 fellowships). Priority will be given to applications from candidates who are eligible for excellence fellowships\u00a0 from the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC) or the Fonds de Recherche Qu\u00e9bec\u00a0 Nature et Technologies (FRQNT). The project can start in either September 2026 or January 2027,\u00a0 depending on whether a study permit needs to be applied for with Immigration Canada.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Although UQAM is a francophone university, international non-French speakers are welcome to apply, as\u00a0 they can write their thesis in English. If you would like more information about the project, please contact\u00a0 Denis R\u00e9ale (reale.denis@uqam.ca) or Anne Charmantier (anne.charmantier@cefe.cnrs.fr). Applications\u00a0 should be sent to Denis R\u00e9ale (reale.denis@uqam.ca) before 20 May and should include a CV,\u00a0<\/span>undergraduate and postgraduate transcripts, a letter of intent and the names of three references.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Projet de doctorat enti\u00e8rement financ\u00e9, sur les processus \u00e9co-\u00e9volutifs favorisant\u00a0 l\u2019\u00e9mergence de corr\u00e9lations ph\u00e9notype-environnement et g\u00e9notype-environnement\u00a0 chez des populations m\u00e9diterran\u00e9ennes de m\u00e9sanges bleues\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n

Nous recherchons un.e candidat.e avec une solide formation et un int\u00e9r\u00eat marqu\u00e9 pour l\u2019\u00e9cologie \u00e9volutive\u00a0 ou comportementale, ainsi qu\u2019une certaine expertise en g\u00e9n\u00e9tique quantitative et en analyses de s\u00e9lection\u00a0 (mod\u00e8les mixtes et mod\u00e8les animaux), le tout associ\u00e9 \u00e0 un vif int\u00e9r\u00eat pour le travail de terrain sur des\u00a0 populations de passereaux sauvages, afin d\u2019\u00e9tudier les diff\u00e9rents processus \u00e9co-\u00e9volutifs et les m\u00e9canismes\u00a0 imm\u00e9diats susceptibles d\u2019entra\u00eener des corr\u00e9lations ph\u00e9notype-environnement ou g\u00e9notype-environnement.\u00a0 Dans un environnement h\u00e9t\u00e9rog\u00e8ne, quatre\u00a0<\/span>processus adaptatifs potentiels <\/span>am\u00e8neraient les individus d\u2019une m\u00eame <\/span>population ou de populations diff\u00e9rentes \u00e0 <\/span>utiliser un environnement ad\u00e9quat \u00e0 leur <\/span>ph\u00e9notype ou \u00e0 leur g\u00e9notype : 1) les <\/span>pressions de s\u00e9lection locales ; 2) le choix <\/span>d\u2019habitat en fonction du ph\u00e9notype ou du <\/span>g\u00e9notype (c.-\u00e0-d., les animaux ont \u00e9volu\u00e9 <\/span>pour choisir un environnement qui <\/span>correspond \u00e0 leur ph\u00e9notype) ; 3) les <\/span>r\u00e9ponses ph\u00e9notypiquement plastiques (c.-<\/span>\u00e0-d., les animaux ont \u00e9volu\u00e9 pour modifier\u00a0<\/span>leur ph\u00e9notype et s\u2019ajuster \u00e0 leur <\/span>environnement) ; et 4) la construction de niche en fonction du ph\u00e9notype ou du g\u00e9notype (c.-\u00e0-d., les\u00a0 animaux ont \u00e9volu\u00e9 pour modifier l\u2019environnement pour l\u2019ajuster \u00e0 leur ph\u00e9notype). Par ailleurs, la\u00a0 comp\u00e9tition intrasp\u00e9cifique peut conduire \u00e0 une distribution non al\u00e9atoire, et non adaptative, des individus\u00a0 dans l\u2019environnement selon leur ph\u00e9notype ou leur g\u00e9notype. Ces processus devraient aboutir \u00e0 des\u00a0 corr\u00e9lations ph\u00e9notype-environnement ou g\u00e9notype-environnement, qui contribuent \u00e0 maintenir la variation\u00a0 des caract\u00e8res dans les populations naturelles.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Le ou la candidate fera partie d\u2019une \u00e9quipe de recherche franco-canadienne (Denis R\u00e9ale de l\u2019UQAM et\u00a0 Anne Charmantier du CEFE seront encadrants principaux ; C\u00e9line Teplitsky et Claire Doutrelant du CEFE\u00a0 seront collaboratrices). Elle ou il b\u00e9n\u00e9ficiera des donn\u00e9es d\u2019un projet de recherche \u00e0 long terme (50 ans de\u00a0 donn\u00e9es sur les traits d\u2019histoire de vie et > 15 ans sur les comportements) portant sur quatre populations de\u00a0 m\u00e9sanges bleues de Corse et du continent. Il ou elle d\u00e9veloppera des m\u00e9thodes de collecte de donn\u00e9es\u00a0 environnementales (par exemple, Lidar et NDVI) autour des nichoirs.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Le ou la candidate sera bas\u00e9.e \u00e0 l\u2019Universit\u00e9 du Qu\u00e9bec \u00e0 Montr\u00e9al (UQAM, Canada), avec la possibilit\u00e9\u00a0 d\u2019effectuer des s\u00e9jours annuels au Centre d\u2019\u00e9cologie fonctionnelle et \u00e9volutive (CEFE, CNRS) \u00e0 Montpellier\u00a0 (France). Elle ou il participera \u00e0 l\u2019\u00e9tude de terrain en Corse pendant trois printemps. Le projet sera financ\u00e9\u00a0 pendant quatre ans par des fonds du CRSNG-D\u00e9couverte (24 000 dollars canadiens par an + $4000 par an\u00a0 de bourses institutionnelles pour les trois premi\u00e8res ann\u00e9es, auxquels pourront s\u2019ajouter des revenus\u00a0 suppl\u00e9mentaires provenant de postes d\u2019assistant d\u2019enseignement et de bourses institutionnelles). Nous\u00a0 prioriserons les candidatures \u00e9ligibles aux bourses d\u2019excellence du Conseil de Recherche en Science\u00a0 Naturelle et G\u00e9nie (CRSNG) ou du Fonds de Recherche Qu\u00e9bec Nature et Technologie (FRQNT). Le projet\u00a0 pourra commencer soit en septembre 2026, soit en janvier 2027, en fonction de la n\u00e9cessit\u00e9 de demander\u00a0 un permis d\u2019\u00e9tudes aupr\u00e8s d\u2019Immigration Canada.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

L\u2019UQAM est une universit\u00e9 francophone, mais les candidats internationaux non francophones sont les\u00a0 bienvenus et peuvent r\u00e9diger leur th\u00e8se en anglais. Pour plus d\u2019informations sur le projet, veuillez contacter\u00a0 Denis R\u00e9ale (reale.denis@uqam.ca) ou Anne Charmantier (anne.charmantier@cefe.cnrs.fr). Veuillez\u00a0 envoyer votre candidature (un CV, les relev\u00e9s de notes de 1<\/span>er <\/span>cycle et 2<\/span>nd <\/span>cycle, une lettre de motivation et\u00a0 les coordonn\u00e9es de trois r\u00e9f\u00e9rences) \u00e0 Denis R\u00e9ale (reale.denis@uqam.ca) avant le 20 mai 2026.<\/span><\/p>","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":0,"template":"","meta":{"_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"","_seopress_titles_title":"","_seopress_titles_desc":"","_seopress_robots_index":"","_promoted":"","_job_location":"Universit\u00e9 du Qu\u00e9bec \u00e0 Montr\u00e9al (UQAM, Canada)","_application":"","_company_name":"Universit\u00e9 du Qu\u00e9bec \u00e0 Montr\u00e9al (UQAM, Canada)","_company_website":"","_company_tagline":"","_company_twitter":"","_company_video":"","_filled":0,"_featured":0,"_remote_position":0,"_job_salary":"","_job_salary_currency":"","_job_salary_unit":""},"job-types":[83],"class_list":{"0":"post-3019","1":"job_listing","2":"type-job_listing","3":"status-publish","4":"hentry","6":"job-type-grad-student"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/csee-scee.ca\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/job-listings\/3019","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/csee-scee.ca\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/job-listings"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/csee-scee.ca\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/job_listing"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/csee-scee.ca\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/csee-scee.ca\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3019"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"job_listing_type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/csee-scee.ca\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/job-types?post=3019"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}