We had a very productive and inspirational lab retreat. On the first day, everybody presented current and past work, we had a “walk&talk” to catch up with each other and explore the area, and we ended with a fantastic workshop exploring some topics of interest and future directions (and ended with drinks!). The second day we started with a workshop about strengths and weaknesses, discussed lab organization and ended with the opportunity to sit together one-on-one for mentoring/scientific exchange. And of course there was time for a group picture! Thank you all that helped organizing this retreat!

Our lab was well represented at the Behaviour2023 congress, with 5 poster presentations.

A great opportunity is available for a three year PhD studentship to work on the genomic analysis of dispersal and adaptation in porcini mushrooms. The position will combine fieldwork in Germany, the UK, France and Spain with lab-based bioinformatic analysis of next generation sequencing data.

The deadline for applications is 1st March 2022. All materials should be e-mailed as a single PDF to: joseph.hoffman[at]uni-bielefeld.de with ‘PhD application’ in the subject line.

Please see the attached PDF for more details about the position and do not hesitate to contact me with any questions at joseph.hoffman[at]uni-bielefeld.de.

An opportunity has become available for a four year postdoc to work on the genomics and epigenetics of Antarctic fur seals. We are seeking a candidate with a keen interest in population genetics and experience of RAD sequencing and related approaches.

The deadline for applications is February 25th 2022. All materials should be e-mailed as a single PDF to: joseph.hoffman@uni-bielefeld.de with ‘Postdoc application Wiss 19036’ in the subject line.

Please see the attached PDF for more details about the position and do not hesitate to contact me with any questions at joseph.hoffman[at]uni-bielefeld.de.