PhD in Collective Behavior

The Max Planck Institute of Animal Behavior (Genes and Behavior Research Group led by Dr. Serena Ding) invites applications for a PhD student position titled "towering behavior and collective dispersal in nematode groups". The position is based in Konstanz, Germany and is fully funded for a period of 3 years with the possibility of a 1-year extension. The successful candidate will join the International Max Planck Research School for Quantitative Behavior, Ecology, and Evolution (IMPRS-QBEE) and will work in a lab-to-field, international research environment focusing on quantitative and mechanistic investigations of individual and collective behavioral strategies in nematodes. Research will primarily involve laboratory-based investigations with opportunities to join field work./n