Vacancies
This section contains jobs currently being offered by social insect labs from both the NW European section, but also more widely. It also contains opportunities in the field which may be relevant.
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24/04/2026
Post-doctoral Research Associate in Molecular Ecology, York - Deadline 12/05/26
The goal of the project is to increase the effectiveness of wood ant translocations, used to restore their ecosystem engineering functions to woodlands where they are lacking. Current ant translocation projects typically disregard the complex ant-aphid mutualisms occurring in the forest canopy, despite their key role in providing the energy to fuel wood ant colony success.
The successful candidate will implement the molecular ecology aspects of the project. This will include leading on the ecological aspects of the fieldwork (UK based), including liaising with site managers and collaborating with the technical team who will operate the drone technology. The candidate will carry out laboratory and bioinformatic analyses to characterise the nutritional metabolomics of the samples collected. The candidate will also work with the technical team on providing the ecological insight to validate the hyperspectral imaging protocol.
For more information see here.
19/12/2025
Tenure-track Professorship at the Goethe University of Frankfurt, Germany, with focus on "Evolutionary Ecology of social Hymenoptera". Application deadline: 25. Januar 2026. More details here (in German)
27/02/2026
French Speaking - Carcaud Lab,Research Technician, CNRS, Paris - Deadline: 04/03/26
A 12-month "animal biology engineer" position looking at characterisation of sex pheromones in bumblebees working with Julie Carcaud in Paris. Work will mostly be investigating bumblebee and fruit fly responses to putative sex pheromones, creation and breeding of transgenic fly lines, and behavioural assays with bumblebees.
For more information about the job application, and how to apply, click here.
12/03/2026
PhD position: “Transcriptional Regulation in Beetle Sociality“, Frankfurt, Germany - Deadline: 29/03/2026
A fixed term (65% according to TV-L 13, for 36 months) PhD position investigating the gene regulatory mechanisms underpinning parental care within the context of understanding the evolution of eusociality.
For more information and how to apply click here.
24/02/2026
Laboratory Technician - Chittka Lab, Queen Mary's University, London - Deadline: 24/03/2026
Applications are invited for a Research Technician in Prof Lars Chittka’s laboratory in the School of Biological and Behavioural Sciences. Our group is an internationally leading team working on insect cognition and its welfare implication.
For more information about the job application, and how to apply, click here.
For more information about the research context click here.
12/03/2026
PhD Position: “Transcriptional Regulation of Odorant Perception“, Frankfurt, Germany - Deadline: 6/04/2026
A fixed term (65% according to TV-L 13, for 36 months) PhD position investigating the epigenetic mechanisms underlying Odorant Receptor gene expression as part of a multiomics approach to investigating Cuticular Hydrocarbon detection in hymenopteran insects.
For more information and how to apply click here.