法国CNRS中心人类进化生物博士后岗位

Institute：

 Institute of Evolutionary Sciences, CNRS - UMR 5554 

Position:

POST-DOCTORAL POSITION in Human Evolutionary Biology

Job Description:

Project:
Evolution of handedness in human populations
Part 1. Social status and handedness
Social status is a fitness component in humans, as in other social species with dominance relationships. Associations between socio-economic status and handedness have been found in a western society in a population of children and in several large cohorts of adults. We propose to investigate this relation in other cultures, especially in traditional or sub-traditional societies that have not experienced the demographic transition.
Part 2. Sex and handedness
There are more left-handed men than women, in most societies so far investigated. Why left-handed women still exist is not well understood, in light of the advantage found, in fighting interactions, which does not concern women. One possible explanation is an indirect advantage for women, through their sons, because there is a maternal component in the inheritance of left-handedness. This aspect has only been explored theoretically, and requires empirical evidence.
These two parts are to be completed with other aspects, according to competence and expertise, e.g. the temporal variation of handedness (through bilateral asymmetries in past remains), and the investigation of the evolutionary causes of historical and geographical variations.

Duration:
24 months (including at least 6 months of field work)

Candidate:
The candidate should have:
- a phD in Evolutionary Biology or Evolutionary Anthropology,
- some experience with field work, preferably in non-western countries,
- a strong motivation to improve the understanding of human evolution!

Application:
CV, list of publications, names and email addresses of at least two research scientists able to fully evaluate the candidate, and cover letter should be sent to Charlotte Faurie (charlotte.faurie@univ-montp2.fr).

Salary ：

1,430-1,741 € monthly, net (according to experience)

Contact:

Charlotte Faurie, charlotte.faurie@univ-montp2.fr