Hosting Information
- Offer Deadline: Wed, 9 Sep 2026 - 16:00
- EU Research Framework Programme: Horizon Europe - MSCA
- Country: Spain
- City: Granada
Organisation/Institute
- Organisation / Company: University of Granada
- Department: Genetics
- Laboratory: Evoflor – Grupo de Biología Evolutiva
- Is the Hosting related to staff position within a Research Infrastructure? No
Contact Information
- Organisation / Company Type: Higher Education Institution
- Website: http://www.ofpi.ugr.es, http://wpd.ugr.es/~fperfect, http://www.evoflor.org
Description
MSCA-PF: Joint application at the University of Granada. Department of Genetics.
Professor Francisco Perfectti, from the Department of Genetics at the University of Granada, welcomes postdoctoral candidates interested in applying for a Marie Skłodowska-Curie Postdoctoral Fellowship (MSCA-PF) in 2026 at this University. Please note that applicants must comply with the Mobility Rule (for more information about the 2026 call, please consult this link).
Brief description of the institution:
The University of Granada (UGR), founded in 1531, is one of the largest and most important universities in Spain. With more than 57,000 undergraduate and postgraduate students and almost 7,000 members of staff, the UGR offers 97 undergraduate degrees, 157 master’s degrees (7 of which are double degrees) and 28 doctoral programmes via its 124 departments and nearly 50 centers. Accordingly, the UGR offers one of the most extensive and diverse ranges of higher education programmes in Spain.
The UGR has been awarded with the "Human Resources Excellence in Research (HRS4R)", which reflects the institution’s commitment to continuously improve its human resource policies in line with the European Charter for Researchers and the Code of Conduct for the Recruitment of Researchers. The UGR is also internationally renowned for its excellence in diverse research fields and ranked among the top Spanish universities in a variety of ranking criteria, such as national R&D projects, fellowships awarded, publications, and international funding.
The UGR is one of the few Spanish Universities listed in the Shanghai Top 500 ranking - Academic Ranking of World Universities (ARWU). The 2025 edition of the ARWU places the UGR in 301-400th position in the world and as the 3-8 highest ranked University in Spain, reaffirming its position as an institution at the forefront of national and international research. From the perspective of specialist areas in the ARWU rankings, the UGR is outstanding in Mathematics, Artificial Intelligence and Dentistry & Oral Sciences (ranked between 51th-75th position), Computer Science & Engineering, Education and Hospitality & Tourism Management (between 76-100th position), and in the areas of Food Science & Technology and Business Administration (between 101-150th position). A little lower in the ranking, the UGR also stands out in the areas of Earth Sciences, Law, Management, Nursing, Psychology and Statistics, in which the UGR is positioned in the 151-200th position.
Additionally, the UGR counts with 4 researchers at the top of the Highly Cited Researchers (HCR) list, most of them related to the Computer Science and Mathematics scientific areas. It is also well recognised for its presence in the top 200 Universities in Europe at 83th place.
Internationally, the University of Granada is firmly committed to its participation in the calls of the Framework Programme of the European Union. For the duration of the prevoius Framework Programme, Horizon 2020, the UGR obtained a total of 124 projects with a total funding of more than €30 million. For the current Framework Programme, Horizon Europe, the UGR has obtained 136 projects, so far, with a total funding of more than €38 million.
Brief description of the Centre/Research Group:
The candidate will join the Evoflor (http://www.evoflor.org), a multidisciplinary network of researchers studying diverse aspects of the evolution of plants, animals and their interactions. We integrate genetic, genomic, and ecological studies from theoretical and experimental perspectives. We are also part of the research unit “Modeling Nature: from nano to macro” (MNat, http://www.modelingnature.org) at the University of Granada. Within MNat, we integrate a multidisciplinary team of researchers studying various aspects of evolutionary biology, mainly at the intersection of genetics and ecology.
Project description:
How organisms adapt to changing environments is a central question in ecology and evolution. Phenotypic plasticity, the ability of a genotype to produce alternative phenotypes when exposed to different environments, is a pervasive response of most organisms when facing varying conditions. Plastic responses of organisms are often an active action to avoid any reduction in fitness. This adaptive plasticity allows organisms to cope successfully with environmental changes. Although fundamental to understanding how plasticity evolves, demonstrating adaptive plasticity remains elusive. Within our research line "Phenotypic plasticity as a driver of evolution" we are studying the genetic basis of the phenotypic plasticity in the plant genus Moricandia (Brassicaceae), using Moricandia arvensis, a C3-C4 plant, as a model system. This plant is unique because it responds differently to mild and wet spring conditions than it does to the extremely dry and hot summer. We will investigate the plant's multivariate within-individual phenotypic plasticity (MWIP) at specific traits (flowers, leaf economics spectrum, photosynthetic metabolism, life history). We will explore both the ecological and genetic causes of MWIP, including the role of gene expression, alternative splicing, and small RNAs. We will also examine the epigenome to see how they affect MWIP. Altogether, our interdisciplinary research will contribute to filling important gaps in our understanding of phenotypic plasticity. For a paper describing this system, please consult https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-020-17875-1.
Research Area:
- Environment and Geosciences (ENV)
- Life Sciences (LIFE)
For a correct evaluation of your candidature, please send the documents below to Professor Francisco Perfectti (fperfect@ugr.es):
- CV
- Letter of recommendation (optional)
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