**Job Description**
This BBSRC-funded project aims to investigate the mechanisms underlying sensitivity to heat stress in sperm, given the urgent need to understand climate change impacts on organisms. Research has shown that male fertility is often lost at lower temperatures than lethal limits. The project will explore how simulated heatwaves affect testes morphology, sperm DNA damage, and gene expression in Drosophila fruit flies, using molecular and cellular techniques. Insights gained will be valuable for biodiversity conservation and food security.
**Skills & Abilities**
• Established background in molecular aspects of evolutionary ecology or development
• Experience in designing, undertaking and analysing large scale experiments with invertebrates
• Relevant experience of spermatogenesis in other species
• Proficiency in molecular/cellular techniques (RNA-seq and RT-qPCR, confocal microscopy, TUNEL assays)
**Qualifications**
Required Degree(s) in:
• Evolutionary Ecology
• Evo-Devo
• Cell and Developmental Biology
• A closely allied discipline
**Experience**
Other:
• PhD (or close to completion)
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