PhD student (M/F) in paleobotany: Paleozoic wood disparity and its functional implications

id="offer-description" class="ecl-u-type-heading-2 ecl-u-mt-none ecl-u-mb-l">Offer Description The project will take place in Montpellier at UMR AMAP, an interdisciplinary research unit dedicated to advancing fundamental knowledge about plants and vegetation ( https://amaplab.fr/fr/index.php ). The doctoral student will be integrated into the research groups “ Biodiversity” and “Plant Architecture and Functioning” within the unit's 2027–2032 research project. They will be affiliated with the GAIA doctoral school at the University of Montpellier ( https://gaia.umontpellier.fr/ ). Material Resources: The Ph.D. student will have a dedicated workstation in a shared office. A new laptop and accessories (headset, external hard drive) will be provided at the start of the thesis. The doctoral student will have direct access to the fossil material in the University of Montpellier's paleobotany collections, which contain numerous anatomically preserved woody stems from the Devonian, Carboniferous, and Permian periods, as well as more than 2,000 prepared thin sections, wafers, or peels of these specimens. The doctoral student will also have access to the UMR's paleobotany and microscopy facilities for the preparation and observation of specimens. This material will be supplemented by specimens from other collections, notably in Paris for Mesozoic and Cenozoic woods, and potentially by field collection work. The Ph.D. student will receive regular guidance, with a formal meeting with thei