Faculty of Biology, Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań: Department of Bioenergetics (Professor Hanna Kmita) and Department of Animal Taxonomy and Ecology (Professor UAM Łukasz Kaczmarek). The PhD student will join the research group which consists of two senior researchers, one young researcher, four PhD students and a few regular students. The group works on different aspects of tardigrade physiology, ecology and taxonomy using a broad spectrum of research techniques including different kinds of microscopy as well as cellular and molecular biology tools.