Virginie Millien


Assistant Professor

Curator of Zoology & Paleontology

Photo (c) Le Code Chastenay

 

Research

 

My main research focus is the evolution of body size and morphological diversity in relation to environmental change:

 

  1. • Ecotypic variation and climate change

  2. • The evolution of species on islands

  3. • The effects of climate change and isolation on morphological evolution

  4. • Functional morphology in fossil rodents and other mammals

  5. • Competition and community size structure among coexisting species

Opportunities for Students

 

I am currently seeking individuals interested in pursuing a graduate degree in the Redpath Museum and   Department of Biology at McGill University beginning January 2010. There are a number of projects available and you will find more information here.

Positions

 

2008-present     Assistant Professor, Redpath Museum, McGill University

2008-present     Associate Member, Department of Biology, McGill University

2005-present     Curator of Paleontology & Zoology, Redpath Museum, McGill University

2004-2005          Research Associate, Redpath Museum, McGill University

2003-2004          Post-doctorate Fellow, Redpath Museum, McGill University

2000                    Post-doctorate Fellow, Department of Ecology, Evolution and Marine Biology

                             UC Santa-Barbara

1996-1999          Doctorate Fellow, Institut des Sciences de l’Evolution, Universite Montpellier II &

                             Laboratoire Fonctionnement et Evolution des Ecosystemes

                             Ecole Normale Superieure, France

 

 

Education

 

1996-1999          Doctorate: Paleontology, Paleobiology & Phylogeny, Universite Montpellier II

1995-1996          D.E.A.: Paleontology, Universite Montpellier II

1993-1996          Magistere: Earth Sciences, Ecole Normale Superieure, Paris