Leader of the Research Group "Genetics and Biomorphology of Mammals"
Education and scientific degrees:
- Professor: 2004
- Habilitation Thesis: 1999, Institute of Systematics and Evolution of Animals, Polish Academy of Sciences, Kraków
- PhD: 1989, Jagiellonian University, Faculty of Biology and Earth Sciences, Kraków
- Msc: 1981, Jagiellonian University, Faculty of Biology and Earth Sciences, Kraków
Research profile:
The main research interests of J. M. Wójcik include population genetics and evolution of mammals. He is the editor and co-author of one scientific book and 79 scientific papers, articles and research reports. His ongoing studies are focused on: (1) genetic diversity in the European bison; (2) phylogeography of the bank vole. J. M. Wójcik is a supervisor of two PhD students from Poland.
International experience:
- 2008 - 3-month research visit to the Department of Biology, University of York, UK
- 1990-1991 - 10-month post-doctoral fellowship of the British Council to the Department of Zoology, Oxford University, UK
- 1988 - 1-month training and research visit to Institute d'Ecologie, Faculte des Sciences, Universite de Lausanne, Switzerland
- 1987 - 1-month training and research visit to Museo National de Ciencias Naturales, Madrid, Spain
Awards and prizes:
- 1999 - Award of the Department of Biological Sciences of the Polish Academy of Sciences (for the scientific book: "Evolution of Shrews" J.M. Wójcik & M. Wolsan, eds - Mammal Research Institute, Białowieża: 1- 458.)
- 1994 - Award of the Department of Biological Sciences of the Polish Academy of Sciences (for the publication: "Chromosome races of the common shrew Sorex araneus in Poland: a model of karyotype evolution"- Acta Theriologica 38: 315-338.)
Membership of scientific associations:
- Chairman of the International Sorex araneus Cytogenetics Committee (1999-2002)
- Member of the Committee of Zoology of the Polish Academy of Sciences
- Member of the Scientific Council of the Białowieża National Park.