Evolution Jobs: Issue 12 (12 posts)

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Young investigator positions at the Institute for Computational Biology of Montpellier (France) FOR DIFFUSION AND APPLICATION! The Institute for Computational Biology (IBC) of Montpellier is seeking to hire five young investigators, one for each of five work-packages (see below). These young researchers will benefit from an exceptional scientific environment combining the presence of numerous leading international biocomputational researchers at IBC with a vibrant community of biologists in Montpellier. REQUIREMENTS and ... Read online.

PostDoc: U Innsbruck - Bioinformatics MOLECULAR ECOLOGY, INSTITUTE OF ECOLOGY, UNIVERSITY OF INNSBRUCK PostDoc position We seek to hire a PostDoc with training in bioinformatics. The position is a 36-months position at the Molecular Ecology group of the Institute of Ecology, starting from 1 March 2014. Centering on the Alpine Space, the group's mission is interdisciplinary research, embedded in international collaboration networks. A list of ... Read online.

CALL for NEW RESEARCH GROUP LEADERS, LYON, FRANCE CALL for NEW RESEARCH GROUP LEADERS, LYON, FRANCE Deadline 15th of July 2013 The Institut de Gnomique Fonctionnelle de Lyon (IGFL) currently hosts 13 groups (approx. 110 personnel). The Institute has just moved to a newly commissioned 3200 sq. m. building, within the multidisciplinary campus of Lyon-Gerland, and, in line with its expansion, is hiring additional groups. Research at ... Read online.

Graduate position: Penn State Evolutionary Genetics Mimicry A PhD Graduate Student Research Assistantship is currently available in the Hines Lab at Pennsylvania State University to study the evolutionary genetics and developmental mechanisms underlying mimetic color variation in bumble bees. This project is highly integrative, including training in the areas of genetics, genomics, developmental biology, pigment chemistry, systematics, and entomology, and will likely involve bee rearing and field ... Read online.

UWestern Ontario - Evolutionary Physiology in the cold: 2 PhD studentships *Evolutionary Physiology in the cold: 2 PhD studentships* Several PhD positions available in the Sinclair lab, Department of Biology, University of Western Ontario. 1.Evolutionary physiology of insect freeze tolerance.This project will use a combination of transcriptomics and physiology to determine the common factors that allow some insects to withstand internal ice formation. 2.Overwintering adaptations associated with the ... Read online.

Job: Assistant Prof Bioinformatics UPenn Assistant Professor, Penn Institute for Biomedical Informatics The Penn Institute for Biomedical Informatics at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania seeks candidates for an Assistant Professor position in the tenure track. The successful applicant will have experience in the field of bioinformatics research. Applicants must have an M.D. and/or Ph.D degree and have demonstrated exce ... Read online.

Graduate position: ULausanne - Evolution Social Insects PhD position: communication and decision-making in social insects, University of Lausanne (Switzerland) We invite applications for a 3-year SNSF (Swiss National Science Foundation) funded PhD position at the University of Lausanne, Switzerland. We are looking for a highly motivated student to study communication, learning and decision-making in ants and bees. In many social insect species, workers communicate about profitable ... Read online.

NERC Bioinformatics fellowships at UCL UCL's Research Department of Genetics, Evolution and Environment invites expressions of interest from potential applicants to NERC's Independent Research Fellowships in Bioinformatics. NERC has recently launched a research programme in "Mathematics and Informatics for Environmental 'Omic Data Synthesis" and funds 5-year fellowships for early-career scientists wishing to establish independent research groups. More information on the scheme and the background ... Read online.

Graduate position: ULaval - Genomics Behavioural Manipulation PhD position: Genomic and proteomic mechanisms of behavioural take-over of sticklebacks by a parasitic flatworm We are looking for a motivated student to join our team to work on the ecological genomics of host-parasite interactions at UNIVERSIT LAVAL, Quebec City, Canada. Our labs are part of the Biology Department and are located in the INSTITUTE OF INTEGRATIVE AND SYSTEMS ... Read online.

UPorto: Two post doctoral research associates in bioinformatics and population genetics The Population Genomics and Traits Group at CIBIO-University of Porto (http://cibio.up.pt) is seeking candidates for two Posdoctoral fellowships. The successful candidates will be expected to engage in a vigorous basic and applied research program focused on NGS (next generation sequencing) and SNPchip data from several domestic species and their wild relative species. The initial appointment to this position is for ... Read online.

Postdoc: StanfordUniv - Ant Evolution A postdoctoral position is available in the Gordon lab in the Department of Biology at Stanford University. The project will involve developing and testing models of how ants assess interaction rate. The ideal candidate will have experience in behavioral experiments with ants (or other insects) and some background in mathematics or computer science. The position is for a recent Ph.D. ... Read online.

UZurich: Professorship in Environmental Science / Ecology The Faculty of Science at the University of Zurich invites applications for a Professorship in Environmental Science / Ecology at the Institute of Evolutionary Biology and Environmental Studies. The Institute conducts research in the fields of ecology, evolution, behaviour and the environment. We seek an outstanding and innovative ecologist who is familiar with evolutionary concepts. Examples of areas of ... Read online.

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