NRSP-8: NAGRP Aquaculture Genome Program

 

Two post-doctoral positions in Evolutionary Genetics/Genomics, Turku, Finland

Post-doctoral position in Evolutionary Functional Genomics

A post-doctoral position is available in Craig Primmer’s research group (see http://users.utu.fi/primmer for more details) at the University of Turku, Finland, as a part of the recently funded Finnish Centre of Excellence in Evolutionary Genetics and Physiology which also includes the research groups of Professor Juha Merilä (see http://www.helsinki.fi/biosci/egru/) and Professor Mikko Nikinmaa (http://www.sci.utu.fi/biologia/fysiologia/nikinmaa_eng.htm).

The successful applicant will be expected to have the necessary molecular skills and scientific enthusiasm to contribute significantly to functional genomics aspects of two multi-disciplinary collaborative projects:

identification of genes involved in local adaptation in a wild grayling, Thymallus thymallus, study system (see Haugen & Vøtad 2000; Koskinen et al. 2002 for background)

identification of genes involved in maintaining species barriers in Ficedula flycatchers (see Primmer et. al 2002; Sæe et al. 2003 for background).

In addition to playing a major role in these projects, the successful applicant will be encouraged to develop their own research program within the scope of the Centre of Excellence (including supervision of graduate students), and research funding will be provided to support this. A very limited amount of undergraduate teaching on research related topics will also be encouraged.

Researchers with previous post-doctoral experience in functional genomics (in any organism) and with the imagination and interest necessary to use their experience to address questions in evolutionary biology are especially encouraged to apply.

Informal inquires and applications should be addressed to Prof. Craig Primmer (craig.primmer@utu.fi). Applications should include a full CV, a statement of previous research and supervision experience as well as an outline current research interests and names and contact details of at least two referees. Review of applications will commence at the end of January 2006 with the preferred starting date being prior to April 2006. The position is initially available until the end of 2008. The salary range is 2200-2900 EUR per month, depending on the previous post-doctoral experience of the candidate.

Haugen, T. O. & Vøllestad, L. A. (2000) Population differences in early life- history traits in grayling. Journal of Evolutionary Biology 13: 897-905

Koskinen MT, Haugen TO and Primmer CR. (2002) Contemporary fisherian life-history evolution in small salmonid populations. Nature 419: 826-830.

Primmer CR, Borge T, Haavie J, and Sætre G-P. (2002) Single-nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) characterization in species with limited available sequence information: high nucleotide diversity revealed in the avian genome. Molecular Ecology 11: 603-612.

Sætre G-P, Borge T, Lindroos K, Haavie J, Sheldon BC, Primmer CR, and Syvänen A-C. (2003) Sex chromosome evolution and speciation in Ficedula flycatchers. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London. Series B. 270: 53-59.

Post-doctoral position in Evolutionary and Population Genetics, Turku, Finland

A post-doctoral position is available in Craig Primmer’s research group (see http://users.utu.fi/primmer for more details) at the University of Turku, Finland, as a part of the recently funded Finnish Centre of Excellence in Evolutionary Genetics and Physiology which also includes the research groups of Professor Juha Merilä (see http://www.helsinki.fi/biosci/egru/) and Professor Mikko Nikinmaa (http://www.sci.utu.fi/biologia/fysiologia/nikinmaa_eng.htm).

The successful applicant will be expected to have the necessary skills and enthusiasm to contribute to population and evolutionary genetic aspects of two multi-disciplinary collaborative projects:

The genetic basis of micro-geographic local adaptation in grayling, Thymallus thymallus, (see Koskinen et al. 2001, 2002 for background).

The genetics of speciation in Ficedula flycatchers (see Primmer et. al 2002; Sætre et al. 2003 for background).

In addition to playing a major role in these projects, the successful applicant will be encouraged to develop their own research program within the scope of the Centre of Excellence (including supervision of graduate students), and research funding will be provided to support this. A very limited amount of undergraduate teaching on research-related topics will also be encouraged.

A strong theoretical background in evolutionary and population genetics is desirable as is the capacity to bring new perspectives to these projects and the laboratory.

Informal inquires and applications should be addressed to Prof. Craig Primmer (craig.primmer@utu.fi). Applications should include a full CV, a statement of previous research and supervision experience as well as current research interests and names and contact details of at least two referees. Review of applications will commence at the end of January 2006 with the preferred starting date being April 2006 at the latest. The position is initially available until the end of 2008. The salary range is 2200-2900 EUR per month, depending on the level of previous post-doctoral experience of the candidate. Candidates with previous post-doctoral experience may be preferred.

Koskinen MT, Haugen TO and Primmer CR. (2002) Contemporary fisherian life-history evolution in small salmonid populations. Nature 419: 826-830.

Koskinen MT, Piironen J and Primmer CR (2001) Deep inter-population divergence in European grayling (Thymallus thymallus, Salmonidae) at a microgeographic scale: implications for conservation. Conservation Genetics 2: 133-143

Primmer CR, Borge T, Haavie J, and Sætre G-P. (2002) Single-nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) characterization in species with limited available sequence information: high nucleotide diversity revealed in the avian genome. Molecular Ecology 11: 603-612.

Sætre G-P, Borge T, Lindroos K, Haavie J, Sheldon BC, Primmer CR, and Syvänen A-C. (2003) Sex chromosome evolution and speciation in Ficedula flycatchers. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London. Series B. 270: 53-59.