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University of Jyväskylä and Helsinki, bioinformatics
The newly appointed Centre of Excellence in Biological Interactions funded by the Academy of Finland calls for applications for one two-year post doc position, with the possibility for a one-year extension in evolutionary genomics. The partners of the Centre of Excellence are located at the University of Jyväskylä, Finland (Prof. Johanna Mappes and Prof. Jaana Bamford), University of Helsinki, Finland (Prof. Liselotte Sundström) and Australian National University (Prof. Hanna Kokko). We offer a stimulating, creative and international working environment, modern facilities, reliable funding, excellent career prospects and nice colleagues.
The successful candidate will work mainly on two non-model systems, the Wood Tiger Moth (Parasemia plantaginis), and the ant Formica exsecta, on research questions related to the evolution of polymorphic warning colouration, and the evolution of life-history strategies and under multi-level selection. We are looking for a motivated candidate with good track record of relevant publications, experience in transcriptome and genome bioinformatics, and who enjoys problem solving and working with a team of ecologists and evolutionary biologists. The candidate should have a PhD in evolutionary biology, genetics, bioinformatics or a related relevant field. In particular we value good programming skills (python, perl etc), an ability to manage and integrate next generation sequence data with information from existing genomic databases, and a willingness to take a leading role in supervising post-doctoral and PhD students in these procedures. Excellent communication skills are essential because the post doc will collaborate with other members (PhD students and post docs) in the group who are working in the areas of molecular biology, ecology, behavioural and chemical ecology.
In addition to the main research programme, the post doc will have an opportunity to develop related research ideas together with other members of the CoE as well as collaborators at other institutes. We offer a stimulating, creative and international working environment, modern facilities, reliable funding, excellent career prospects and nice colleagues.
Candidates are encouraged to contact Prof. Liselotte Sundström (biotiede-bioint@helsinki.fi) for informal inquiries and further particulars.
o Application deadline: 20 January 2012
o Starting date: the position is available from 1 February 2012; starting date is negotiable
o Salary: 3000€-3600€ (gross) monthly depending on experience; health insurance and other benefits are included
o The position is based at the Universities of Jyväskylä and Helsinki.