POSTDOCTORAL SCIENTIST
to work on a project within the DFG-funded German Priority Program
“Adaptomics - Evolutionary Plant Solutions to Ecological
Challenges”. The project involves the population genomic analysis of
the two endemic plant species Arabidopsis pedemontana and Arabidopsis
cebennensis to study the relationship between genetic diversity,
reproductive system and natural selection in species with small
distribution ranges and small effective population
sizes. Investigating the interplay of genetic drift and natural
selection in response to environmental change will be a central focus
of the work and will be done by genome resequencing, genetic mapping,
and additional methods. The project will be carried out in close
collaboration with the group of Marcus Koch (University of Heidelberg)
and other partners in the program.
Highly motivated candidates with a Ph. D. degree, a background in
botany, population genetics, evolutionary biology or bioinformatics,
and a record of scientific publications are welcome to apply. The
ideal candidate has experience with population genetic simulations and
statistical analysis, scripting skills (e.g., R or Python) and a good
knowledge of modern genomics methods. The project requires team
working skills and the ability to coordinate and conduct field work in
the Piemontese Alps (Italy) and the Cevennes (France) together with
local botanists.
The successful applicant will be appointed for three years. The salary
will be according to the German government salary scale (TV-L E13) and
depends on previous experience, age and marital status. The University
of Hohenheim is an equal opportunity employer. Women and members of
minority groups are strongly encouraged to apply.
We are located on a beautiful campus in the South German city of
Stuttgart with a rich cultural life and a nice surrounding. There is a
critical mass of researchers in Hohenheim wo work on plant population
and quantitative genetic analysis (mostly in a plant breeding context)
for interaction and collaboration. Further information about our group
can be obtained from http://evoplant.uni-hohenheim.de or the address
below.
Please send your application (Cover letter, CV, list of publications,
letter of research interests, addresses of at least two references)
until 15 September 2011 as a single PDF document with the subject line
“Adaptomics” by email to Bärbel Hessenauer
(baerbel.hessenauer@uni-hohenheim.de).
Dr. Karl Schmid
Professor of Crop Biodiversity and Breeding
Informatics
Institute of Plant Breeding, Seed Science and Population
Genetics
Fruwirthstrasse 21
D-70599 Stuttgart, Germany
Phone: +49 711 459 23487
Email: karl.schmid@uni-hohenheim.de