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PhD Student and Postdoctoral Positions: Arctic Sea Ice<br>
University of East Anglia<br>
Norwich, United Kingdom<br>
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The Centre for Ocean and Atmospheric Sciences (COAS) at
the University of East Anglia School of Environmental
Sciences seeks applicants for a PhD student and a
postdoctoral research position. These positions are part
of a five-year research project on Arctic Sea Ice. The PhD
position is for three and one half years and the
postdoctoral position is for two and one half years. Both
positions are based in Norwich, United Kingdom.
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The goal of the research project is to improve the
understanding of the links between the Arctic atmosphere,
sea ice, and the ocean and to investigate the
biogeochemical processes in the sea ice under various sea
ice states. A new state-of the-art sea ice chamber will be
constructed and operated and a hierarchy of numerical
models employed to support this research.<br>
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Successful applicants will be highly motivated individuals
with an interest in the technical challenge of chamber
work and the scientific challenge of understanding
fundamental sea ice properties and the<br>
relevance for the atmosphere.</span></p>
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Application deadline for the PhD position: 31 May 2014. <br>
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For further information and application details, go to:<br>
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'Tahoma','sans-serif'">PostDoc position in comparative
genomics and phylogenomics of non-bilaterian animals</span></p>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY:
'Tahoma','sans-serif'">LMU Munich, Germany<br>
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We invite applications for a PostDoc position in the
project MODELSPONGE funded by the LMUexcellent program
through the German Excellence Initiative. The project is
located at the Department of Earth- and Environmental
Sciences (Chair of Paleontology and Geobiology) and the
GeoBio-CenterLMU of the Ludwig-Maximilians-Universit?t
(LMU) M?nchen.<br>
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The phylogenetic relationships among non-bilaterian
animals (i.e. Porifera, Ctenophora, Cnidaria, Placozoa)
and their relationships to the Bilateria are still
discussed controversially. This project will build on
recently published as well as unpublished in-house
sequenced genomes of sponges and other non-bilaterians to
comparatively analyse their genomes to further our
understanding of early animal evolution. The project is
also aimed at contributing to resolve controversies about
the branching patterns at the base of the animal tree of
life. Key publications in this context from the lab
include Philippe et al., 2009, Current Biology; Pick et
al., 2010, Molecular Biology and Evolution; Philippe et
al., 2011, PLoS Biology; W?rheide et al., 2012, Advances
in Marine Biology; Dohrmann & W?rheide, 2013,
Integrative and Comparative Biology; Nosenko et al., 2013,
Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution.<br>
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We are seeking a highly motivated applicant, ideally
trained in evolutionary bioinformatics, with excellent and
demonstrated (phylo)genomic skills, bioinformatics
expertise as well as a sound background in biology, who is
willing to tackle the challenging task of working with the
genomes of non-bilaterian animals. The successful
candidate will also contribute to the lab's ongoing genome
sequencing efforts, contribute to expand the bioinformatic
tools available in the lab, and has the opportunity to
contribute to teaching specialty courses in the Master's
programme. High-performance computing is available in the
lab (64-core LINUX cluster) as well as through the
Leibnitz Rechenzentrum (<a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://www.geobiology.eu/" target="_blank"><font
color="#0000ff">www.geobiology.eu</font></a>.
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Requirements: PhD in Biology or Bioinformatics or related
field; demonstrated expertise and understanding of
molecular evolution including phylogenomic methods,
demonstrated expertise in processing and analysing
Illumina NGS genome and transcriptome data; excellent
English language skills; excellent programming skills
(e.g., in commonly used bioinformatic languages such Perl,
Python, etc.). Evidence of this expertise must be provided
through high-ranking international publications. Prior
postdoctoral experience is desirable but not essential.
German language skills are not necessary, the working
language of the group is English.
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'Tahoma','sans-serif'">The position is initially available
for 12 months, with possible extension depending on
performance. The position will be paid according to the
German salary scheme TV-L E13.</span></p>
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Application: Send application including letter of
motivation, CV, PDFs of max. 5 of your most significant
publications, and contact details of 2 referees in a
single PDF (only) by email to Mrs Monika Brinkrolf<br>
<a moz-do-not-send="true" href="mailto:woerheide@lmu.de"
target="_blank"><font color="#0000ff">woerheide@lmu.de</font></a>).
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style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY:
'Tahoma','sans-serif'">The Department of Earth- and
Environmental Sciences, Palaeontology & Geobiology of
the Ludwig-Maximilians-Universit?t Munich offers an
excellent multidisciplinary research environment, one of
its particular strength being due to the close interaction
between Geosciences and the Faculty of Biology in the
framework of the GeoBioCenterLMU (<a
moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://www.geobio-center.uni-muenchen.de/"
target="_blank"><font color="#0000ff">http://www.geobio-center.uni-muenchen.de</font></a>).<br>
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The LMU Munich is the leading research university in
Germany, with a more than 500-year-long tradition, and
builds upon its success in the Excellence Initiative, a
Germany-wide competition promoting top-level<br>
university research. Munich has been repeatedly voted
Germany's most livable city and is among the Top 5 most
livable cities worldwide. The LMU Munich is an Equal
Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer and<br>
has an affirmative action policy for the disabled.<br>
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