[Jpjobs] Fwd: PostDoc Opportunities

[Julia Westwater]

PhD Student and Postdoctoral Positions: Arctic Sea Ice
University of East Anglia
Norwich, United Kingdom

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.


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.

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
relevance for the atmosphere.


Application deadline for the PhD position: 31 May 2014.

For further information and application details, go to:
R.von-Glasow at uea.ac.uk <mailto:R.von-Glasow at uea.ac.uk>

PostDoc position in comparative genomics and phylogenomics of 
non-bilaterian animals

LMU Munich, Germany

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.

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on recently published as well as unpublished in-house sequenced genomes 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.

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 (www.geobiology.eu <http://www.geobiology.eu/>.

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.

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.


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
woerheide at lmu.de <mailto:woerheide at lmu.de>).

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 
(http://www.geobio-center.uni-muenchen.de 
<http://www.geobio-center.uni-muenchen.de/>).

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
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
has an affirmative action policy for the disabled.

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