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Two Postdoctoral Positions in Evolutionary Genetics
The BBSRC has recently funded us to investigate the interactions
between spontaneous mutation and natural selection in the genome of
Chlamydomonas, a unicellular green algae. Within this 3 year project
we are looking to appoint two postdoctoral researchers.
The first position will be responsible for establishing, maintaining
and analysing long term mutation accumulation lines of Chlamydomonas
reinhardtii. to study variation in the mutation rate in the
Chalmydomonas genome The lines will be studied by phenotypic assays
and by whole-genome sequencing. We are seeking an evolutionary
biologist with experience of maintaining experimental populations
(ideally of microbes), and the ability to design and analyse
evolutionary experiments. Good aseptic technique and molecular skills
as well as direct experience of microbial experimental evolution would
be highly advantageous, as would a background in population genetics.
The second position will be responsible for whole-genome sequencing
and analysis of the mutation accumulation lines, and a set of
Chlamydomonas reinhardtii sampled from the wild, as well as an isolate
of the related species Chlamydomonas incerta. These data will be
analysed by state of the art evolutionary genomics techniques. The
position will also involve giving some help with phenotypic assays of
the mutation accumulation lines. Experience in molecular evolution
and/or computational biology would be highly advantageous.
The research would all be carried out within the Institute of
Evolutionary Biology at the University of Edinburgh
(http://www.biology.ed.ac.uk/research/institutes/evolution/). This
vibrant and diverse institute houses a group of internationally
recognised researchers investigating a wide range of questions within
evolutionary biology. The expected start dates for both positions are
no later than July 2010, and the salaries will be in the range of
£29,853 - £35,646.
For further details please contact Nick Colegrave (n.colegrave AT ed
.ac.uk) or Peter Keightley (peter.keightley AT ed.ac.uk).
Applications should be via http://www.jobs.ed.ac.uk vacancy refs
3012379 and 3012371 closing dates 3rd March 2010.