Researcher in population genomics - Hiring in process/Finished, not possible to apply

A position as a researcher in population genomics is available at the Department of Ecology and Genetics, Plant Ecology and Evolution.

The Department of Ecology and Genetics is an international environment with staff and students from all over the world. Our research spans from evolutionary ecology and genetics to ecosystem studies. Learn more at www.ieg.uu.se.

Project description
Until recently tree breeding in Scandinavia had relied on two species, Scots pine and Norway spruce. There is today a strong will to increase the number of species that are genetically improved and birch is one of the main species of interest. Within the framework of a newly funded center of competence we are currently building the tools to implement genomic selection in birch. Within this framework we have now resequenced the full genome around 600 birch trees along two parallel lines in Sweden as well as in populations across Europe and in sibling species, mainly Betula pubescens.

The candidate will help with the population genetic analysis of these data and focus more specifically on the Distribution of Fitness Effects and on the estimation of the deleterious mutations. While the project focuses on the diploid species Betula pendula, there will also be also possibility to extend the analyses to the polyploid species, Betula pubescens.

Duties
Bioinformatics, population genetics analyses, computer simulations. The candidate will be responsible for the bioinformatics analysis of existing sequence data, for their population genetics analysis, and for writing and publishing articles.

Qualifications required
PhD degree or a foreign degree equivalent to a PhD degree in population genomics or more broadly in evolutionary biology. Candidates must be able to express themselves fluently in spoken as well as written English. We attach great importance to personal qualities such as ability to work in a group.

Qualifications desired
Good proficiency in programming (bash, Python, R) and/or statistical and modelling skills will be highly valued. 

About the employment
The position is fixed-term until 2024-12-31. Scope of employment: full-time. Starting date as agreed. Location: Uppsala.

For further information about the position, please contact
Professor Martin Lascoux, Martin.Lascoux@ebc.uu.se.

Application instructions
The application should include 1) a letter of intent describing yourself, your research interests and motivation of why you want to work as a postdoctoral researcher/fellow and why you are suitable for the position, 2) a CV 3) a short description of your education, 4) a copy of your PhD degree, your grades and a copy of your thesis, 5) name and contact information to at least two reference persons (e-mail address and phone no.), 6) relevant publications. The application should be written in English.

You are welcome to submit your application no later than November 14, 2023. UFV-PA 2023/3878.

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