Researcher

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.

We are now looking for a researcher in ecological genomics to the program Animal Ecology.

Project description
The Baltic subspecies of Atlantic cod (Gadus morrhua callarias) is exposed to different environmental conditions, especially salinity, at different parts of its range. In this project you will analyse genomic, microbiome, transcriptomic and epigenetic data on different life stages of cod stemming from both field and experimental material. The ultimate goal of the project is to understand how cod copes and adapts to the environmental variation in the Baltic.

Duties
Molecular and bioinformatic analyses of transcriptomic, metagenomic, methylation and amplicon sequencing data. Manuscript preparation and publishing.

Qualifications required
Ph.D. degree or a foreign degree equivalent to a doctoral degree in ecology or evolutionary biology.  Documented excellent molecular wet lab skills. Experience in data and bioinformatic analyses of transcriptomic, metagenomic, and amplicon sequencing data. Good oral and written communicative and supervising skills. Experience in complex molecular laboratory techniques such as whole-genome sequencing methylation library preparation (EM-seq) and QC analyses is desirable.

Candidates must be able to express themselves proficiently in spoken as well as written English, and have written and published in international scientific journals. Great emphasis will be placed on personal qualities such as excellent collaboration skills, good initiative and high independence to drive the project forward.

About the employment
The position is fixed-term for 11 months until 2025-12-31. Scope of employment: full-time. Starting date 2025-02-01. Location: Uppsala.

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For further information about the position, please contact
Professor Anssi Laurila, anssi.laurila@ebc.uu.se, +46 18 471 64 93.

Application instructions
The application should include 1) a letter describing yourself, your research interests, and why you want the position, 2) your CV, 3) a brief description of your education, 4) a copy of your Ph.D. degree and your transcripts, along with a copy of your doctoral thesis, 5) names and contact details of at least two referees (email addresses and phone numbers), 6) relevant publications. The application should be written in English.

You are welcome to submit your application no later than December, 11 2024. UFV-PA 2024/3521.