Research assistant

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 research assistant to the program Plant Ecology and Evolution.

Project description
The research assistant is going to work in a project examining ecological and genetic mechanisms governing local adaptation in plants.  

Duties
Preparation, establishment, and data collection in large-scale experiments with plants in the field and in the greenhouse. Duties include, among other things, sowing of seeds on sterile agar and planting, controlled crosses, DNA-extraction and quantification, microscopy, recording of flowering phenology, leaf characters, survival and reproduction of study plants, data compilation, and method development.

Qualifications required
Master degree or a foreign degree equivalent to a master degree in plant ecology. Experience of independent work with establishment and data collection in field- and greenhouse-experiments examining ecological and genetic mechanisms behind local adaptation in plants. Experience of demographic studies of orchids. Driver’s licence.

We attach great importance to personal qualities such as excellent ability to work independently as well as in a group, meticulous, and very good organizational skills. Candidates must be able to express themselves fluently in spoken as well as written English and/or Swedish.

About the employment
The position is fixed-term until 2025-09-14. Scope of employment: full-time. Starting date as soon as possible, as agreed. Location: Uppsala.

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For further information about the position, please contact
Professor, Jon Ågren, jon.agren@ebc.uu.se, +46 70 643 6364.

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 copy of your Master degree and your transcripts, along with a copy of your master thesis. The application should be written in English.

You are welcome to submit your application no later than April, 9 2025. UFV-PA 2025/702.

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