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108 EvolDir December 1, 2012
BIOLS Beijing
MetagenomicsBioinformatics
Postdoctoral Positions in Metagenomics and Bioinformatics
at Beijing Institutes of Life Science, Chinese
Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
The Zhao Lab (http://159.226.116.227/-
About Us.html) at the Computational Biology
Center of Beijing Institutes of Life Science, Chinese
Academy of Sciences, is seeking highly motivated
and ambitious Postdoctoral fellows and PhD students
in the areas of bioinformatics and metagenomics.
Metagenomics based on random sequencing of microbial
community DNA offers the opportunity to
understand the phylotypic diversity and the functional
potential present in microbial communities. We aim
to develop sophisticated metagenomic algorithms and
softwares, and to combine the power of genomics,
bioinformatics and systems biology to understand
various environmental communities.
Applicants must have the ability to work in a team,
have good communication skills and should be highly
motivated and committed to pursuing interdisciplinary
research. Programming skills in Perl, Python, Java or
C/C++, and/or a knowledge of statistical bioinformatics
(R) would be highly regarded.
Please submit a cover letter (including a brief statement
of interest), CV and contact information for two references
to Prof. Fangqing Zhao at zhfq@mail.biols.ac.cn
.
Closing Date: until filled. Start of position: flexible.
Fangqing Zhao Principal Investigator, Computational
Genomics Lab, Beijing Institutes of Life Science, Chinese
Academy of Sciences (BIOLS) Tel: 86-10-64869325
Fax: 86-10-64880586 Email: zhfq@mail.biols.ac.cn
zhfq@mail.biols.ac.cn
Berlin EvolutionAnimalPersonalities
The Leibniz-Institute of Freshwater Ecology and Inland
Fisheries (IGB) in Berlin invites applications for the
following positions:
2 Postdocs and 3 PhD Students in Animal Behaviour,
Ecology and Evolution
The candidates will be part of an integrated research
project on the ECOLOGICAL, EVOLUTIONARY
AND MANAGEMENT CONSEQUENCES OF FISH
BEHAVIOURAL (PERSONALITY) TYPES, based
within the Department of Biology and Ecology of Fishes
at IGB (PI: Dr. Max Wolf, Co-PIs: Prof. Dr. Jens
Krause, Prof. Dr. Robert Arlinghaus, Dr. Thomas
Mehner, Dr. Georg Staaks). We are seeking to recruit
outstanding young scientists to establish an innovative
research project with high international visibility. The
specific areas of expertise of the applicants are open but
should fit into the general theme. Topics of interest include
the consequences of behavioural types for collective
decision making, food web interactions, stability
and persistence of populations/communities or biodiversity
and freshwater fisheries management. Competitive
applicants will hold a Diploma / M.Sc. and Ph.D.
(Postdoc positions) in Biology or related fields and have
a strong interest in animal behaviour. Demonstrated
scientific creativity and expertise working with fish is a
plus.
The appointments are for two years (Postdocs) and
three years (PhD students), salary is paid according
to the TVöD (Postdoc: 100%, PhD student: 60% position).
Please submit a curriculum vitae (including publication
list), a brief statement of motivation and research
interests, copies of up to three publications, and the
names and contact information of two referees. Please
send all documents as a single PDF file to BType@igbberlin.de.
Review of the applications will start on 13.
January 2013 and continue until the positions are filled.
A workshop for shortlisted applicants will take place in
the third week of February, the project will start in
April 2013 (or by arrangement). For further enquiries,
please contact Max Wolf (BType@igb-berlin.de) or any
of the above-mentioned Co-PIs.
IGB (www.igb-berlin.de) is the largest freshwater ecology
institute in Germany. It offers excellent laboratory
and field facilities for interdisciplinary research,
including large-scale experimental infrastructure and
long-term research programmes. IGB is a member of
Germany’s Leibniz Association (www.wgl.de), comprising
86 institutes that cover a broad range of basic and
applied research and are funded by Federal and State
governments. IGB is part of the Forschungsverbund
Berlin e.V. (www.fv-berlin.de), which represents eight
research institutes in Berlin focusing on natural sciences,
life sciences and environmental sciences, and pur-