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110 EvolDir December 1, 2012<br />
applications to be lodged via our Online Careers Portal.<br />
Please visit our website at http://www.csiro.au/careers,<br />
under “Positions Vacant” search for Reference<br />
Number: ACT12/03446<br />
For more information contact: Dr David Yeates Director,<br />
Australian National Insect Collection CSIRO<br />
Ecosystem Sciences Adjunct Professor, The Australian<br />
National University<br />
david.yeates@csiro.au<br />
Brian Wiegmann <br />
Cairns Australia PlantSystematics<br />
CSIRO-JCU postdoctoral fellowship at the Australian<br />
Tropical Herbarium<br />
An exciting postdoctoral fellowship in plant systematics<br />
and evolution is available at the Australian Tropical<br />
Herbarium (CNS), Cairns, Australia (www.ath.org.au).<br />
We seek an outstanding postdoctoral researcher to contribute<br />
to a dynamic research team. You will employ<br />
contemporary, and where appropriate develop innovative<br />
methods in the study of the origins, radiations<br />
and relationships of tropical plant and/or fungal groups<br />
of Australian relevance. Your expertise in the collection<br />
and analysis of genetic and/or morphological data<br />
will lead to high impact research outcomes. Specific<br />
projects to be undertaken will be negotiated with the<br />
successful applicant and will reflect both the applicant’s<br />
expertise and interests, and CNSs research themes.<br />
The Australian Tropical Herbarium (CNS) is a joint<br />
venture partnership researching tropical Australian<br />
plant and fungal biodiversity and evolution. CNS offers<br />
an unrivalled herbarium and spirit specimen collection<br />
of Australian tropical plants, full systematics research<br />
and field facilities including a new state of the art<br />
molecular biology laboratory. This position is offered<br />
jointly by two of the partners in the Australian Tropical<br />
Herbarium joint venture: the CSIRO and James<br />
Cook University. The CSIRO (Commonwealth Science<br />
and Industrial Research Organisation, www.csiro.au)<br />
is Australia’s national science agency and one of the<br />
largest and most diverse research agencies in the world.<br />
James Cook University (www.jcu.edu.au) is ranked in<br />
the worlds top 4% of universities and is Australia’s<br />
leading university for environmental science and management.<br />
Situated on James Cook Universitys Cairns<br />
campus, CNS staff enjoy an enviable tropical lifestyle in<br />
a thriving modern small city with an international airport,<br />
and ready access to the natural laboratories of the<br />
World Heritage-listed Wet Tropics rainforests, tropical<br />
savannas and the Great Barrier Reef. More information<br />
on this position including a description of duties, selection<br />
criteria and instructions on how to apply can be<br />
obtained from http://www.jcu.edu.au/jobs/research/index.htm<br />
(position # 12361). Applications will close<br />
on the 23rd November, 2012.<br />
Further enquiries may be made to: Prof Darren<br />
Crayn, telephone +61 (0)7 4042 1859, e-mail darren.crayn@jcu.edu.au<br />
Appointment will be full-time for<br />
a fixed term of 18 months with the possibility of extension<br />
subject to additional funding. Commencing<br />
salary (before tax) will be in accordance with qualifications<br />
and experience and within the range AU$71,027<br />
- $76,005 per annum (Academic Level A). Benefits include<br />
generous employer superannuation contribution<br />
and attractive options for salary packaging.<br />
“Crayn, Darren” <br />
ChicagoFieldMuseum<br />
PhylogeneticSynthesis<br />
A postdoctoral research position is available in the lab<br />
of Richard Ree (www.reelab.net) at the Field Museum<br />
of Natural History in Chicago, IL, USA, for a period of<br />
up to 2.5 years starting on or after January 2, 2013.<br />
This position is part of the Open Tree of Life project<br />
(www.opentreeoflife.org), an NSF-funded collaborative<br />
initiative to assemble a “first-draft” phylogeny of all<br />
known species and catalyze ongoing synthesis of phylogenetic<br />
knowledge. The researcher’s primary responsibility<br />
will be to contribute original research toward<br />
answering the question, “how can we build maximally<br />
comprehensive and accurate phylogenies from<br />
published results of systematic studies?”<br />
The researcher will also be expected to participate<br />
in collaborative software development with the aim<br />
of producing free and open source bioinformatic tools<br />
and infrastructure to enable synthesis: see http://github.com/opentreeoflife<br />
. The ideal candidate will be<br />
experienced in phylogenetic methods and proficient in<br />
Python, Javascript/HTML5, Java, and/or C/C++ (in<br />
that order of preference). She or he will also be energetic,<br />
enthusiastic, able to think creatively, and able to<br />
work collaboratively. Experience in empirical systemat-
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