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December 1, 2012 EvolDir 115<br />
Amber Rice Department of Biological Sciences Lehigh<br />
University 111 Research Drive, B217 Bethlehem, PA<br />
18015<br />
amr511@lehigh.edu<br />
The position will remain open until filled by a suitable<br />
candidate, but all applications received by December<br />
31, 2012 will be given full consideration. Current PhD<br />
candidates intending to finish their degree requirements<br />
by spring 2013 are encouraged to apply. The position<br />
will run for two years, with opportunities to extend the<br />
position depending on funding availability. Salary will<br />
be based on the standard NIH scale.<br />
Questions about the position may be directed to Amber<br />
Rice at<br />
amr511@lehigh.edu<br />
LouisianaStateU<br />
EvolutionaryBiology<br />
A postdoctoral fellowship is available in the lab of Jake<br />
Esselstyn at Louisiana State University beginning Fall<br />
2013. The position description below describes a general<br />
field of research. The particular project to be pursued<br />
by the successful applicant is flexible, but should<br />
fit within the broad context described in the position<br />
description. To apply, visit the LSU jobs site (link below).<br />
Please contact me (esselstyn@lsu.edu) with any<br />
questions or to discuss potential projects.<br />
POSTDOCTORAL RESEARCHER Biological Sciences<br />
College of Science Louisiana State University<br />
Responsibilities: Investigate processes of species, ecological,<br />
and morphological diversification through the<br />
collection and analysis of new data from the field and<br />
laboratory. Responsible for performing cutting-edge research<br />
on phylogenetic relationships, species limits, biogeography,<br />
and community assembly of mammals. Responsibilities<br />
will include the collection of new data in<br />
the lab and field, supervision of students and a technician,<br />
experimental design, and publication of results.<br />
Required Qualifications: Ph.D. in Biological Sciences<br />
or related discipline. Additional Qualifications Desired:<br />
Experience with analyses of diversification, adaptive radiation,<br />
community assembly, population genetics, and<br />
geographic information systems.<br />
Work will be conducted in the laboratory of Dr.<br />
Jake Esselstyn at Louisiana State University; for more<br />
information please contact Dr. Esselstyn at esselstyn@lsu.edu.<br />
An offer of employment is contingent on<br />
a satisfactory pre-employment background check. Application<br />
deadline is January 18, 2013, or until a candidate<br />
is selected. Position will begin in August 2013.<br />
Apply online and view a more detailed ad at: https:/-<br />
/lsusystemcareers.lsu.edu Position #023670<br />
LSU IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY/EQUAL AC-<br />
CESS EMPLOYER<br />
Quick link at ad URL: https://lsusystemcareers.lsu.edu/applicants/-<br />
Central?quickFind=55295 Jake Esselstyn Biology<br />
Department McMaster University Life Sciences<br />
Buiiding, Room 428 Hamilton ON L8S 4K1 Canada<br />
phone: 905.525.9140 ext. 26994 fax:<br />
905.522.6066 http://www.biology.mcmaster.ca/faculty/evans/jake<br />
esselstyn/ Jake Esselstyn<br />
<br />
Lyon France MouseEvolution<br />
POST-DOCTORAL POSITION: MOUSE MOLAR<br />
EVOLUTION AND DEVELOPMENT IGFL, Lyon,<br />
France<br />
In the Mus genus, some mice feature a “prestyle” (kind<br />
of ridge) on the anterior part of their first upper molar:<br />
this has been observed repeatedly in island populations,<br />
as well as is several laboratory strains, and correlates<br />
with a large body size. Our lab is involved in a collaborative<br />
project aiming at deciphering the processes<br />
beyond this remarkable case of parallel teeth evolution.<br />
A post-doctoral fellow will be recruited to take charge<br />
of the evo-devo aspects of this work. In particular,<br />
she/he will look at the embryonic origin of this prestyle<br />
in lab strains selected for large body size and in strains<br />
established from wild-trapped mice. She/he will notably<br />
test a model proposed in Renaud et al. (Plos<br />
One 6(5):e18951 2011), whereby the evolution of the<br />
prestyle may involve a variation in the degree of incorporation<br />
of an abortive tooth bud found at the anterior<br />
edge of the developing first molar.<br />
The candidate will demonstrate high motivation and<br />
the ability to independently manage aspects of the<br />
project determined to be her/his responsibility, while<br />
interacting with a collaborative group. A good general<br />
background in developmental biology/morphogenesis is<br />
essential. Good knowledge of evolutionary developmen-
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