E v o l D i r

132 EvolDir December 1, 2012
proposed research to mlbs@virginia.edu. Review of
proposals will begin February 20, 2013. For more
information about the fellowship program, research
opportunities or Mountain Lake Biological Station
(mlbs.org), please contact the Director - Butch Brodie
(bbrodie@virginia.edu).
mlbs@virginia.edu
UZurich Biodemography
There is a postdoc opportunity in my research
group< http://www.ieu.uzh.ch/research/ecology/population.html
> at the University of Zurich to
investigate the links between phenotypic trait and
population dynamics in changing environments.
Further details of the position can be found
here: http://www.ieu.uzh.ch/staff/positions/-
Postdoc Ozgul 2012 01.pdf I will be grateful if
you could post this on EvolDir. The prospective
candidates are welcome to contact me with any
questions.
All the best, Arpat Ozgul
– Assistant Professor of Population Ecology
Institute of Evolutionary Biology and Environmental
Studies | University of Zurich Office: 34-J-24 | Tel: +41
(0)44 63 *54746* | arpat.ozgul@ieu.uzh.ch | arpat.net
Arpat Ozgul
UmeaU
TheoreticalStudiesSpeciation
Postdoctoral Position (two years) in Theoretical Studies
of Reverse Speciation at Ume˚a University
A post-doc position position is available for a research
project that aims to understand reverse speciation. The
project is an interdisciplinary collaboration in computational
science between Jörgen Ripa, Evolutionary
Ecology, Lund University, Richard Svanbäck, Ecology
and Genetics/Limnology, Uppsala University, and ˚Ake
Brännström, Department of Mathematics and Mathematical
Statistics, Ume˚a University. The position is
funded by eSSENCE - The e-Science Collaboration, see
www.essenceofescience.se . You will theoretically investigate
the conditions under which evolution can create
one species out of two, how long time this process requires,
and how it could be identified empirically. An
important part of your work will be to simulate and
analyze individual-based ecological models using highperformance
computers.
You should have documented experience of individualbased
modeling, especially in the subject area of ecology.
Excellent skills in programming, and in the English
language, are required. Experience of simulations
on high-performance computers and of interdisciplinary
research projects are desirable.
The appointment is full-time for 24 months at the Department
of Mathematics and Mathematical Statistics.
The appointed person is expected to work on-site at
Ume˚a University’s interdisciplinary research environment
IceLab (www.org.umu.se/icelab/english/) and to
participate actively in the daily activities at the research
environment. A moderate amount of travelling,
in particular to Lund and Uppsala, will be part of the
position. The appointment will start at February 1,
2013, or as agreed upon with the applicant.
For more information, please contact Senior Lecturer
˚Ake Brännström, +46-(0)90-786 78 62,
ake.brannstrom@math.umu.se
Read the full announcement and how to apply at:
http://www8.umu.se/umu/aktuellt/arkiv/lediga
tjanster/315-935-12.html
Richard Svanbäck Department of Ecology and Genetics,
Limnology Norbyvägen 18D SE-752 36 Uppsala
Sweden
email: richard.svanback@ebc.uu.se homepage:
www.anst.uu.se/risva021/ richard.svanback@ebc.uu.se
Umea Sweden Bioinformatics
Post-doc in bioinformatics Sweden
SLU Sweden seeks a highly motivated researcher for
a 2 year post-doc in bioinformatics on wild animal
model systems. The successful candidate will have a
strong background in evolutionary or ecological genetics,
computational analysis of next-generation sequencing
(NGS) data, and proficiency in relational database
design and management. The position is placed