NERC Postdoctoral Research Associate in Experimental Evolution at the University of York
The University of York is seeking a highly motivated postdoctoral researcher to work on a project using experimental evolution to investigate host-symbiont co-evolution. This project, which is partly funded by the Natural Environment Research Council (NERC), combines experimental evolution with whole-genome sequencing to understand how coevolutionary processes vary along the parasitism-mutualism continuum using bacteria-plasmid interactions as a model system.
The postholder will be responsible for the project on a day-to-day basis, performing experimental evolution experiments, a range of phenotypic and molecular analyses and large-scale whole-genome next-generation sequencing.
Applicants should hold a Ph.D. in microbiology, evolutionary biology, experimental evolution, evolutionary genomics, or a related discipline and have an advanced level of practical and theoretical knowledge of evolutionary biology. Candidates with training in experimental evolution or next-generation genomics approaches or bioinformatics are strongly encouraged to apply.
For informal inquiries, contact Professor Michael Brockhurst
(michael.brockhurst@york.ac.uk).
This post is available from February 1, 2013 for a period of up to 1 year.
To apply, go to: https://jobs.york.ac.uk/wd/plsql/wd_portal.show_job?p web_site_id=3885&p_web_page_id=159832