Postdoctoral Researcher in the Friedrich Miescher Laboratory at the Max Planck Society
Max Planck Society in Tuebingen, Germany is seeking a postdoctoral research in Dr. Felicity Jones’s Friedrich Miescher Laboratory.
Threespine stickleback fish have recently emerged to be an excellent evolutionary model organism. The Jones Lab is launching a comprehensive research program to functionally dissect the molecular mechanisms underlying adaptive divergence and speciation. Using transgenics gain-of-function assays via Tol2 transposon, and loss-of-function via zinc-finger nuclease/TALEN this lab aims to functionally dissect speciation loci to determine how regulatory evolution affects phenotype, fitness and contributes to adaptive divergence.
Also of interest is how molecular mechanisms shape recombination landscape and
hotspots across the genome and how this contributes to the maintenance of adaptive suites of loci (“supergenes”) in contact zones between divergent species.
Applicants should be highly motivated and have experience in molecular genetics, transgenics, developmental, quantitative, computational biology and/or population genomics.
Applicants of all nationalities are encouraged to apply. To apply, send a cover letter, CV, and contact information for three referees Felicity Jones (fcjones@tuebingen.mpg.de).
For more information, go to: http://www.fml.tuebingen.mpg.de/jones-group.html.