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stillingsbetegnelse: PhD fellowship in Conservation Hologenomics

jobbeskrivelse:
The Section for Evolutionary Genomics at the Faculty of Health, University of Copenhagen is offering a fully funded PhD scholarship fellowship starting 1 September 2019, to implement a hologenomic analysis of the ecological relations between two critically endangered fish and the invasive spacing ousting them.

Project

The introduction of invasive species is one of the major causes of the ongoing biodiversity loss worldwide. The situation is especially critical in inherently sensitive ecosystems such as marshlands, because the invasive species problematic is summed to other threads such as habitat destruction and climate change. In addition, there is an increasing recognition of the role of microorganisms in the biological processes of complex organisms, which suggests that considering the contribution of gut microorganisms to the interactions between native and invasive species might provide deeper insights into their ecological relations. In this project, the successful candidate will implement a state of the art hologenomic approach that jointly analyses the performance of fish and their associated gut microorganisms to understand the interactions between two endangered native fish and one invasive species that is ousting them. The candidate will first analyse the natural variation in the wild, to later perform a range of captivity experiments to better understand the interactions between the three species under different conditions, and identify the role of microorganisms in those processes. The ultimate aim will be to implement the generated knowledge into the conservation actions of the two endangered species to avoid their extinction.

Principal supervisor: Prof. Tom Gilbert. University of Copenhagen, tgilbert (at) snm.ku.dk tel. +45 23712519. Co-supervision: Ass. Prof. Antton Alberdi.

Mandatory Qualifications

• Formal training in ecology or evolutionary biology, including an MSc in a relevant area
• Demonstrated experience with high-throughput DNA sequencing laboratory and computational methods
• Demonstrated experience with fish captivity experimentation
• Documented evidence of knowledge about metagenomics, genomics and hologenomics
• Excellent written and spoken English

Other Desired Qualifications

• Familiarity with fish field work
• Evidence of team work in a research environment

Job conditions

The PhD student will be appointed under a 3-year employment contract within the University of Copenhagen. The fellow is expected to start 1 September 2019. The PhD student will be enrolled in the PhD program of the Faculty of Health, University of Copenhagen, with the specific intent that it results in a PhD degree and scientific publications.

Job abstractJV_description

The position is available for a 3-year period. Your key tasks as a PhD student at Health are:

To manage and carry through your research project

• Attend PhD courses in line with the PhD school rules (up to 30ECTS)
• Write scientific articles and your PhD thesis
• Stay at the research institutions abroad for the secondments
• Teach and disseminate your research

Terms of employment

The position is covered by the Memorandum on Job Structure for Academic Staff.

Terms of appointment and payment accord to the agreement between the Ministry of Finance and The Danish Confederation of Professional Associations on Academics in the State.

The starting salary is currently at a minimum DKK 325.625 including annual supplement (+ pension up to DKK 44.980). Negotiation for salary supplement is possible.

Application Procedure

The application, in English, must be submitted electronically by clicking APPLY NOW below.

Please include

• Cover Letter, stating which PhD project you are applying for and detailing your motivation and background for applying for the specific PhD project (max. 2 pages)
• CV (max. 2 pages) including a list of publications (if any)
• Summary of last degree thesis (1 page)
• Diploma and transcripts of records (BSc and MSc)
• Full contact details (name, address, telephone & email) of 1-3 professional referees

The University wishes our staff to reflect the diversity of society and thus welcomes applications from all qualified candidates regardless of personal background.

The deadline for applications is 21 June 2019, 23:59 GMT +2. Applications received after the deadline for applications will not be considered.

After the expiry of the deadline for applications, the authorized recruitment manager selects applicants for assessment on the advice of the Interview Committee. Afterwards an assessment committee will be appointed to evaluate the selected applications. The applicants will be notified of the composition of the committee and the final selection of a successful candidate will be made by the Head of Department, based on the recommendations of the assessment committee and the interview committee.

The main criterion for selection will be the research potential of the applicant and the above mentioned skills. The successful candidate will then be requested to formally apply for enrolment as a PhD student at the PhD school of Health. You can read more about the recruitment process at http://employment.ku.dk/faculty/recruitment-process/.

Questions

For specific information about the PhD scholarship, please contact the principal supervisor Professor Tom Gilbert section for Evolutionary Genomics, tgilbert (at) snm.ku.dk, Direct Phone: +45 23712519.

General information about PhD programmes at HEALTH is available at: https://healthsciences.ku.dk/phd/



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