Raven Population Genetics / European Redstart

at University of Oslo / UMBC - Univ Maryland, Baltimore County

Website:
http://uio.easycruit.com/vacancy/675503/71922?iso=no

Location:
Oslo, Norway (Natural History Museum) / Baltimore, MD (Omland Lab, UMBC)

Duration:
3 years (2 years Norway, 1 year UMBC)

Job Type:
Post-doc

Application Deadline:
02/19/2012

Job Description:
Job description: One position as post-doctoral research fellow (SKO1352) is available for three years at Natural History Museum (NHM), University of Oslo (UiO). The museum is the largest of its kind in Norway with 150 employees engaged in research, collection work, teaching and popularising the science of botany, geology, palaeontology and zoology. The postdoc fellow will work on the project “The early stages of the speciation process - prezygotic reproductive isolation and diversification in passerines”, funded by the Research Council of Norway and NHM. Speciation is a fundamental evolutionary process in which lineages diverge to form new species. Understanding speciation processes is essential for understanding the evolution of biodiversity. Sexual selection may play a role in speciation processes, e.g. by promoting evolution of secondary sexual traits and preferences in allopatry, leading to divergence and premating isolation upon secondary contact. However, if sexual ornaments do not diverge in allopatry, populations may evolve deep genetic divergence but still despeciate upon secondary contact. The postdoctoral fellow will investigate cases of deep sympatric intraspecific divergences in two passerine species (common redstart and raven), using multilocus coalescence-based analyses, and explore several hypotheses for how such deep divergences have evolved. The project will require the use of a variety of analytical tools, like modern molecular genetic analyses, population genetics and coalescence analyses, and comparative statistics. The project will include comprehensive field work, both in Europe, Asia and North America. The project team will consist of two postdocs and one field/lab technician and two senior NHM scientists: professor Jan T. Lifjeld and associate professor Arild Johnsen (project leader). The project will be performed in close collaboration with associate professor Kevin Omland (University of Maryland, Baltimore County, USA), and his research group In order to be successful, the applicant should satisfy the following: hold a degree equivalent to a Norwegian PhD/doctoral degree. be an evolutionary biologist with a scientific record in avian molecular systematics and phylogeography have experience with modern DNA sequencing techniques (including next generation sequencing), multilocus coalescence-based methods and comparative statistics methods The postdoc fellow will be expected to participate in the supervision of PhD and Master students and should have good training in ornithological field methods. The postdoc fellow must be prepared to spend several months in the field during the first half of the employment period. A research stay of up to one year at University of Maryland, Baltimore County, USA, will be included in the project period. In the ranking of competent applicants, the whole breadth of their qualifications will be assessed. The employment is for three years, starting as soon as possible after 1 April 2012. We offer pay grade: 57-60 (NOK 456 100-480 900 per year depending on qualifications) a friendly and stimulating working environment attractive welfare arrangements Good pension benefits under the Norwegian Public Service Pension Fund scheme (second postdoc position in behavioral ecology)

To Apply:
Applicants must submit the following attachments with the electronic application, preferably in pdf format: cover letter including a statement of interest, summarizing her/his scientific work and interests and describing how she/he fits the requirements for the position a CV including a list of published and unpublished works copies of certificates names and addresses of two reference persons copies of at most five representative publications Knowledge of a Scandinavian language would be beneficial. An interview may be used in the appointment process. Foreign applicants are advised to attach an explanation of their University’s grading system. Please remember that all documents should be in English or a Scandinavian language. The University of Oslo wishes to increase the number of female scientist, and women are therefore particularly encouraged to apply. In accordance with the University of Oslo’s equal opportunities policy, we invite applications from all interested individuals regardless of gender or ethnicity. Please also refer to the regulations pertaining to the conditions of employment for academic positions: http://www.uio.no/admhb/reglhb/personal/tilsettingvitenskapelig/regulationstermcondition.xml UiO has an agreement for all employees, aiming to secure the rights to research results Region: Oslo Job type: Contract Working hours: Full-time Application deadline: 19.02.2012 Location: Tøyen Reference number: 2012/1280 Home page: http://www.nhm.uio.no Contacts: Arild Johnsen, Assoc. Professor Telephone: +47 22851860 Jan T. Lifjeld, Professor Telephone: +47 22851726 Deadline Feb 19 Norway Time

Qualifications:
Applicants must submit the following attachments with the electronic application, preferably in pdf format: cover letter including a statement of interest, summarizing her/his scientific work and interests and describing how she/he fits the requirements for the position a CV including a list of published and unpublished works copies of certificates names and addresses of two reference persons copies of at most five representative publications Knowledge of a Scandinavian language would be beneficial. An interview may be used in the appointment process. Foreign applicants are advised to attach an explanation of their University’s grading system. Please remember that all documents should be in English or a Scandinavian language. The University of Oslo wishes to increase the number of female scientist, and women are therefore particularly encouraged to apply. In accordance with the University of Oslo’s equal opportunities policy, we invite applications from all interested individuals regardless of gender or ethnicity. Please also refer to the regulations pertaining to the conditions of employment for academic positions: http://www.uio.no/admhb/reglhb/personal/tilsettingvitenskapelig/regulationstermcondition.xml UiO has an agreement for all employees, aiming to secure the rights to research results Region: Oslo Job type: Contract Working hours: Full-time Application deadline: 19.02.2012 Location: Tøyen Reference number: 2012/1280 Home page: http://www.nhm.uio.no Contacts: Arild Johnsen, Assoc. Professor Telephone: +47 22851860 Jan T. Lifjeld, Professor Telephone: +47 22851726

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