A PhD studentship is available at the University of Helsinki, Finland,
to work on the statistical analysis of evolutionary divergence. The
successful candidate will develop Bayesian methods for the statistical
analysis of the evolution and divergence of populations, and apply these
in on-going studies of fish, frogs and birds. The research will involve
close collaboration with biologists and statisticians.
The successful applicant will be expected to have numerical and
statistical skills, and an interest in developing these abilities in the
context of a collaborative project. Much of the work will be conducted
using the OpenBUGS programme (www.math.helsinki.fi/openbugs/), which is
primarily developed in Helsinki, and there will be the possibility to
take part in the development of the programme.
The student will be part of the recently funded Finnish Centre of
Excellence in Evolutionary Genetics and Physiology, which includes the
Ecological Genetics Research Unit
(www.helsinki.fi/bioscience/ecology/merila.htm), and the groups of Prof.
Craig Primmer (users.utu.fi/primmer) and Prof. Mikko Nikinmaa
(www.sci.utu.fi/biologia/fysiologia/nikinmaa_eng.htm). The project will
be supervised by Dr. Bob O'Hara (www.rni.helsinki.fi/~boh/) and Prof.
Juha Merilä.
Researchers with previous post-doctoral experience in functional
genomics and with the imagination and interest necessary to use their
experience to address questions in evolutionary biology are especially
encouraged to apply. Interest and/or experience on application
evolutionary quantitative genetic methods is beneficial.
Informal inquires should be addressed to Dr. Bob O'Hara
([log in to unmask]) or Prof. Juha Merila ([log in to unmask]),
and applications to Dr. O'Hara. Applications should include a full CV,
and names and contact details of at least two referees. Review of
applications will commence at the end of March 2006 with the preferred
starting date being prior to September 2006. The position is initially
available for two years. The salary range is 1750-2100 EUR per month,
depending on the previous experience of the candidate.
Bob
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Bob O'Hara
Dept. of Mathematics and Statistics
P.O. Box 68 (Gustaf Hällströmin katu 2b)
FIN-00014 University of Helsinki
Finland
Telephone: +358-9-191 51479
Mobile: +358 50 599 0540
Fax: +358-9-191 51400
WWW: http://www.RNI.Helsinki.FI/~boh/
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