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Researcher in population genomics

Project description and work duties
We wish to recruit a researcher in population genomics with employment at the Department of Biology, Lund University. The researcher will be active in the research group Molecular Ecology and Evolution (MEEL) which consists of 7 PIs, several post-doctoral and doctoral students, mostly within the projects run by Bengt Hansson, Staffan Bensch and Helena Westerdahl.

The applicant is expected to coordinate MEEL’s bioinformatics analyses and be responsible for handling and storing generated sequence data. The applicant is also expected to conduct research of the highest quality in specified projects that can be published in international scientific journals. There will be a possibly to co-supervise PhD and MSc students within specified projects, and to teach at the basic course level.

Qualifications
Candidates for the position should be creative, independent and highly motivated and should have worked broadly with genome assemblies, and ecologically based genomics and transcriptomics projects. It is a prerequisite with experience of a suite of bioinformatics programs in genomics and transcriptomics. Priority is given to knowledge on the organization and evolution of bird genomes. The candidate should have a strong record of publishing in peer-reviewed scientific journals.

Competence
To be eligible for the position, you must have completed a doctoral degree in biology or bioinformatics.

Assessment criteria
The main criteria for evaluating candidates are scientific skills and the potential to contribute to the group’s research profile. The following are taken into account:

• Knowledge and skills relevant to the project description and work duties.
• Assessed ability to work independently and ability to formulate and tackle evolutionary biological problems.
• Ability for written and oral communication.
• Other experiences relevant to the tasks, e.g. professional experience.

Consideration will also be given to good co-operation ability, drive and independence, as well as how the applicant, through her/his experience and competence, is judged to have the ability needed to cope with the work tasks.

Instructions for application
The application should include a copy of your exam certificates (graduate studies), a CV with publication list, a personal cover letter including why you are interested in this position and how you can contribute to the research group (max a half page) and names and contact details of two reference persons.

For more information contact Prof. Bengt Hansson or Prof. Staffan Bensch. 

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