Postdoctoral Scholarship (2 years) for Modelling of Ecological Speciation – Umeå University

The Department of Ecology and Environmental Science (EMG) www.emg.umu.se and Integrated science Lab (Icelab) www.org.umu.se/icelab is offering a postdoctoral scholarship within the project “Speciation in action”.

Project description
This project is focused on the interplay between ecology and evolution. The goal of the project is to understand the flip side of ecological speciation. As speciation is occurring in the focal species, the food web can be modified as the focal species changes its mechanisms of predator avoidance or its diet. The postdoc will be involved in building a general theoretical model that includes the within-species diversification, the impacts on the food web, and the feedback between the two. Collaboration with the empirically oriented research group of Professor Göran Englund is possible if the successful candidate is interested to model diversification in Scandinavian whitefish populations.

Requirements
To qualify for the scholarship you should have a PhD degree in evolutionary biology, or equivalent, not more than 3 years old. Knowledge of population genetics and modelling of ecological and evolutionary dynamics is highly desirable. In-depth knowledge of an empirical system fitting the project description would also be an asset. From the successful candidate, we expect a documented capability of cooperative scientific research work and skills in writing scientific
publications in English. International applicants are encouraged to apply.

The fellow will be based at Icelab and the Department of Ecology and Environmental Science in Umeå, and is financed through a personal scholarship from the Kempe Foundations.

Application
The application should include a short description of your research interests and why you are interested in the scholarship, a CV, a publication list, copies of exam certificates (official copies are not necessary for the application, but may be required at the time of hire), and contact information of 3 reference persons. The application should be written in Swedish or English and can be submitted either electronically (MS Word or PDF format) or in hard-copy (2 copies) form.For more information, please contact Dr Xavier Thibert-Plante, e-mail xavier.thibert.plante@emg.umu.se.

Union information is available from SACO, +46-(0)90-786 53 65, SEKO civil, +46-(0)90-786 52 96 and ST, +46-(0)90-786 54 31.

Your complete application marked with reference number 223-1628-13, should be sent to medel@diarie.umu.se (with reference number on the subject line) or to the Registrar, Umeå University, SE-901 87 Umeå, Sweden to arrive November 4, 2013 at the latest.

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