E v o l D i r
April 1, 2013
Month in Review
Foreword
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Conferences
Aberystwyth MarineEvolution May8-10 ...... 2 Manchester LandscapeGenetics Sept9-12 ...... 15 Beltsville MD FungalEvolution Apr26-28 ...... 3 Montpellier Speciation May27-29 ...... 15 BuenosAires PlantEvolution Nov20-23 ...... 3 Montpellier France SPECIATION2013 May27-29 . . 15 Cambridge UK GMOD Community Meeting Apr5-64 Munich PopulationGenomics Mar13-15 ...... 16 Chicago SMBE2013 Jul7-11 BalancingSelection . . . . .4 NHM London BSPB LinneanSoc Apr10-12 ...... 16 Chicago SMBE2013 Jul7-11 FunctionalEvolution . . .5 NHM London ProtistEvolution Apr10-12 ...... 16 Chicago SMBE2013 Jul7-11 JunkDNA ...... 5 NewYork MonocotEvolution Jul7-13 ...... 17 Chicago SMBE2013 Jul7-11 NoncodingRNAs ...... 6 Oslo 2013Galaxy Jun30-Jul2 ...... 17 Chicago SMBE2013 Jul7-11 SymposiaDescriptions . .6 Portugal EcologicalSpeciation Apr29-30 ...... 18 Chicago SMBE2013 Jul7-11 UndergradAwards . . . . .7 QueenMaryU InsectEvolution May31 ...... 18 Cornwall UK EMPSEB 19 Sep3-7 DeadlineExtended7 Roscoff France EvolCancer Nov2-6 ...... 19 DalhousieU Endocytobiology Aug18-22 ...... 8 Suva Fiji Barcode Jul8-12 CallForAbstracts ...... 20 FieldMuseum Chicago PlantEvolution Apr20 ...... 8 Trento Italy SIBE Evoluzione2013 Aug28-31 ...... 21 Galapagos Evolution Jun1-5 TravelAwardDeadline . .9 UAB Spain RupicapraEvolution Oct24-25 ...... 22 IST Austria EvolutionShape Apr26 ...... 9 UBath EvolutionaryBiology ...... 22 IST Austria MorphologicalEvolution Apr26 ...... 10 UNSWSydney GeneticsSocietyofAustralAsia 14-17Jul Ithaca AGA2013 Jul20-22 SpeciationContinuum . . . 10 23 Lisbon ESEB2013 Aug19-24 ColourPolymorphisms 11 UNewSouthWales SocialEvolution Feb2-5 ...... 23 Lisbon ESEB2013 Aug19-24 DeadlineExtended . . . . 11 UNotreDame ArthropodGenomics Jun12-15 ...... 24 Lisbon ESEB2013 Aug19-24 EvolutionMulticellularity UNotreDame ArthropodGenomics Jun13-15 Travel- 12 Grant ...... 24 Lisbon ESEB2013 Aug19-24 ImmunePriming ...... 12 UStAndrews EvolutionMatingSystems Sep4-6 . . . . . 25 Lisbon ESEB2013 Aug19-24 RecentHumanEvol Last- Utah Evol2013 Jun21-25 UndergradDiversity Trav- Call ...... 13 elAward ...... 25 Lisbon ESEB2013 Aug19-24 SpeciesRecognitionSys- Zurich TreeAdaptation Sep1-5 ...... 26 tems ...... 13 Lisbon ESEB2013 Aug19-24 TradeOffs ...... 14
THIS FRIDAY 22nd March 2013. This year, the con- ference is to be held at Aberystwyth University, Wales, from 8-10th May 2013. Aberystwyth MarineEvolution May8-10 The conference is aimed at PhD and Masters students but Postdocs are also very welcome to attend. It is a fantastic opportunity for students to present their work in a friendly yet rigorous environment, and provides 10th Marine Biological Association Postgraduate Con- a superb opportunity for forging professional relation- ference ships that will last a career. ABSTRACT DEADLINE EXTENDED: FRIDAY A fundamental theme of the conference will be the evo- 22ND MARCH 2013 lution and conservation of marine biodiversity. Dear colleagues, Registration is just £70 (including delegate fee, refresh- The abstract submission deadline for the 10th Ma- ments during the conference, conference dinner, tour of rine Biological Association Postgraduate Conference is the National Library of Wales, and an optional field April 1, 2013 EvolDir 3 trip). There is plenty of affordable accommodation in morning fungal foray. the town and reduced travel tickets to Aberystwyth are Advanced registration & abstract submission deadline: available when booking in advance. April 12, 2013. Registration and abstract submission is open now Advanced registration is $60, or $40 for students via our conference website http://users.aber.ac.uk/- and post-docs. For more information and to register mpcstaff/index.html You can also keep up to date with for the conference, go to: https://sites.google.com/- information on keynote speakers, important dates and site/masmc2013a/ MASMC 2013 Organizing Com- more by like-ing us on Facebook and following us on mittee Priscila Chaverri ([email protected]) Jo Twitter: Anne Crouch ([email protected]) Steve http://www.facebook.com/AberMbaConference Rehner ([email protected]) Amy Rossman https://twitter.com/MBAConference Key dates to ([email protected]) note are: [email protected] Extended abstract deadline - 22nd March 2013 Ex- tended registration deadline - 5th April 2013 All enquiries should be directed to: ibers-mba- [email protected] We look forward to welcoming you to Aberystwyth in BuenosAires PlantEvolution May! Nov20-23 [email protected]
32nd New Phytologist Symposium Plant interactions with other organisms: Molecules, ecology and evolu- tion Beltsville MD FungalEvolution Universidad Cat´olica,Puerto Madero Campus, Buenos Apr26-28 Aires, Argentina 20 23 November 2013 The goal of this symposium is to bring together re- searchers working in a wide range of disciplines in plant biology, ecology and evolution to explore how plants in- 34th Annual Mid-Atlantic States Mycology Conference teract with other organisms. Friday, April 26 to Sunday, April 28, 2013. The central objective is to discuss and integrate infor- Please visit us at: https://sites.google.com/site/- mation from different approaches and perspectives in masmc2013a/ MASMC 2013 is hosted by the Sys- order to create a synthetic framework for understand- tematic Mycology & Microbiology Laboratory, USDA- ing these interactions. Our hope is to have a diverse ARS, Beltsville, Maryland. and dynamic group of scientists, who are willing to step out of their disciplinary comfort zone and engage The Middle Atlantic States Mycology Conference has in an effort to participate in discussions spanning the taken place every spring since 1979. MASMC provides range from molecular approaches to ecosystem implica- new students, postdocs, and mycologists the opportu- tions. The symposium will take place over three days nity to present research findings and obtain inputs from at the Universidad Cat´olica,Puerto Madero Campus, learned colleagues, in a less formal venue than larger Buenos Aires, Argentina. Twenty-two invited talks will national and international meetings. form the basis of discussion at what will be a relatively Keynote Speaker: Dr. Marc Cubeta, North Carolina small meeting (up to 120 participants). There will be State University “Min Fulbright sabbats˚armed Rhizoc- a poster session and conference dinner for all delegates tonia svampar och orkid´eer”(My Fulbright sabbatical to attend. with Rhizoctonia fungi and orchids) Confirmed speakers Marcelo Aizen Universidad Na- Events include oral presentations, poster session, morn- cional del Comahue, Argentina Amy Austin Univer- ing and afternoon coffee breaks, guided tour of the U.S. sity of Buenos Aires and IFEVA, Argentina Ian Bald- National Fungus Collections, lunch, student awards win MPI for Chemical Ecology, Jena, Germany Car- presentation, keynote talk by Marc Cubeta, Saturday los Ballar´eUniversity of Buenos Aires and IFEVA, Ar- evening social (includes dinner and drinks) and Sunday gentina Richard Bardgett Lancaster University, UK Joy 4 EvolDir April 1, 2013
Bergelson University of Chicago, USA Elizabeth Borer better serve its community and direct future develop- University of Minnesota, USA Ray Callaway Univer- ment of the project. The survey can be found at http:/- sity of Montana, USA Marcel Dicke Wageningen Uni- /gmod.org/survey.html . Thank you all for your at- versity, the Netherlands Edward Farmer University of tention. If you have any questions, please feel free to Lausanne, Switzerland Martin Heil CINVESTAV, Gua- contact me at [email protected]. najuato, Mexico Richard Karban UC Davis, USA Toby – Amelia Ireland GMOD Community Support || http:/- Kiers Vrije Universiteit, Amsterdam, the Netherlands /gmod.org [email protected] Anna-Liisa Laine University of Helsinki, Finland Steven Lindow UC Berkeley, USA Richard Lindroth Cornell University, NY, USA Ariel Novoplansky The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel Ralph Panstruga RWTH Aarchen University, Germany Ronald Pierik University of Utrecht, the Netherlands Corn´ePieterse University Chicago SMBE2013 Jul7-11 of Utrecht, the Netherlands Natalia Requena Karlsruhe BalancingSelection Institute of Technology, Germany Gary Stacey Univer- sity of Missouri Ted Turlings University of Neuchˆatel, Switzerland Dear evoldir members, http://www.newphytologist.org/symposiums/view/2 Anna-Liisa Laine
Medical School – ology with the experimental tools of molecular biology Tobias Lenz, Ph.D. Brigham and Women’s Hospi- and biochemistry to infer the mechanisms of evolution- tal/Harvard Medical School HMS New Research Build- ary changes in function and phenotype. Although this ing, Room 0464 77 Ave. Louis Pasteur Boston, MA ’functional synthesis’ is transforming our understand- 02115 USA ing of the mechanisms of evolution and is attracting a growing number of devotees, it has not been the subject Tel: +1-617-525-4734 Fax: +1-617-525- of symposia at previous SMBE meetings. This sympo- 4705 email: [email protected] sium will highlight the power of the functional synthesis http://scholar.harvard.edu/tobiaslenz/ to generate causal explanations of evolution by featur- [email protected] ing speakers using experimental methods (such as an- cestral gene resurrection and detailed explorations of the biochemical effects of key alleles in locally adapted populations) to directly test evolutionary hypothesis from the across the tree of life. The symposium will also Chicago SMBE2013 Jul7-11 explore future directions for the field, such as the kinds FunctionalEvolution of evidence needed to support mechanistic hypothesis of evolution, the proper roles of sequence analysis and experiment in evolutionary inference, and opportunities to integration the synthesis with other areas of biology. Dear evoldir members, For more details, please do not hesitate to contact us. We excited to announce the symposium, “Molecu- Vinny Lynch, [email protected] Joe Thornton, lar Mechanisms of Functional Evolution,” organized [email protected] as part of the 2013 Annual Meeting of the Soci- ety for Molecular Biology and Evolution (SMBE). We [email protected] are currently accepting abstracts for contributed talks (15min). Abstract submissions are open until March 18th, and travel awards are available to support grad- uate and post-doc travel to the conference. Please seewww.smbe2013.org< http://www.smbe2013.org/ > Chicago SMBE2013 Jul7-11 for additional information and for registration. JunkDNA Invited speakers include: - Mark Rausher (Dept. of Biology, Duke University) Dear All, - Jesse Bloom (Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Cen- ter) As a part of the is year SMBE meeting, I’m happy to announce the symposium “Where did the junk go”? - Virginie Orgogozo (Institut Jacques Monod, Univer- We are currently accepting abstracts for contributed sit´eParis Diderot) talks (15min). Abstract submissions are open until - Jay Storz (School of Biological Sciences, University of March 18th, and travel awards are available to support Nebraska) graduate and post-doc travel to the conference. Please check the meeting web site http://www.smbe2013.org/ - Dan Tawfik (Department of Biological Chemistry, The for additional information and registration. For any Weizmann institute of Science) inquires related to the symposium please contact Wo- - G¨unter Wagner (Dept. of Ecology and Evolutionary jciech Makalowski at [email protected]. I ex- Biology & Yale Systems Biology Institute, Yale Univer- pect very exciting discussion on this hot topic. sity) Sincerely, Summary: Wojciech Maka c c owski, Ph.D. Professor and Direc- A major challenge in biology is to determine the genetic tor Institute of Bioinformatics University of Muenster changes and underlying mechanisms that caused the Niels Stensen Strasse 14 48149 Muenster, Germany evolution of novel molecular phenotypes, developmen- tal pathways, and morphological traits. An emerging On sabbatical at the Department of Medical Genome approach seeks to achieve this goal by integrating the Sciences University of Tokyo conceptual and analytical methods of evolutionary bi- Where did “junk” go? 6 EvolDir April 1, 2013
Late Susumu Ohno once said “So much junk DNA in www.picb.ac.cn/Comparative/) our genome” and the phrase junk DNA was born. For - Ana C. Marques (MRC Functional Genomics Unit, a long time mainstream scientists avoided these parts University of Oxford) of the genomes. However, over the years the picture slowly started to appear suggesting that the junk DNA Summary: hides a genomic treasure. With the completion of the Eukaryotic genomes encode a variety of noncoding current ENCODE project junk DNA effectively disap- RNAs that carry out essential functions, including gene peared because there’s no useless DNA in the genomes expression regulation, defense of the genome against no more. This symposium will discuss the current un- transposable elements, RNA editing, and mRNA splic- derstanding of these not so far ago obscure areas of the ing and translation. Due to their versatile roles as genomes with the special attention to transposable el- gene expression regulators, noncoding RNAs play criti- ements activities and their evolutionary consequences. cal parts in cellular differentiation, morphogenesis and The integral part of the symposium will be general dis- growth. With the recent advances of molecular and cussion of Ohnos idea and its place in todays biology. genomic technologies, we are acquiring a better un- Invited speakers include: derstanding of the importance of noncoding transcrip- tomes in model and non-model organisms. For this 1. Josefa Gonzalez (Institut de Biologia Evolutiva, symposium, we invite contributions highlighting the bi- Barcelona, Spain) ological functions of noncoding RNAs (lncRNAs, miR- 2. Valer Gotea (National Human Genome Institute, NAs, piRNAs, etc.) in embryonic development and Bethesda, USA) morphological evolution. We hope that this symposium will help bridge the gap between experimental studies 3. Dan Graur (University of Houston, Houston, USA) of noncoding RNAs in development and genome-wide 4. Dixie Mager (University of British Columbia, evolutionary studies of noncoding transcriptomes. Canada) For more details, please do not hesitate to contact us. 5. Masumi Nozawa (National Genetic Institute, Mishima, Japan) Anamaria Necsulea and Maria Warnefors anamaria.necsulea@epfl.ch, Ecole Polytechnique Wojciech Makalowski
Dear evoldir members, As a part of the Annual Meeting of the Society for Molecular Biology and Evolution (SMBE), that will be Chicago SMBE2013 Jul7-11 held in Chicago on July 7-11 2013, we are pleased to SymposiaDescriptions announce a symposium on “Noncoding RNAs in devel- opment and evolution”. Abstract submissions are open until March 18th. Travel awards are available to allow young scientists to attend the conference. Please go to SMBE Symposia Descriptions Now Online www.smbe2013.org for additional information and for [www.smbe2013.org] The preliminary 2013 SMBE registration. Science Program (including symposia descriptions) is now online. Please take a moment to review which Invited speakers: topic is of interest to you and then submit an abstract - Claudia Kutter (Cancer Research UK, University of for an oral or poster presentation. Those not selected Cambridge) to present an oral presentation may be asked to present - Philipp Khaitovich (Partner Institute for Computa- a poster. tional Biology, Max Planck Society, Shanghai, http://- Abstract Submission Deadline* is MARCH 19, 2013 April 1, 2013 EvolDir 7
Additional Travel Awards Now Available! conference, (2) to foster enthusiasm for molecular biol- ogy and evolution as well as a possible career in this SMBE has provided increased funding this year for post-graduate travel awards to allow young scientists to field, and (3) to promote diversity at the SMBE annual attend and participate in the conference. Travel award meeting. recipients in all categories will receive US $1500 (for All details about this program and the application form recipients in North America) or $2000 (for overseas re- can be found on this web site : cipients). Five awards will be reserved for recipients http://lbbe-dmz.univ-lyon1.fr/spip smbe undergrad/ from underrepresented countries. All applicants will be DEADLINE FOR RECEIPT OF APPLICATIONS: asked to provide a current CV and cover letter when April 2, 2013 they submit their abstract. Laurent Duret Laboratoire Biom´etrieet Biologie Evo- There are only a limited number of travel awards! Sub- lutive UMR CNRS 5558, Universit´eLyon 1 43 Bld du mit your abstract by MARCH 19, 2013 for considera- 11 Novembre 1918 69622 Villeurbanne cedex France tion. Phone : +33 (0) 4 72 44 62 97 FAX : +33 (0) Please visit smbe2013.org for more information. 4 72 43 13 88 e-mail : [email protected] *Abstract submission for talks closes March 19th; Web page: http://lbbe.univ-lyon1.fr/-Duret-Laurent- poster abstracts will be accepted until April 15th. .html?lang=3Den PBIL: http://pbil.univ-lyon1.fr/ [email protected] If you have any questions please contact secre- [email protected]. Stefan R. Bradham, MSM, CAE Marketing & Business Development Manager Federation of Amer- ican Societies for Experimental Biology (FASEB) Tel 301.634.7213 Email [email protected] Cornwall UK EMPSEB 19 Sep3-7 Web www.FASEB.org “Bradham, Stefan” DeadlineExtended
EMPSEB 19- DEADLINE FOR ABSTRACT SUB- MISSION EXTENDED TO 8th OF MARCH. Dear Colleagues, Chicago SMBE2013 Jul7-11 The registration deadline for the 19th European UndergradAwards Meeting of PhD Students in Evolutionary Biology (EMPSEB) has been extended to the 8th of March, giving European PhD students at all stages of their research a further week to apply! The meeting is be- Reminder: the deadline of SMBE 2013 Undergrad ing held at the University of Exeter Cornwall Campus, Travel Awards is on April 2. UK, from the 3rd-7th September, 2013, and plenary SMBE UNDERGRADUATE TRAVEL AWARDS speakers include Professor Geoff Parker, Professor Ju- dith Mank, and Professor Troy Day. 2013 ANNUAL MEETING OF THE SOCIETY FOR MOLECULAR BIOLOGY AND EVOLUTION Details about how to register can be found on the website: http://www.empseb19.com Registration cost: July 7-11, Chicago, USA euro 350 (Price includes transport to Cornwall from se- The Society for Molecular Biology and Evolution lected UK airports, accommodation, and meals for the (SMBE) is pleased to make available 10 awards for un- duration of the conference) Any enquiries should be di- dergraduate students to participate in a Mentoring and rected to [email protected] Diversity Program at the SMBE meeting (July 7-11, EMPSEB in a nutshell: EMPSEB provides a plat- Chicago, USA). Five of these positions will be reserved form for PhD students studying Evolutionary Biology for undergraduates from traditionally underrepresented to present their work and meet their peers from all over groups in our scientific discipline. Europe. It takes place in a different European city each The goals of this program are: (1) to provide students year, and is organised by the PhD students of the host with the opportunity to experience the excitement of country. The meeting is now an annual tradition that attending and presenting at an international scientific started 18 years ago with the first meeting being held 8 EvolDir April 1, 2013 in Zurich, Switzerland in 1995. John Archibald
Galapagos Evolution Jun1-5 IST Austria EvolutionShape Apr26 TravelAwardDeadline
DEADLINE APPROACHING - Graduate Student The postdocs and PhD students from IST Austria Travel Awards to attend “World Congress on Evolu- proudly announce the Young Scientist Symposium tion III” in the Galapagos Islands, June 2013 2013, an interdisciplinary one-day symposium entirely The National Evolutionary Synthesis Center (NES- organized by young scientists. This year’s title of the Cent - www.nescent.org) is sponsoring two travel YSS is “Understanding Shape: in silico and in vivo”. awards to enable Evolutionary Science graduate stu- The concept of shape touches many areas of research dents to attend the third “World Congress on Evo- and has been approached by a variety of different lution” (www.usfq.edu.ec/eventos/evosummit), which methodologies in developmental and evolutionary biol- will be held from June 1-5, 2013 on the Galapagos Is- ogy, mathematics, computer vision, and neuroscience, land of San Cristobal. which makes it an ideal topic for dynamic and interdis- ciplinary exchange. We aim at a broad audience from These awards are part of NESCent’s continuing out- many fields of research that is interested in developing reach efforts to serve members of groups that are under-represented/under-served in evolutionary sci- a general understanding of formation, perception, and ence, as defined by the National Science Foundation description of shape across disciplines. (www.nsf.gov/statistics/wmpd). As such, application The IST Austria Young Scientist Symposium 2013 Un- is restricted to US-based graduate students that are: derstanding Shape: in silico and in vivo at IST Austria, American Indian/Alaska Native, Asian, Black/African Am Campus 1, 3400 Klosterneuburg on April 26, 9am- American, Hispanic/Latino/Latina, and/or Native 7pm. Hawaiian/Other Pacific Islander. For more information and registration, please visit Travel awards cover travel/food/lodging/conference our webpage at http://ist.ac.at/young-scientist- 10 EvolDir April 1, 2013 symposium-2013/ and see the attached poster. dation. Attendance to the event is free of charge. [email protected] With best regards, The YSS Organizing Team Sebastian Sebastian Novak
IST Austria MorphologicalEvolution This is the first announcement for the 2013 Sympo- Apr26 sium of the American Genetic Association, to be held from July 20-22 at Cornell University in Ithaca, NY – Speciation Continuum: A Discussion on the Origin of Species. Announcing the launch of the second IST Austria Young Scientist Symposium on Friday April 26th 2013. More details will be available soon at http://www.certain.com/system/profile/web/- The topic for this year’s symposium will be “Under- index.cfm?PKwebID=3D0x44728099a8&varPage=- standing Shape: in silica and in vivo”. home Speakers include: The concept of shape touches on many areas of re- Key Distinguished Lecturer: Sergey Gavrilets, Univer- search ranging from shape description in mathematics, sity of Tennessee, Deparment of Ecology and Evolu- shape formation during development and evolution and tionary Biology shape perception in computer vision and neuroscience. This has led to a number of different approaches and Alex Buerkle, University of Wyoming, Department of methodologies being developed independently in isola- Botany Bill Etges, University of Arkansas, Program tion from each other, especially among biologists and in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology Rosemary Gille- mathematicians. spie, University of California, Division of Organisms and Environment Rick Harrison, Cornell University, This symposium aims to bring together people with dif- Deparment of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology Scott ferent approaches to foster discussion. The event is Hodges, University of California, Santa Barbara, De- open to everyone, and talks will be broad enough to be partment of Ecology, Evoution, and Marine Biology interesting to scientists in general. Jim Mallet, Harvard University, Department of Organ- We are pleased to announce the following distinguished ismic and Evolutionary Biology and University College ¨ ˜ 1 London, Department of Genetics, Evolution and En- speakers, who will talk : - Robert AernA 2 (Charles University in Prague)ˆa- Ed Connor (John Hopkins Uni- vironment Tami Mendelson, University of Maryland, versity)ˆa- Vittorio Ferrari (University of Edinburgh) ˆa- Department of Biological Sciences Sean Mullen, Lehigh Massimo Ferri (Bologna University) - Chaim Goodman- University, Deparment of Biological Sciences Mohamed Strauss (University of Arkansas) - Isaac Salazar-Ciudad Noor, Duke University, Biology Department Kevin (Universitat AutA˜ 2noma de Barcelona) Oh, Cornell University, Department of Neurobiology and Behavior Brett Payseur, University of Wisonsin- This one-day event is organised by the students and Madison, Laboratory of Genetics Katie Peichel, Uni- postdocs of IST Austria, and will take place on the IST versity of Washington, Molecular & Cellular Biology Austria campus outside Vienna. Registration is free Trevor Price, The University of Chicago, Deparment of and includes lunch, and a shuttle bus will be provided Ecology and Evolution Howard Rundle, University of too and from Vienna free of charge. There will also be Ottawa, Department of Biology Rebecca Safran, Uni- an opportunity for a campus tour if you wish to take a versity of Colorado, Department of Ecology and Evo- look at the rest of what goes on at IST Austria. lutionary Biology Maria Servedio, University of North For more information and to register for this event, Carolina at Chapel Hill, Biology Department Laurie please see the following website: http://www.ist.ac.at/- Stevison, University of California, San Francisco, Insti- young-scientist-symposium-2013 Unfortunately as this tute for Human Genetics Sara Via, University of Mary- is a free event, we are unable to provide funding for land, Department of Biology John Willis, Duke Univer- travel for delegates or assist with VISAs or accommo- sity, Biology Department April 1, 2013 EvolDir 11
Mark your calendars! types of genetic variation are responsible for adapta- Kerry Shaw, President American Genetic Association tion? Does adaptation utilize standing genetic varia- tion or does it require new mutations to arise following [email protected] an environmental change? This symposium seeks to provide a platform for scien- tists that are working towards the integration of ecol- ogy and genomics in the study of colour polymorphic systems. Lisbon ESEB2013 Aug19-24 To register and submit your abstract for this sympo- ColourPolymorphisms sium, please follow the instructions on the congress website (https://eseb2013.com/).
SYMPOSIUM: The evolution and maintenance of her- Organizers: Maren Wellenreuther and Bengt Hansson, itable colour polymorphisms: from ecology to genomes Lund University, Sweden Please note that we are accepting abstracts with sug- [email protected] gestions for talks and poster until the 8th of March *Maren Wellenreuther* Invited speakers: Rosemary G. Gillespie and Jon Slate Marie Curie Postdoctoral Researcher Department of Bi- Symposium description: Polymorphisms are found in a ology, Lund University SE-223 62 Lund, SWEDEN wide range of taxa but the why and how genetic poly- Phone: +46 46 222 9014 Mobile: +46 709 429930 morphisms persist over time remains a classic problem http://marenwellenreuther.com/index.html in biology. In humans for example, 5-15% of the ex- http://www.lu.se/meel/people/postdocs/maren- amined genes are polymorphic, and in many cases al- wellenreuther [email protected] ternative alleles can profoundly alter fitness. The rel- atively simple genetic basis of many colour polymor- phisms (one or a few loci) makes them well-suited to study evolutionary processes, even in non-model or- ganisms. This is part of the reason why colour poly- morphic systems have become popular when studying Lisbon ESEB2013 Aug19-24 the early stages of speciation and mechanisms facilitat- DeadlineExtended ing or constraining reproductive isolation. In the past, work on heritable colour polymorphisms has concen- trated on the ecology and morph-frequency differences between populations and generations using the frame- work of classical population genetics. In this sense, The 14th Congress of the European Society for Evolu- studies of heritable colour polymorphisms were used as tionary Biology Lisbon, Portugal, 19-24 August 2013 counterparts to classical Drosophila studies, in which Deadline for abstract submission extended to 8th of marker phenotypes have been used to study genetic dy- March. namics in laboratory evolution assays. Temporal and spatial differences in morph frequencies were then at- There are already more than 900 registered delegates. tributed to the action of well-recognized evolutionary In order to avoid a last day peak of abstract submis- forces such as genetic drift, natural selection and sex- sions, the congress organization extends the deadline ual selection. for the abstract submission to 8th of March. The field on polymorphism research is currently pro- Octavio Paulo Chairman gressing rapidly because of advances in genomic tech- Octavio Paulo
ESEB Symposium on “Early germ-soma segregation” cell selection. Furthermore, recently some cases have Dear Colleagues: been identified that show that the germ-soma segrega- tion does not provide perfect protection against lower- We would like to invite you to attend and contribute level selection. First, contagious cancers, transmitted to the ESEB-sponsored symposium “Evolutionary con- horizontally from one individual to another, circumvent sequences of an early germ-soma segregation”, to take the germ line. Second, recently a mechanism has been place at the 14th Congress of the European Society for discovered by which inherited diseases, caused by de Evolutionary Biology (ESEB), in Lisbon, Portugal, 19 novo mutations in the father’s germ line, are positively - 24 August 2013. selected. Normally, male germ cells divide asymmet- Invited Speakers: rically, with one daughter cell becoming the new germ cell, and the other giving rise to multiple gametes. How- Norman Arnheim (University of Southern California, ever, some mutations increase the frequency of sym- USA) “Germline selection and the paternal-age effect metrical division of the germ cells, thus increasing the in humans.” number of germ cells with this mutation. This explains Andrew Bourke (University of East Anglia, UK) “Early an observation, already made in the early 1900’s, that germline segregation and social group transformation” the incidence of some inherited diseases increases with the age of the father. On the occasion of these new dis- Organisers coveries, this symposium will discuss the importance of Duur K. Aanen (Wageningen University; email: germ-soma differentiation for resolution of the potential [email protected]) conflict between the levels of selection in a multicellu- Rick Michod (University of Arizona) lar individual. This symposium will bring together stu- dents working on the evolution of multicellularity and Summary: conflict resolution, both in organisms with and organ- It has been 25 years since Leo Buss first proposed that isms without an early germ-soma differentiation, such an early segregation of a germ line from the rest of the as fungi. It will discuss the importance of an early body is an adaptation to limit the scope for selfish cell germ-soma differentiation for conflict resolution relative lineages. A number of recent discoveries make it timely to other stabilising factors, especially high among-cell to reevaluate this hypothesis. This symposium explores genetic relatedness, seen in most multicellular organ- the evolutionary stability of multicellularity in organ- isms. isms with and without an early germ-line sequestration, Duur Aanen Assistant professor Laboratory of to discuss the relative importance of this characteris- Genetics Wageningen University and Research tic for conflict resolution, in multicellular growth and, Center The Netherlands Tel. +31(0)317 483144 more generally, in other major transitions such as the Mobile: +31 (0)6 10327948 Fax: +31 (0)317 483146 transition to eusociality. http://www.gen.wur.nl/UK/Staff/Scientific%20Staff/- Description Duur+Aanen “Aanen, Duur”
Dear Colleagues, Lisbon ESEB2013 Aug19-24 RecentHumanEvol LastCall We are glad to invite you to participate to the sympo- sium “Nature and mechanisms of evolution of species recog- nition systems” which will be held at the14th Congress Dear colleagues, this is a reminder that abstract call of the European Society for Evolutionary Biology for the *symposium * *ADVANCES IN QUANTITA- (ESEB), in Lisbon, Portugal, 19 - 24 August 2013. TIVE APPROACHES TO RECENT EVOLUTION- ARY CHANGE IN HUMANS of the ESEB Congress Registration is open and the deadline for abstract sub- in Lisbon (19-24 August 2013)* closes *tomorrow*(8th mission (for talks and posters) is February 28. of March). So far we received “only” 17 submissions. For more details please visit: https://- Please register and submit your abstracts through the www.eseb2013.com/talks Symposium presentation: congress website: https://www.eseb2013.com/** What makes a mate recognition system specific? Is Symposium description: Applying a rigorous evolution- species recognition a good working concept? How does ary framework to understand human biology and be- specificity evolve? Do the mechanisms involved differ haviour present numerous challenges. However, many in the presence or absence of gene flow? These ques- recent advances have brought this field to a point where tions are central to our understanding of evolution of resolution of past difficulties may be achieved. The goal behavioral isolation, one of the most important means of this symposium is to provide a diverse overview of the of species diversification, and the symposium goal is to state-of-the-art in quantitative approaches to investi- address them. gate human evolution at different levels of biological or- This symposium is part of the European Science Foun- ganisation (from genes or genomes to societies) . While dation’s Research Networking Programme Frontiers we expect most contributions to focus on selective evo- of Speciation Research (FroSpects,www.iiasa.ac.at/- lutionary processes, we also very much welcome works Research/EEP/FroSpects), which is funded by 18 of assessing the importance of other processes in human ESF’s national member organisations. evolution (e.g. drift). We decided to limit the scope of Invited speakers: this symposium to recent evolutionary change (specif- ically from from the end of Pleistocene - 10,000 years Tamra Mendelson (UMBC, Baltimore USA) http:/- ago - to present day). This restriction is aimed at coun- /umbc.edu/biosci/general/groups/tamram John terbalancing the view predominant in some fields that Endler (Deakin University,Geelong,Australia) http://- recent changes are of little consequence for understand- www.deakin.edu.au/scitech/les/staff/endlerj/ 14 EvolDir April 1, 2013
We are looking forward to read your abstracts!!! SNYOPSIS Trade-offs are of major importance in evo- lutionary theory, in particular in life history theory, The organisers since they are thought to impose constraints upon the Guila Ganem (Institute ofEvo- response to selection: trade-offs occur when an evolu- lutionary Sciences,University of tionary change in a trait that increases fitness is cou- Montpellier,France,[email protected]) pled to an evolutionary change in another trait that de- John Endler (School ofEnvironmental and creases fitness. Because organisms are often restricted life Sciences,Deakin University,Australia, in terms of resource acquisition, one of the major phys- [email protected]) iological explanations for the existence of trade-offs is differential resource allocation between competing func- GANEM Guila CNRS Researcher Institut of Evolution- tions/traits. Recently, however, molecular data have ary Sciences, University of Montpellier 2 - Montpellier challenged the validity of this view, even though both Phone: +33 (0)4 67 14 46 31 FAX: +33 (0)4 67 14 36 22 views may be compatible with each other. Unfortu- Address: ISEM – cc065, Universit´eMontpellier 2 34095 nately, up-to-date, trade-offs have either mostly been Montpellier cedex 5, France Web: www.isem.univ- approached from a purely phenotypic perspective with- montp2.fr/ganem guila [email protected] out much attention to the underlying physiological and genetic mechanisms, or conclusions about trade-offs have been drawn from molecular studies without suf- ficient consideration of the functional/organismal phe- notype. In this symposium we aim to bridge these Lisbon ESEB2013 Aug19-24 views by linking our current knowledge of the molecular TradeOffs and physiological pathways with what has been learned about quantitative genetic and phenotypic correlations among traits. Understanding the mechanisms underly- ing trade-offs and their evolutionary consequences will Abstract Deadline for ESEB Symposium on Mecha- require an integrative approach, and it is the major aim nisms of Trade-Offs of our symposium to help foster such an integration. Dear Colleagues: Website: The deadline for abstract submission for the 2013 ESEB https://www.eseb2013.com/symposia meeting in Lisbon (August 19-24 2013) is approaching The site for registration for the ESEB meeting and for very rapidly. abstract submission for this symposium is now open at: We will be accepting abstracts for talks and posters in www.eseb2013.com Deadline for abstract submission: our symposium on the MECHANISMS OF TRADE- 28 February 2013. OFFS until 28 February 2013. Abstracts will be evaluated by the symposium organiz- Abstracts must be submitted through the conference ers and will be selected for either oral or poster pre- website at: https://www.eseb2013.com/ Looking for- sentation in late February. When submitting your ab- ward to seeing you in Lisbon! stract please state your preference (talk, poster) during the submission process. Talks in the symposium will Best wishes, be 15 minutes long, with 2 minutes for discussion. Bas Zwaan and Thomas Flatt We are looking forward to seeing you in Lisbon! — Bas and Thomas SYMPOSIUM DETAILS We would like to invite you Bas Zwaan to attend and contribute to the ESEB-sponsored sym- posium “Mechanisms of Trade-offs”, to take place at Laboratory of Genetics Plant Research Group Wa- the 14th Congress of the European Society for Evolu- geningen University and Research Centre Droeven- tionary Biology (ESEB), in Lisbon, Portugal, 19 - 24 daalsesteeg 1 6708 PB Wageningen The Netherlands August 2013. E-mail: [email protected] INVITED SPEAKERS *Stephen C. Stearns (Yale Uni- Thomas Flatt versity) *Joost Keurentjes (Wageningen University) Department of Ecology and Evolution University of ORGANIZERS *Bas Zwaan (Wageningen University) Lausanne UNIL Sorge Le Biophore CH-1015 Lausanne *Thomas Flatt (University of Lausanne) April 1, 2013 EvolDir 15
Switzerland France 27-29 May 2013). E-mail: [email protected] Dear colleagues, Book: Mechanisms of Life History Evolution On request from some people interested in this event, we have extended the deadline for abstract submission http://ukcatalogue.oup.com/product/- and registration to the conference SPECIATION 2013. 9780199568772.do– Thomas Flatt SNF Professor Department of Ecology To register and get information about the confer- and Evolution University of Lausanne UNIL Sorge Le ence, please go to: http://kimura.univ-montp2.fr/- speciation2013/ .Please note that you first need to Biophore CH-1015 Lausanne Switzerland pre-register following the instructions on the website E-mail: [email protected] -Registration procedure1 tab. Tel. Office: +41(0)21-692-4203 Tel. Secretary: Looking forward to seeing you in Montpellier, +41(0)21-692-4160 Fax: +41(0)21-692-4165 Best wishes Carole Smadja and Isabelle Olivieri Website: http://www.unil.ch/dee/page94630 en.html Lab: http://www.unil.ch/dee/page95005.html Dr. Carole Smadja CNRS research scientist Insti- tute of Evolutionary Biology, Montpellier http://- Book: Mechanisms of Life History Evolu- www.carole-smadja.staff.shef.ac.uk/ Institut des Sci- tion http://www.unil.ch/dee/page95072.html 1 [email protected] ences de l Evolution cc065, Universit´eMontpellier 2 34095 Montpellier France Phone: +33 (0)4 67 14 92 70 [email protected]
Manchester LandscapeGenetics Sept9-12 Montpellier France SPECIATION2013 May27-29 We would like to draw your attention to our Land- scape Genetics symposium at IALE in Manchester, UK, September 9-12, 2013: http://www.iale2013.eu/landscape-genetics Please spread the word and submit your abstract until April 8, 2013: http://www.iale2013.eu/call Best wishes REMINDER Janine Bolliger, Swiss Federal Research Institute WSL, The deadline for registration to the conference SPECI- Switzerland. ATION 2013, to be held in Montpellier 27-29 May 2013, Tonya Lander Natural History Museum, London, UK. is approaching (22 March 2013). Niko Balkenhol, Department of Forest Zoology & Forest To register and submit abstracts, please go to http:/- Conservation, Georg-August University of G¨ottingen, /kimura.univ-montp2.fr/speciation2013/. Please note Germany. that you first need to pre-register following the instruc- tions on the website -’Registration procedure’ tab. [email protected] Suggestions for accommodation are provided on the conference website. Best wishes Carole Smadja and Isabelle Olivieri Dr. Carole Smadja CNRS research scientist Insti- Montpellier Speciation May27-29 tute of Evolutionary Biology, Montpellier http://- www.carole-smadja.staff.shef.ac.uk/ Institut des Sci- ences de l1Evolution cc065, Universit´eMontpellier 2 DEADLINE EXTENDED to Friday 29 March 2013 for 34095 Montpellier France Phone: +33 (0)4 67 14 92 70 REGISTRATION to SPECIATION 2013 (Montpellier, [email protected] 16 EvolDir April 1, 2013
Munich PopulationGenomics NHM London BSPB LinneanSoc Mar13-15 Apr10-12
Protists, other small organisms, and Next Generation Dear Colleagues - Sequencing: A forum for ideas, news, information, and We are happy to announce that the FOR 1078 Meet- exchange ing 2013 / Symposium Population Genomics will take ***EARLY BIRD REGISTRATION DEADLINE EX- place from March 13 - 15, 2013 at TENDED TO 23 MARCH 2013*** LMU BioCenter lecture hall B 01.019 Grosshaderner Joint meeting between the British Society for Protist Str. 2, 82152 Planegg-Martinsried. Biology and the Linnean Society This meeting will be a combined 10-12 April 2013, Natural History Museum, London student progress report meeting and symposium Popu- This meeting will be an exciting forum for exchange lation Genomics. of knowledge, experiences, and learning about new In the first two days of the meeting we will review the experimental and analytical methods associated with progress of our graduate students. On the third day NGS, from data generation to analysis. Guest speak- we will have talks. As external speakers we are glad to ers include Si Creer (Bangor University), Micah Dun- announce: thorn (Kaiserslautern University), Dawn Field (Molec- ular Evolution and Bioinformatics Group, CEH), Neil - Bart Deplancke, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Hall (Advanced Genomics Facility, Liverpool Uni- (EPFL), Lausanne Dissecting gene regulatory princi- versity), Christopher Quince (Computational Micro- ples using Drosophila and human population genomics bial Genomics Group, Glasgow University), Konrad - Nicolas Galtier, University of Montpellier Paszkiewicz & Karen Moore (Biomedical Informat- Transcriptome-based population genomics in ani- ics Hub & Exeter Sequencing Service), and Kam- mals ran Shalchian-Tabrizi (Microbial Evolution Research - Gil McVean, University of Oxford Population struc- Group, Oslo University) ture and natural selection in humans and chimpanzees To register & for more information visit http://- - Christoph Haag, University of Fribourg Evolution of www.protist.org.uk/meetings.html Both members of partial genetic sex determination in Daphnia magna the BSPB and Fellows of the Linnean Society of London are offered a special members rate. Please have a look at http://for1078.bio.lmu.de/- events/meeting schedule.html with the current Meeting Martin Carr
This meeting will be an exciting forum for exchange Garden Science campus, and post-conference field of knowledge, experiences, and learning about new trips to the Hudson Highlands of New York and the experimental and analytical methods associated with Pine Barrens of New Jersey. Accommodations will NGS, from data generation to analysis. Guest speak- be in the Fordham University residence halls. In ers include Si Creer (Bangor University), Micah Dun- addition, several area hotels are offering discount rates thorn (Kaiserslautern University), Dawn Field (Molec- to Monocots V registrants. ular Evolution and Bioinformatics Group, CEH), Neil Hope to see you in New York in July! The Organiz- Hall (Advanced Genomics Facility, Liverpool Uni- ing Committee (Conference Development and Scientific versity), Christopher Quince (Computational Micro- Program) Lisa M. Campbell Jerrold I. Davis Alan W. bial Genomics Group, Glasgow University), Konrad Meerow Robert F. C. Naczi Dennis Wm. Stevenson W. Paszkiewicz & Karen Moore (Biomedical Informat- Wayt Thomas ics Hub & Exeter Sequencing Service), and Kam- ran Shalchian-Tabrizi (Microbial Evolution Research Alan W. Meerow, Ph.D., Research Geneticist and Group, Oslo University) Systematist USDA-ARS-SHRS, National Germplasm Repository 13601 Old Cutler Road, Miami, FL 33158 To register & for more information visit http://- USA voice: 786-573-7075; FAX: 786-573-7110 email: www.protist.org.uk/meetings.html Book by 10 March [email protected] for the early bird rate. Both members of the BSPB and Fellows of the Linnean Society of London are offered a “Meerow, Alan”
Portugal EcologicalSpeciation Apr29-30 QueenMaryU InsectEvolution May31 Portugal.Ecological Speciation.Apr29-30 ADVANCES IN ECOLOGICAL SPECIATION (AES) Conference, Portugal, 29-30 April 2013 Dear all NEW DEADLINE for Early Registration and Abstract This message is to invite you to the Royal Entomology Submission. We extended the deadline to MARCH Society Infection and Immunity special interest group 29th! meeting 2013. The meeting will be held on the 31st May 2013 in the Fogg Building at Queen Mary, Uni- Final programme will be announced on April 5th. versity of London. The meeting is an informal one-day Please visit us on http://www.aes-cibio.org/ conference with a series of twenty minute talks. We particularly encourage PhD students and PostDocs to This conference will take place on the 29th and 30th of April of 2013, at CIBIO facilities in Vairao (near speak, although more senior researchers are of course Porto), Portugal. It includes 5 invited plenary talks also welcome. (see below), 16 oral communications (to be selected) The total cost for the meeting is not yet finalised but and poster sessions covering the topics parallel adapta- is likely to be in the region of £10 or less, which will tion, genomics of ecological speciation, adaptive radia- include lunch and coffee. Following the meeting there tions and hybridization, among others. will be an opportunity to enjoy the scenic ambience and NEW EVENTS! We are organizing a Conference Din- exciting flavours available in the East End of London. ner (April 30th) sponsored by the organization of the If you would like to attend or speak, or conference and a visit to Porto (1st of May, bank holi- have any other questions please contact me day) for those participants that decide to stay after the ([email protected]) or Petros Ligoxygakis (pet- conference. [email protected]). Please pass this on to Invited Speakers: anyone who might be interested who isn’t listed above, such as other people in your lab or department who we Dolph Schluter (Biodiversity Research Centre and Zool- might have missed off accidentally. ogy Department, University of British Columbia, Van- couver, Canada) Felicity Jones (Friedich Miescher Lab- regards oratory of the Max Planck Society, Tubingen, Ger- Rob Knell April 1, 2013 EvolDir 19
Rob Knell [email protected] School of Biological and *Please note that participation at this conference is not Chemical Sciences, QMUL. limited to research on carcinogenesis: we will consider +44 (0)20 7882 7720 applications from scientists with affinities towards the themes of the conference, and working on related top- Research http://webspace.qmul.ac.uk/rknell/ ics from ecology and the evolutionary sciences, includ- Book now out: Introductory R, A Beginner’s ing social evolution, evolution of multicellularity, resis- Guide to Data Visualisation and Analysis using tance management, evolutionary medicine of diseases, R www.introductoryr.co.uk [email protected] and species invasions.* ** *Invited speakers* and provisional titles *AKTIPIS Athena *(San Francisco, USA): Challenges Roscoff France EvolCancer Nov2-6 and opportunities for evolutionary and ecological ap- proaches to cancer *BEERENWINKEL Nico* (Basel, Switzerland): Using *Jacques Monod Conference: **“Ecological and evolu- next-generation sequencing to estimate genetic tumor tionary perspectives in cancer” to be held in Roscoff diversity and to inform mathematical models of tumor (Brittany), France, November 2-6, 2013* evolution The conference is organized by Michael Hochberg *CICCARELLI Francesca* (Milano, Italy): Genome (Montpellier, France) and Paul Ewald (Louisville, instability and the evolution of cancer USA). Jacques Monod Conference website: http://- *CLAIRAMBAULT Jean* (Paris, France)*: *Mathe- www.cnrs.fr/insb/cjm/cjmprog e.html Cancer is a dis- matical assessment of drug resistance in cancer cell pop- ease of opportunity, associated with clonal evolution, ulations: Genetic or epigenetic phenomenon? expansion and competition within the body. Specifi- *CRESPI Bernard* (Burnaby, Canada): Genomic im- cally, somatic cellular selection and evolution are the printing in the evolution and development of cancer fundamental processes leading to malignancy, metas- tasis and resistance to therapies. The Jacques Mon- *DELHOMMEAU Fran¸cois *(Paris, France): Clonal odConference “ *Ecological and Evolutionary Perspec- architecture in myeloid malignancies tives in Cancer” *aims to promote this emerging disci- *EWALD Paul *(Louisville, USA): Toward a unified pline by addressing some of the most important ques- theory of cancer tions about cancerogenesis. The conference will cover 3 themes: *FRIDMAN Herv´e* (Paris, France): Impact of pa- tient’s immunity and inflammation on progression, - Interspecific patterns and processes - Progression - metastasis and clinical outcome of cancers Therapies *GATENBY Robert* (Tampa, USA)*: *Evolutionary The first theme will address the observation that in- dynamics in cancer therapy fectious agents can cause cancers. Persistent infections may promote cancer because long-term host defensive *HAREL-BELLAN Annick* (Gif-sur-Yvette, France): responses induce inflammation that subsequently in- Non-coding RNAs and cancer creases mutation rates. Why human defensive mech- *HENG Henry *(Detroit, USA): Genome chaos and anisms have not evolved to more efficiently control cancer evolution or eliminate invasive cell lineages, and why do some *HIBNER Urszula *(Montpellier, France): Host- species with more somatic tissue show less than ex- pathogen interactions: hijacking of cellular functions by pected incidences of cancer? The second theme will the Hepatitis C virus sensitizes the host cell to onco- evaluate the role of the tumor environment and natu- genic transformation ral selection in explaining cancer progression. To what extent are different cancers predictable and what are *HOCHBERG Michael *(Montpellier, France): Opti- the key contributing variables? The third theme will mizing preventative therapies tackle the daunting challenge of employing evolution- *MAINI Philip *(Oxford, United Kingdom): Mathe- ary theories to improve cancer therapies. It will seek matical and computational modeling of cancer growth how preventative, curative and management therapies and dynamics can be improved and even optimized to slow or stop the emergence of resistance to chemotherapies. *MALEY Carlo *(San Francisco, USA): Why we get 20 EvolDir April 1, 2013 cancer and why it has been so hard to cure? presentations on barcoding as a tool for digitizing col- lections and a training workshop on other digitization *OLIVIERI Isabelle *(Montpellier, France): What can we learn from evolutionary thinking-based pesticide techniques. management for optimizing chemotherapy protocols? The organizers invite you to submit abstracts for the *PACHECO Jorge *(Braga, Portugal): Somatic evolu- barcoding session to David Schindel ([email protected]) and for the digitization session to Beth Mantle tion of cancer in hematopoiesis ([email protected]). *PEPPER John *(Bethesda, USA): Evolutionary in- sights into acquired resistance to cancer therapy, and ===CONNECTING BIODIVERSITY COLLEC- how to avoid it TIONS IN THE PACIFIC: DIGITIZATION THROUGH DNA BARCODING AND INFOR- *QUINTANA-MURCI Lluis *(Paris, France): From MATICS evolutionary and population genetics to human disease David E. Schindel, Consortium for the Barcode of Life, *RADMAN Miroslav *(Paris, France): Keynote ad- Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC, USA Beth dress: Biological clock in carcinogenesis Mantle, Australian National Insect Collection, CSIRO, *SAVAGE Philip *(London, United Kingdom): Why Canberra, ACT, Australia are only some cancers curable with chemotherapy? Reference collections in museums, herbaria, botanical *SOLA˜ Ricard *(Barcelona, Spain): The evolution of gardens, zoos and other repositories are critical infras- unstable cancer cell populations tructure for research, education, regulation and legisla- tion related to biodiversity. These collections provide *SPROUFFSKE Kathleen *(Zurich, Switzerland): Re- documentation of research results as well as long-term constructing the order of somatic mutations in cancer changes in nature. Patterns of ecological, evolutionary progression and anthropogenic changes often go unseen and undoc- *STRATTON Michael *(Cambridge, United King- umented until samples from these collections material dom): Sequencing the cancer genome are analyzed and re-analyzed using the latest technol- ogy. In order to be accessible and effective, reference *THOMAS Fr´ed´eric*(Montpellier, France): Evolution collections need to be digitized and their data and meta- of cancer vulnerability among species: Peto’s paradox data made available to the research and education com- revisited munity, to policy-makers, and to the general public. / Digitization in the most general sense is the associa- tion of an organism and its characteristics to a unique This message has been arbitrarily truncated at 5000 characters. identifier that can be indexed for later searching and To read the entire message look it up at http://life.biology.- retrieval. It can take several forms, ranging from digi- mcmaster.ca/˜brian/evoldir.html tal capture of label data (date and place of collection, taxonomic identification) to digital image capture and even DNA sequencing. This full day session will include a half-day sympo- sium of contributed presentations on DNA barcoding and a half-day instructional workshop on biodiversity Suva Fiji Barcode Jul8-12 informatics. The DNA barcoding symposium will con- CallForAbstracts tribute toward development of a regional strategy for Oceania for construction and use of standardized bar- code libraries. These libraries could serve basic research Dear Colleagues, in ecology and evolution and/or applications such as The Consortium for the Barcode of Life (CBOL) at the protection of endangered species and control of in- the Smithsonian Institution and CSIRO in Canberra, vasive alien species such as agricultural pests. The Australia, are the co-organizers of a full-day sympo- biodiversity informatics workshop will showcase initia- sium/workshop at the 12th Pacific Science Association tives such as the Global Biodiversity Information Fa- Inter-Congress, Suva, Fiji 8-12 July 2013. The session cility (GBIF), the Atlas of Living Australia (ALA), is endorsed by the Oceania GBIF Node and the Global New Zealand Organisms register (NZOR), and digitiza- Taxonomy Initiative of the Convention on Biological tion initiatives such as iDigBio and Australia’s Virtual Diversity. The description of the session is presented Herbarium (AVH). This session will explore applica- below. You will see that the day will be divided between tions and network tools appropriate for the small and April 1, 2013 EvolDir 21 scattered countries and territories of Oceania. Partic- Symposia include: - EVOLUTIONARY APPLICA- ipants will learn the latest approaches to the digitiza- TIONS FOR BIOSYSTEMS AND AGRICULTURE: tion of natural history collections and explore how these Chairs: G. Anfora and C. Varotto (FEM). Speak- could be applied to their collections. The session will ers include: Andres Moya (Universitat de Val`encia), conclude with a round-table discussion on strategic de- Carlo Soave (UMilan), Roberto Papa (University of velopment of, and support for, biodiversity informatics Foggia), Elisa Frasnelli (CIMEC, UTrento) and more. in the Oceania region. - EVOLUTIONARY GENOMICS AND BIOINFOR- MATICS: Chairs: M. Sironi (IRCCS MEDEA) and The Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Di- versity (CBD) has expressed its support for this pro- D. Sargent (FEM). Confirmed speakers: Francois Bal- posed workshop as a contribution to enhancing capac- loux (UCL). - EVOLUTIONARY MEDICINE AND ity in taxonomy (a goal of CBD’s Global Taxonomy HEALTH: Chairs: C. de Filippo and H. Hauffe (FEM). Initiative, GTI) and strengthening informatics infras- Confirmed speakers: Duccio Cavalieri and Kieran Tuohy (FEM). - LIFE THROUGH TIME: PALEO- tructure in the Pacific region. Academic collaborations on biodiversity facilitate achievement by CBD Parties BIOLOGY AND PALEOBIODIVERSITY: Chairs: S. in the region of Aichi Biodiversity Target 9 (invasive Renesto and G. Binelli (UInsubria). Speakers in- alien species) and Target 19 (Biodiversity science). clude: Mike Benton (UBristol), Davide Pisani (UBris- tol), Evelyn Kustatscher (LMUM¨unchen), Giorgio “Schindel, David”
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Lecturer/Senior Lecturer/Reader UAB Spain RupicapraEvolution University of Bath, Department of Biology and Bio- Oct24-25 chemistry We are seeking an evolutionary biologist with an es- tablished research reputation, and the potential to sus- tain this through securing external funding at Bath. Evolutionary biology is here broadly defined, including, Dear EvolDir members but not limited to, subject areas as disparate as com- parative genomics, evolutionary systems biology, be- On behalf of the organizing committee of the 2sd In- havioural ecology and palaeontology. Candidates with ternational Symposium on genus Rupicapra, it will be interests in experimental or applied evolution, poten- my great pleasure to welcome you to Bellver de Cer- tially with medical or epidemiological relevance, are en- danya (Catalonia, Spain) on 24-25 October 2013. This couraged to apply. An interest in collaborating with international meeting aims to bring together scientist, academics in the Department, its associated research managers, hunters, farmers and naturalists to identify centres, and in the Faculty of Science and University current knowledge gaps in the fields of Biology, Health, more widely is desirable, to gain maximum advantage Monitoring and Management of this fascinating capri- from interdisciplinary research. Candidates will be ex- nae genus. This effort will be particularly relevant given pected to present their strategy for obtaining external the current financial crisis and EU policies that encour- funding to support their research. The appointment age researchers to collaborate, but also due to clear level (Lecturer/Senior Lecturer/Reader) will be depen- evidence of the effects of global changes of mountain dent on the experience of the successful candidate. ecosystems worldwide. This emerging threat requires a reconsideration of the future research agenda for Rup- The Department of Biology and Biochemistry is ranked icapra research. 2nd in The Sunday Times University Guide 2013 Biol- ogy subject league table, and consistently receives very More information can be found on the conference web- high student satisfaction in the NSS. With 46 academic site at staff our research is diverse and in the Research Assess- http://www.rupicaprasymposium.wnature.org/- ment Exercise 2008, 90% of our research was judged index.php?lang=en I hope to see you in Bellver de to be internationally recognised, excellent or world- Cerdanya in October 2013! leading. We publish approximately 125 papers each The best year in peer reviewed journals and our current research grant portfolio stands at £12.5 million. We have over Emmanuel Serrano 80 full time postgraduate students. Dr. Emmanuel Serrano Ferron Investigador asoci- Further details of the position can be found here: ado, programa Beatriu de Pin´osServei d’ Ecopatolo- http://www.bath.ac.uk/jobs/Vacancy.aspx?ref=- gia de Fauna Salvatge (SEFaS) Departament de Medic- ina i Cirurgia Animals Facultat de Veterin`ariaUni- VH1596 Further details of the department are versitat Aut`onomade Barcelona (UAB) E-08193, Bel- here: laterra, Barcelona (Spain) Tl: +34.935868190 Fax: http://www.bath.ac.uk/bio-sci/research/ Laurence D. +34.935812006 E-mail: [email protected] Hurst Royal Society Wolfson Research Merit Award http://www.uab.sefas.cat Current address: Es- Holder Professor of Evolutionary Genetics Department tad´ıstica i Investigaci´o Operativa, Departament de of Biology and Biochemistry University of Bath Bath Matem`atica,Universitat de Lleida. LLeida, Spain. Somerset, UK BA2 7AY Emmanuel Antonio Serrano Ferron tel: +44 (0)1225 386424 fax: +44 (0)1225
AFQjCNEPPXCJ7UmbQAT- http://globalhealth.nd.edu/7th-annual-arthropod- Mv1KXSCuuen13A&sig2=- genomics-symposium/ [email protected] xlBaWqv8y4uPUW4AmR5Maw&bvm=- bv.43287494,d.aGc >, University of Washing- ton * Monique Borgerhoff Mulder < http://- anthropology.ucdavis.edu/people/fzborger >, Uni- versity of California Davis * Lena Edlund < http://- jagiellonia.econ.columbia.edu/˜le93/ >, Columbia Uni- UNotreDame ArthropodGenomics versity * Joe Henrich < http://www2.psych.ubc.ca/- Jun13-15 TravelGrant ˜henrich/ >, University of British Columbia * Michael Jennions < http://biology.anu.edu.au/hosted sites/- jennions/ >, Australian National University * The Early Registration Deadline has been extended Hillard Kaplan < http://www.unm.edu/ ˜ hkaplan/ through Friday, April 19, 2013. Take advantage of the >, University of New Mexico * Hanna Kokko < early registration rates!! http://biology.anu.edu.au/hosted sites/kokko/ >, Australian National University * Jason Potts < http:/- ***** /www.rmit.edu.au/browse/About%20RMIT%2F;ID=- An Arthropod Genomics Symposium Travel Grant is 3Dc5w026edczcm1;STATUS=A?QRY=- being offered to support registration, lodging, and economics&STYP >, Royal Melbourne Institute transportation to attend the 7th Annual Arthropod of Technology Genomics Symposium held at the University of Notre / Dame from June 13 - June 15, 2013. Postdoctoral fel- lows and graduate students will be eligible to apply for This message has been arbitrarily truncated at 5000 characters. funding; applications from individuals who do not have To read the entire message look it up at http://life.biology.- other financial support for the meeting will be favored. mcmaster.ca/˜brian/evoldir.html The grant will cover: (1) registration to the sympo- sium - $375 for postdocs, $175 for graduate students, (2) three nights residence hall lodging - $52/night, and (3) up to $1,000 for transportation costs. The application must include: (1) CV - limited to two UNotreDame ArthropodGenomics pages, (2) estimated cost of transportation, (3) abstract Jun12-15 for poster presentation, (4) a paragraph on why you are interested in attending the symposium, including how your participation will increase diversity and add to the 7th Annual Arthropod Genomics Symposium discussion, and (5) justification of your financial need. ARTHROPOD GENOMICS 2013 ONWARD Please send request for funding and required materials Friday, March 29, 2013: Early Bird Registration Dead- to the Eck Institute for Global Health ([email protected]) line Friday, March 29, 2013: Submit Poster Abstracts by April 5, 2013. All applications will be reviewed and Due applicants will be notified by April 15, 2013 on the sta- tus of the award. The 7th Annual Arthropod Genomics Symposium and VectorBase Workshop will be held from June 12 - June The 2013 Symposium is sponsored by the University of 15, 2013, and is hosted by the Eck Institute for Global Notre Dame Eck Institute for Global Health, Kansas Health at the University of Notre Dame. Sate University Arthropod Genomics Consortium, and the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign. The VectorBase Workshop will begin early afternoon on Wednesday, June 12, 2013, and conclude late afternoon [email protected] on Thursday, June 13, 2013. The Arthropod Genomics Symposium will begin Thurs- day evening, June 13, 2013, and conclude late afternoon on Saturday, June 15, 2013 (an optional dinner is sched- uled for Saturday night). UStAndrews To register for the Arthropod Genomics Symposium or EvolutionMatingSystems Sep4-6 view more information visit: April 1, 2013 EvolDir 25
SECOND NOTICE AND CALL FOR ABSTRACTS Undergraduate Diversity at Evolution 2013 “Thirty years of Thornhill & Alcock: The Evolution of We are pleased to announce an undergraduate travel Insect Mating Systems” award to bring talented and diverse undergraduates to ENTO 13: Royal Entomological Society International the Evolution meetings this June 21-25 in Snowbird, Symposium and National Science Meeting. 4th-6th Utah. For the 11th year in a row we will fly a cohort September 2013, University of St Andrews, Scotland. of undergraduates from throughout the US and Puerto Online registration is now open for ENTO 13. ENTO Rico to present a poster at the meetings, receive men- 13 will comprise an international symposium celebrat- toring from graduate students, postdocs and faculty, ing 30 years of Thornhill & Alcock’s landmark publica- and participate in a career-oriented ’Undergraduate Fu- tion on the evolution of insect mating systems, with ple- tures in Evolutionary Biology’ panel and discussion. The program covers the costs of travel, registration, nary talks from 15 leading researchers from the around food and accommodation at the meetings. the world. There will also be the National Science Meeting, for which we invite contributed talks and The application deadline is Friday, April 5th, and deci- posters on research associated with one of our seven sions will be announced by Friday, April 12th. Appli- themed sessions or on any topic in entomology for one cations are welcomed from all undergraduates, and the of our open sessions. admissions goal is to create a diverse pool of students. Themed sessions for the National Meeting include: Sex- An overview of the program and student eligibility, and ual Selection in Insects; Nuptial Feeding in Insects; Pol- a link to the online application can be found at: linator Behaviour, Ecology and Evolution; Beneficial www.nescent.org/eog/undergraddiversity Applications Insects: Biological Control and Beyond; Entomology consist of a short statement of interest, a letter of rec- for the Masses: Impact and Outreach; Insect Commu- ommendation and the title and abstract of the poster nity Ecology; Insect Genomics. to be presented. Online registration can be found here: http://- In addition, we will be soliciting names of graduate www.royensoc.co.uk/register/ Full details of ENTO students, postdocs and faculty members who would 13 and how to offer talks and posters can be found like to serve as mentors during the meetings. Mentors here: http://www.royensoc.co.uk/content/ento-13-4-6- meet with pairs of students and attend talks with september-2013 DEADLINE for early-bird registration them, introduce them to colleagues, network and gen- and abstract submission is 30th April 2013 erally make the meetings a welcoming place for them. For further information please email: ento13@st- Although costs are not covered for mentors it is an un- andrews.ac.uk International Symposium Convenors: usually rewarding experience. Contact Richard Kliman David Shuker ([email protected]) and ([email protected]
Utah Evol2013 Jun21-25 UndergradDiversity TravelAward Zurich TreeAdaptation Sep1-5 26 EvolDir April 1, 2013 may I ask you to advertise in your network for the con- www.climtree2013.org/ Hope to see you in ference ClimTree 2013 that partly concerns population Zurich in September! Organizing team: Thomas genetics (e.g.: session on ’Adaptability of tree species Wohlgemuth, WSL Birmensdorf, Switzerland (head; to CC (phenotypic plasticity, genotypic variation)’. [email protected]> Peter Bebi, WSL-SLF Best Tom Davos, Switzerland Harald Bugmann, ETH Z¨urich, Switzerland Kathrin Priewasser, WSL Birmensdorf, ClimTree 2012: International Conference on Climate Switzerland Susanne Raschle, WSL Birmensdorf, Change and Tree Responses in Central European Switzerland Cyrille Rathgeber, LERFoB, Nancy, Forests France Andreas Rigling, WSL Birmensdorf, Switzer- Z¨urich, September 1 - 5, 2013 land Andreas Schuck, EFICENT-OEF, Freiburg i.Br., International Heinrich Spiecker, Univ. Freiburg i.Br., Zurich invites you to the ClimTree 2013 conference Germany in early September of this year. In total, 8 keynotes and 12 introductory talks across 12 sessions will frame Dr. Thomas Wohlgemuth WSL Swiss Federal Re- this conference, which aims to present state-of-the-art search Institute Z¨urcherstr. 111, CH-8903 Birmensdorf research regarding direct (physical environment) and Switzerland indirect effects (interspecific interactions) of Climate [email protected] +41-44-739-2317 (Phone); Change (CC) on the performance of trees and forest +41-44-739-2215 (FAX) ecosystems in Central Europe. Thomas Wohlgemuth
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Basel ConservationBiogeography ...... 27 UGuelph EvolGenetFishes ...... 39 DurhamU DogDomestication ChineseMegafauna . . .28 UHelsinki EvolutionaryBiol ...... 39 GoettingenU StatisticalGenetics ...... 29 UHelsinki OrganEvolution ...... 40 IGC Lisbon EvolutionaryBiology ...... 30 UIceland PopulationGenomics ...... 41 MaxPlanck 8 EvolutionaryBiology ...... 30 UKent EvolutionMitochondria ...... 41 Melbourne 2 ConservationBiology ...... 31 ULincoln EvoPhysiologyOfHearing March19 ...... 42 NatlUSingapore ButterflyEvoDevo ...... 31 ULouisianaMonroe SnailPopulations ...... 43 QueensU Belfast LampreyEvolution ...... 32 UMuseumBergen InvertSystematics ...... 43 StockholmU ButterflyGenomics ...... 32 UNebraska Insect Adaptation ...... 44 UBristol AnimalBehaviour ...... 33 UOldenburg EvolutionAnimalNavigation ...... 44 UCanterbury NZ SpermCompetition ...... 33 UOslo Macroevolution ...... 45 UCanterbury New Zealand RNA Bioinformatics . . . 34 UStAndrews NewCaledonianCrows ...... 45 UCollegeDublin EvolutionaryBiology ...... 35 UTasmania TasmanianDevils ...... 46 UExeter DiseaseTransmissionBumblebees ...... 35 UWyoming EvolutionaryEcology ...... 47 UExeter EvolutionAgeing ...... 36 UZurich ConservationGenomics ...... 47 UExeter EvolutionIntelligence ...... 36 UZurich FrogAdaptation ...... 48 UGlasgow QuantMethodsBiodiversity ...... 37 VirginiaTech SystematicsBioluminescence ...... 48 UGreifswald EvolBatDiseases ...... 38 April 1, 2013 EvolDir 27
lowland Tanzanian coastal forests we intend to test this question using up to date modern molecular systematic and macro-ecological approaches. Basel ConservationBiogeography Very little is known about African assemblages in rela- tion genetic diversity and their conservation value. We will establish a fine-grained inventory of the amphibian PhD Position at the Centre for African Studies fauna of the coastal lowlands. The coastal lowlands are Basel/Environmental Sciences Department in Conser- poorly understood and of high conservation threat. We vation Biogeography aim to evaluate biodiversity across this region, looking at different measures and approaches to best optimize The Centre for African Studies Basel calls for applica- conservation strategies. For this project we are looking tions for two doctoral positions in the Environmental for a highly motivated individual who is interested in Sciences Department funded by the Humer Foundation biodiversity and conservation biogeography. (Humer-Stiftung zur F¨orderungdes wissenschaftlichen Nachwuchses). Submission: The application is to be submitted by email to [email protected], whereby the documents The research falls into our research axis Environment marked with an asterix shall be assembled in one single and Development and is to be carried out within the pdf document in the order as listed above. framework of the interdisciplinary project Ecosystem Services and Vulnerability, which seeks to contribute Deadline: 15 April 2013 to a better understanding of the effects of habitat mod- Requirements: - Applicants must hold an excellent ification on biodiversity, and their consequences on peo- MSc degree or equivalent qualification in Geosciences ple’s livelihood. Applicants shall demonstrate their and/or Biosciences or related disciplines (depending on suitability for successfully addressing one of the two the sub-projects listed in the attachment); - have very sub-projects listed in the attachment. The funding al- good English language skills; - be ready to take up their lows promising researchers to commit themselves fully project by 1 September 2013. to their projects over a period of three years. Ap- plicants have to fulfil the conditions for admission to Your application includes: - * a letter of motivation PhD studies in Geography, Geosciences, Environmen- (not exceeding two pages) with special reference to the tal Sciences or Zoology at the Science Faculty of the research topic and one of the two sub-projects; - * a University of Basel. The researchers will carry out curriculum vitae (not exceeding two pages); - * two their projects within the research groups Biogeography letters of recommendation by university professors; - and Physical Geography respectively but will also be * copies of undergraduate and postgraduate diplomas trained in the framework of the interdisciplinary PhD complete with transcripts; - an electronic copy of your programme in African Studies, which offers a frame- MSc-thesis; - electronic copies of published articles or work for PhD students in all disciplines at the Univer- other academic contributions (if applicable). sity of Basel working on African issues. Further information: Subproject 1: Biodiversity value of the coastal lowland - See the description of the research project Ecosystem forests of mainland and island areas of Tanzania Fu- Services and Vulnerability attached. - Visit our webites: ture conservation policies have to take account of the www.zasb.unibas.ch, www.duw.unibas.ch. genetic diversity within each species. We aim to con- Dr Simon Loader Department of Environmental Sci- duct a large-scale study into amphibians found through- ences Biogeography University of Basel Klingelbergstr. out the Coastal Lowlands of Tanzania to test whether 27 CH-4056 Basel Switzerland environments where genetic diversity of species is the highest are those with the greatest number of species. Tel: ++41 61 267 07 23 e-mail: Si- [email protected] google e-mail: si- Biodiversity loss is currently occurring at unrivalled [email protected] Homepage: http://- rate and this has been causally linked mainly to human www.biogeography.unibas.ch/loader Associate land use changes. This loss of biodiversity is of major Editor, The Herpetological Journal: http://- ecological, economical and societal concern. Implemen- www.ingentaconnect.com/content/bhs/thj IUCN tation of measures that limit the extinction of species SSC Amphibian Specialist Group Regional Chair for and preserves the evolutionary processes that sustain East Africa biodiversity is vital. However, where might these places of high biodiversity exist in Africa and how accurately Simon Loader
Studentship A: Tied studentship for the following project: Testing Pleistocene Dog Domestication by Combining Ancient DNA and Morphometrics DurhamU DogDomestication Primary Supervisors: Dr Greger Larson (Durham Uni- ChineseMegafauna versity), Prof Keith Dobney (University of Aberdeen), Prof. Jean-Denis Vigne (Natural History Museum, Paris), Dr. Mietje Germompre (Natural History Mu- seum, Brussels), Dr. Susan Crockford (University of Two new NERC-funded Phd positions available. Victoria, Canada) Starting Oct 1, 2013 for three years. The dog is unique amongst the domesticated animals Deadline for applications April 15, 2013. in being not only the first species to be domesticated, but also to be the only domestic animal to predate the The Department of Archaeology has two Natural Envi- advent of farming. Though there is a pervasive uncer- ronmental Research Council funded PhD studentships tainty regarding where and how many times dogs were (A and B) starting on 30 September 2013 to award to domesticated, most researchers are confident that true suitable applicants. dogs appear across the Old World at about 15kya. These studentships last for three years, cover the full There sudden appearance in disparate geographic lo- cost of tuition fees for UK students, pays an annual cations, however, has led some researches to suggest tax-free stipend, and have an annual Research Support a more intimate and deeper antiquity to wolf-human and Training Grant. interaction. In fact, recent evidence has been inter- Eligibility for these posts is as follows: preted to suggest that domestic (or incipient) dogs were present before the Last Glacial Maximum in Belgium, -UK students are eligible for fees, stipend and research the Czech Republic, and southwestern Siberia. Oth- costs ers, however, argue that these purported early dog re- -EU students who have been resident in the UK for 3 mains represent either wolves going through the initial years immediately prior to the start of the award (in- phases of an incomplete domestication process, short- cluding full-time education) are also entitled for a full faced wolves adapting to new feeding opportunities af- award forded by the debris available at human hunting sites, -EU students are eligible for fees but not for the stipend or simply individuals from morphologically distinct or or the research costs variable local populations of Late Pleistocene wolves. -Non-EU students are unfortunately not eligible to ap- As part of NERC-funded research grant, this tied stu- ply dentship will systematically collect 2D and 3D data of dental, cranial and specific skeletal morphologies from We encourage all applicants to apply for more than one both the early fossil canids from Belgium, the Czech project. In order to apply, please send the following: Republic and S.W. Siberia, as well as from some ad- 1) Your Curriculum Vitae ditional (contemporary) sites across the project study area. In addition, the student will extract DNA from 2) A covering letter explaining why you are well quali- fossil material and generate both mitochondrial and nu- fied for the project for which you wish to be considered. clear datasets. The GM and DNA results will be com- If you are applying for more than one project, please pared to data generated as part of the larger project in provide a covering letter for each and specify the project order to ascertain the degree of similarity of these early code in your letter. canids to the dogs and wolves from more recent con- 3) Two letters of recommendation in support of your texts. These analyses will provide a significant advance application. on our current limited understanding of the status of 4) Apply on line through Durham University’s website these remains, and certainly suggest whether dogs were at: www.dur.ac.uk or via this link domesticated nearly 20,000 years early than the cur- rently accepted appearance of the first dogs. https://banss.dur.ac.uk/blive ssb/- bwskalog.P DispLoginNon To Helen Wood, post- Project details The PhD student will be jointly reg- graduate secretary ([email protected]) by: istered and supervised between the University of Ab- erdeen and Durham University (Archaeology Depart- Monday, April 15th, 2013 April 1, 2013 EvolDir 29 ments). An MoU already exists between the two Insti- The Research Training Group involves working groups tutions in terms of official provision, supervision and from Agroecology, Agricultural Economics and Rural award of a PhD programme. Data for this student Development, Animal Breeding and Genetics, Ecosys- project will be collected in tandem with the material re- tem Modelling, Forest Inventory and Remote Sens- quired for the broader dog domestication baseline data ing, Genetic Epidemiology, Mathematical Stochastics, collection and analyses. Statistics and Econometrics. For more information, visit www.uni-goettingen.de/rtg1644 The advertised Although some experience with either genetics, bioin- position will be located at the Department of Ani- formatics, zooarchaeology, evolutionary biology and/or morphometric techniques is ideal, the student will be mal Sciences in the Animal Breeding and Genetics given advanced training in all of these techniques by Group of Prof. Henner Simianer (http://www.uni- the project team, and will work closely with interna- goettingen.de/en/92842.html) tional collaborators. GMM training will take place at In the planned project Modeling allele and haplotype the Natural History dynamics in fragmented and structured populations / methods will be developed and tested to model the dynamics of allele and haplotype frequencies in frag- mented and structured populations. Starting from ex- This message has been arbitrarily truncated at 5000 characters. isting theory and methods new or improved approaches To read the entire message look it up at http://life.biology.- will be developed and their performance will be as- mcmaster.ca/˜brian/evoldir.html sessed with simulated data. A specific aim is to de- velop tools to generate distributions of selection signa- ture statistics under the null-hypothesis of no selection in structured populations. Validated approaches will be applied to high density genotype or sequence data of real populations with with known population his- GoettingenU StatisticalGenetics tory. For more details, visit www.uni-goettingen.de/- rtg1644/jobs The successful candidate holds a M.Sc. degree or equivalent in agricultural sciences, statistics, mathematics, physics, or in related fields, ideally with Dear colleagues, a good knowledge both in quantitative/ population ge- please consider the following advertisement of a PhD netics and statistics. Very good knowledge of English position. is required. Best regards Goettingen University is an equal opportunities em- Henner Simianer ployer and places particular emphasis on fostering ca- reer opportunities for women. Qualified women are The Centre for Statistics at Goettingen University, Ger- therefore strongly encouraged to apply. many, is inviting applications for Disabled persons with equivalent aptitude will be fa- 1 PhD Position in Statistical Genetics vored. (75 % E 13 TV-L, ~ 45k gross income p.a.) To apply for this position, please upload your ap- within the Research Training Group (RTG) 1644 Scal- plication via the online application site https://- ing Problems in Statistics, funded by the German Re- s-lotus.gwdg.de/uni/uwfb/rtg1644 2013.nsf/enter Fur- search Foundation (DFG). The position is open from ther application details you find on that site. The clos- October 1, 2013 and is funded for 3 years. ing date for applications is May 15, 2013. The highly interdisciplinary Research Training Group Contact: Coordinator Barbara Strauss (bstraus@uni- aims at the solution of current questions in the areas goettingen.de) or Henner Simianer ([email protected]) of agricultural economics, ecology, econometrics, genet- Dr. Henner Simianer Professor of Animal Breeding ics, and remote sensing by means of statistical meth- and Genetics Department of Animal Sciences Georg- ods, and at the development of the latter. It distin- August-University Goettingen Albrecht-Thaer-Weg 3, guishes itself through joint supervision and a structured 37075 Goettingen study program consisting of methodologically oriented lectures, interdisciplinary research seminars and skills Tel.: +49-551-395604, Fax: +49-551-395587 courses, and includes a career enhancement program Email: [email protected] for female PhD students. 30 EvolDir April 1, 2013 http://www.uni-goettingen.de/tierzucht “Simianer, Complete application procedures and programme Henner”
IGC Lisbon EvolutionaryBiology
MaxPlanck 8 EvolutionaryBiology INSTITUTO GULBENKIAN DE CIENCIAˆ PHD PROGRAMME IN INTEGRATIVE BIOLOGY & BIOMEDICINE International programme at the In- stituto Gulbenkian de CiˆenciaCall for Applications The *International**Max Planck Research School**for Evolutionary Biology* The Instituto Gulbenkian de Ciˆencia(IGC) is now ac- cepting applications for the 2014 class of its PhD Pro- is offering *up to**8 PhD fellowships*. gramme in Integrative Biology and Biomedicine (IBB). The graduate school is dedicated to highest level of re- We are looking for highly motivated and independent search and training in all areas of contemporary Evo- thinkers who aspire to conduct innovative, risk-taking, lutionary Biology. It is a joint initiative of the Max multidisciplinary research. The Programme demands a Planck Institute for Evolutionary Biology, the Univer- strong interest in organism-centered biology on a solid sity of Kiel and the Helmholtz Center for Ocean Re- cell & molecular basis, within an evolutionary frame- search Kiel (GEOMAR). The school offers an interna- work. Candidates from all areas are welcome, including tionally competitive research environment with state of those outside biology and medicine. There is no age art facilities. The participating groups are working on limit, and candidates at all stages, from recent grad- a broad variety of scientific topics including molecular, uates to experienced professionals, are encouraged to behavioral, theoretical and organismal approaches. apply. The graduate program starts with a rotation period of The IGC is a center for excellence in the Life Sciences, three months followed by a PhD project of three years an international community of over 300 researchers, including seminars, courses and workshops. The lan- students and staff working in evolution, development, guage of the graduate school is English. Financial sup- cell biology, immunology, neuroscience and more, us- port is provided throughout the program. ing models systems ranging from plants to worms, flies, To obtain further information about our PhD pro- fish, mice and humans. Candidates with background gram and application details please visit our website and interests in mathematical modeling, bioinformatics at http://imprs.evolbio.mpg.de . Well-motivated and and computational biology are also welcome at the IGC. highly-qualified students from all countries are welcome Our students are strongly encouraged to design projects to apply. A Master of Science degree or a Diploma as that integrate different areas, and take full advantage well as a strong interest in Evolutionary Biology and of our co-operative research environment. For informa- flexibility in the research project are prerequisites for tion on specific laboratories and areas of research, go entering the program. We are looking forward to your to: online application for a PhD fellowship in the beautiful http://www.igc.gulbenkian.pt/pages/groups.php/A=- landscape of Northern Germany. 3D143 collection=3Darticle group=1 The IGC *The deadline for applications is April 14, 2013.* campus is located just outside of Lisbon, within walking distance of the sea and of several other Selection days will be held on June 18/19 and research institutions, with complementary strengths in the program itself starts on September 16, 2013. structural biology and biochemistry. Selected students will receive six months of classes and workshops taught Contact: Dr. Kerstin Mehnert, by leading experts from around the world, before August-Thienemann-Str. 2, 24306 Pl¨on,Germany developing a thesis project to be performed over three and a half years. Full tuition and stipend for email: [email protected] phone: +49(0)4522 763 4 years of study for successful applicants is available. 233 The deadline for applications is March 30th, 2013. The coordinator April 1, 2013 EvolDir 31
Kerstin Mehnert alent of ~$33,000 before tax) with no teaching require- ments for 3.5 years (the length of a PhD in Australia). The steering committee Funding of project costs are covered, including attend- Diethard Tautz, Hinrich Schulenburg, Manfred Milinski ing at least one conference per year. The project start and Thorsten Reusch date can be any time in 2013, although an early start Dr. Kerstin Mehnert Scientific Coordinator IMPRS, is preferred. Press and Public Relations, International Office Interested students should send their CV, a brief state- Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Biology Interna- ment of their research interests and the contact details tional Max Planck Research School (IMPRS) August- of two referees to [email protected]. Ap- Thienemann-Str. 2 24306 Pl¨on,Germany plicants must preferably have completed at least one year of post-graduate research (including Honours or phone: ++49 - (0)4522 - 763 - 233 fax: ++49 - (0)4522 Masters) and evidence of published research will be an - 763 - 351 e-mail: [email protected] advantage. Preference will be given to those with a www.evolbio.mpg.de, imprs.evolbio.mpg.de botany or entomology major, an ecology and/or soil sci- ence background and strong quantitative skills, includ- Kerstin Mehnert
Melbourne 2 ConservationBiology
NatlUSingapore ButterflyEvoDevo Two PhD positions in ecology (Melbourne, Australia) Two Ecology/Conservation Ecology PhD positions are available on the spatial ecology of dynamic communi- A series of PhD positions and one postdoctoral posi- ties and the function of invaded landscapes Deadline tion will be opening in the lab of Antonia Monteiro for applications: 2 April 2013 Two fully-funded PhD at the National University of Singapore (NUS) from stipends are available to students interested in working July 2013 onwards. Students/postdocs who are inter- on the ecology of dynamic communities (such as ested in investigating the molecular and developmen- alien species communities or those responding to tal basis of wing pattern evolution and/or the molecu- climate change) in Associate Professor Melodie Mc- lar/physiological basis of wing pattern learning in but- Geoch’s collaborative research group. She has recently terflies are encouraged to apply to the graduate pro- joined Monash University in Melbourne, Australia gram at NUS (http://www.dbs.nus.edu.sg/) or enquire (http://monash.edu/science/about/schools/biological- directly with A. Monteiro. There are two deadlines a sciences/staff/mcgeoch/index.html). One of the year for PhD applicants, one in May 15, with entrance positions will be co-supervised by Dr Cang Hui in January, and one in Nov 15, with entrance in August. (http://academic.sun.ac.za/cib/team/academic/- The minimum GRE requirements for the graduate pro- chui.asp) and will involve a field-based research gram (Masters and PhD) are verbal, 500; quantitative, trip to Cape Town, South Africa. The second 700; written analytical, 3.5, or GATE (minimum 90 position will be co-supervised by Dr Heloise Gibb percentile). Applicants who did not have their earlier (http://www.latrobe.edu.au/scitecheng/about/staff/- education in the English language should also provide profile?uname=3DHGibb), currently based at LaTrobe TOEFL scores (minimum 85 for internet-based test). If University, Melbourne. interested please contact [email protected]. The research will involve working with native and alien Ant´oniaMonteiro
Please see the link below for a 3 year PhD position ics, ecology, ethology, morphology, immunology and on the evolution and ecology of lampreys at Queen’s molecular genetics with the aim to uncover how organ- University, Belfast. http://www.findaphd.com/- isms manifest a life cycle that is adapted to local envi- search/ProjectDetails.aspx?PJID=43822&LID=110 ronmental conditions. The central idea of the project is The project is co-supervised by myself and Paulo to address this difficult questions using an integrative Prod¨ohl and will include molecular genetics, stable approach, leveraging insights gained from two insect isotope ecology and population biology. It is open to systems: the green-veined white butterfly Pieris napi EU/UK students, and the deadline for applications is and the fruit fly Drosophila melanogaster. Our goal March 29 2013. is to use genomic tools to study P. napi populations Please forward to suitable students/friends/colleagues. adapted to different ecological situations, and when we find genes that are candidates for being involved in such All the best Chris adaptation we will study their effects in the Drosophila Dr Chris Harrod* Lecturer in Fish & Aquatic Ecol- system. We will initially target three phenotypes: dia- ogy, Queen’s University Belfast School of Biological pause, wing pattern and immunity. Sciences, 97 Lisburn Road, Belfast BT9 7BL, UK The research will take place within the population ge- [email protected] UK Mobile: +44 (0) 7977419314 netics and ecology groups, which are composed of inter- UK Office: +44 (0) 2890972271 nationally recognized leaders in butterfly ecological re- *Chile address Instituto de Investigaciones search with a long history of study on Pieris butterflies. Oceanol´ogicas, Universidad de Antofagasta, Avenida We will make use of existing genomics and bioinformat- Angamos 601, Antofagasta, Chile *Chile Mobile: +56 ics platforms at e.g. SciLifeLab (www.scilifelab.se) for 9 7399 7792 *Chile Office: +56 55 637400 http://- next generation sequencing, RNA-Seq and other high- www.qub.ac.uk/schools/SchoolofBiologicalSciences/- throughput services, including high-performance com- Staff/DrCHarrod > putational analyses (http://www.uppmax.uu.se). Cur- rently we are in the process of generating a high quality Chris Harrod
UBristol AnimalBehaviour UCanterbury NZ SpermCompetition
NEW TAUGHT MSc PROGRAMME IN ANIMAL UCanterbury.NZ.Sperm.Competition PhD Position in BEHAVIOUR AT THE UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL, postcopulatory sexual selection UK We are looking for a highly motivated PhD student for a Please circulate to your students – a flyer for post- project based in New Zealand, examining adjustments ing on notice-boards is here: http://tinyurl.com/- made to ejaculate quality in response to an individual’s MScAnimBehav This one-year, full-time Masters offers social position. This 3-year project is part of a new a unique opportunity for students to strengthen their Marsden grant led by Dr Patrice Rosengrave (Univer- knowledge and confidence in the study of how animals sity of Otago), in collaboration with Dr Tammy Steeves interact with both the physical and the social worlds (University of Canterbury), Prof Boris Baer (The Uni- they inhabit. This programme provides rigorous scien- versity of Western Australia), and Prof Bob Mont- tific training in animal behaviour for students aspiring gomerie (Queen’s University, Canada). We will under- to careers in animal biology, ecological and behavioural take a series of innovative experiments, using the chi- research, science communication, and wildlife manage- nook salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha) as our model ment and conservation. species, to determine whether changes in sperm quality You will be taught by world-leading researchers, giving observed in response to an individual’s social position are the result of alterations in the gametes themselves, you the opportunity to learn about the latest, cutting- seminal fluid, or a combination of the two. We will edge developments in animal behaviour, including be- havioural ecology and evolution, optimisation and life also investigate how such changes in ejaculate quality history theory, sensory biology, decision-making, neu- influence a male’s reproductive success during sperm ral/physiological mechanisms of behaviour, social biol- competition. Travel to Prof Baer’s lab in Perth is likely. ogy, and sexual selection. You will develop key trans- The successful applicant will have an interest in evo- ferable skills in statistics, data handling and presen- lutionary biology, particularly in sexual selection and tation, scientific writing and communication, and re- sperm competition. Strong background knowledge in search methods, and complete a substantial indepen- statistical analyses and experimental design is essential. dent research project. Previous field or laboratory experience is desirable but not necessary. We welcome applications from talented UK and over- seas graduates in Biological Sciences (or related dis- The PhD position will be based at the School of Bio- ciplines) who are motivated to contribute to the next logical Sciences at Canterbury University (UC). Inter- major breakthroughs in science. national students are encouraged to apply. Full prospectus details are here: http://- The successful candidate will secure a doctoral scholar- www.bristol.ac.uk/prospectus/postgraduate/2013/- ship. Options include: prog details/SCIF/1102 Details of our postgraduate International UC Doctoral Scholarships: http:/- school, including information about our other new /www.canterbury.ac.nz/scholarshipsearch/- taught MSc in Agricultural Ecology, and the £50m ScholarshipDetails.aspx?ScholarshipID=6935.128, facilities we will shortly be moving into are here: http:/- Domestic UC Doctoral Scholarships: http:/- /www.bris.ac.uk/biology/courses/postgraduate//– /www.canterbury.ac.nz/ScholarshipSearch/- this page also has information about research degree ScholarshipDetails.aspx?ScholarshipID=6935.127. opportunities (at MRes and PhD levels) within the The Closing date for UC scholarships is 15 May 2013. School. Potential international applicants are encouraged to Please direct general queries to biol- consider funding options in their own country (eg, [email protected], and specific queries about NSERC). the course to [email protected] Informal pre-submission enquiries are welcome. Other- [email protected] wise please send a formal submission including a Cur- 34 EvolDir April 1, 2013 riculum Vitae, academic transcript, a sample of your pseudogene status and/or experimental evidence. written scientific work, the names of three referees and The bioinformatics team at the Biomolecular Interac- a cover letter to: tion Centre and the School of Biological Sciences is a Dr. Patrice Rosengrave: new and dynamic group interested in the free and rapid [email protected] before 15 April 2011 dissemination of research discoveries. They collaborate widely, including with groups in the UK, Denmark, US, http://gemmell-lab.otago.ac.nz/index.php/- our-team/research-and-postdoc-research- Sweden, Germany and beyond. fellows/14-patrice-rosengrave http://- *For further enquiries please contact: * Paul Gardner www.biol.canterbury.ac.nz/people/rosengrave.shtml ([email protected]) Required background http://www.ciber.science.uwa.edu.au/- An honours or masters degree in a biological or mathe- studentprojects.html matical discipline such as biochemistry, genetics, molec- Patrice Rosengrave PhD Postdoctoral Fellow Centre for ular biology, maths, statistics, physics, computer sci- Reproduction and Genomics Department of Anatomy ence or equivalent and a demonstrated interest in de- University of Otago PO Box 913 Dunedin 9054 New veloping bioinformatic skills. Zealand *Closing date 30 April, 2013.* Mobile 027 526 8681 email: *A PhD stipend of up to $25,000 NZD including fees.* [email protected] http://- anatomy.otago.ac.nz/research/GemmellLab/- The funding is provided by a Rutherford Discovery Fel- Gemmell Lab/People.html http://www.crg.org.nz/ lowship from the NZ government and is administered [email protected] by the Royal Society of New Zealand. *Regulations* regarding the PhD program at the University of Canterbury can be found here: http:/- /www.canterbury.ac.nz/courses/grad postgrad/- phd.shtml *Application:* Please email a CV, UCanterbury New Zealand RNA cover letter, the names of at least two refer- Bioinformatics ees and where you heard about this position to: [email protected] Paul P. Gardner, Senior Lecturer, SBS2 RNA Bioinformatics PhD Opportunity Rm520, School of Biological Sciences < http://- www.biol.canterbury.ac.nz/ > University of Canter- *Applications close 30 April 2013* bury, New Zealand There is an open PhD position to study bioinformatic Phone: +64 (0)3 364 2987 ext. 6742 Email: approaches to characterising non-coding RNAs at the [email protected] University of Canterbury in New Zealand. Me on the Intertubes: Staff page. < http://- http://www.biol.canterbury.ac.nz/phd-opportunity- tinyurl.com/ucppgardner > Blog. < http:/- bioinformatics.shtml The successful candidate will /rnainformation.blogspot.co.nz/ > Education be involved in analysing a wealth of data generated material. < https://sites.google.com/site/- by new sequencing technologies. The research group rnainformatics/ > Wikipedia. < http://- has a broad range of interests including but not en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Ppgardne > Twit- exclusive to the bioinformatic characterisation of novel ter. < https://twitter.com/ppgardne > RNA families, genome annotation of ncRNAs, RNA GoogleScholar. < http://scholar.google.co.nz/- evolution, RNA pseudogenes and the analysis of gene citations?user=yag55pAAAAAJ&hl=en > Github. expression data. < https://github.com/ppgardne > Rfam. < Candidates will be encouraged to contribute to pub- http://rfam.sanger.ac.uk/ > RDF. < http:/- lic databases such as Rfam and Pfam and develop any /www.royalsociety.org.nz/programmes/funds/- corresponding Wikipedia entries. In the early months rutherford-discovery/awardees/2010-awardees/- of the PhD project this work will help the candidate gardner/ > BIC. < http://www.bic.canterbury.ac.nz/ gain invaluable experience while developing their own > BioMath. < http://www.math.canterbury.ac.nz/- research program. Once proficient in these skills the bio/ > candidate will be encouraged to develop tools for classi- Assistant Editor in Chief, RNA Biology. < http://- fying RNAs based upon homology, motif complements, April 1, 2013 EvolDir 35 tinyurl.com/rnafamily > Software Editor, PLOS Com- pathogens to infect novel host species. At present we putational Biology. < http://www.ploscompbiol.org/- have a very poor understanding as to how diseases flow static/edboard.action > within and between bee species, and what impact they “Paul P. Gardner”
3. Cultural learning: exploring the importance of vocal Research Council rate (Aˆ£13,726 per annum for 2013- signals in promoting skill acquisition during experimen- 2014), research costs and tuition fees at the UK/EU tal social learning tasks. rate for students who meet the residency requirements Findings will be related to measures of pair-bond outlined by the BBSRC (see http://www.bbsrc.ac.uk/- strength (e.g. vocal matching, affiliation) and seasonal web/FILES/Guidelines/studentship eligibility.pdf). reproductive success. This project will therefore repre- Please contact Dr Alex Thornton sent the first attempt to determine how variation in ([email protected]) for informal enquires socio-cognitive abilities impacts on individual fitness about the project. General enquiries can be made to and will thus provide valuable insights into the selection [email protected]. pressures driving the evolution of intelligence. Application procedures: Supervisors: Please upload the following documents to the stu- 1) Dr Alex Thornton, Centre for Ecology and Con- dentship application form - http://www.exeter.ac.uk/- servation, University of Exeter, Cornwall Campus postgraduate/money/studentships/application/ (www.wildcognitionresearch.com) / 2) Dr Andy Radford, School of Biological Sciences, University of Bristol (http://www.bio.bris.ac.uk/- This message has been arbitrarily truncated at 5000 characters. research/behavior/Vocal Communication/home.html) To read the entire message look it up at http://life.biology.- mcmaster.ca/˜brian/evoldir.html This project has been shortlisted for funding by the BB- SRC South West Doctoral Training Partnership (DTP), a collaboration between the Universities of Exeter, Bris- tol, Bath and Rothamsted Research institute. The four year programme is designed to provide training in cutting edge world-class bioscience and food secu- UGlasgow rity research, including a structured first year of tai- lored taught courses and the completion of two labo- QuantMethodsBiodiversity ratory rotations before progression onto the three year PhD. In addition, following the postgraduate training policy of the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Re- Institute of Biodiversity, Animal Health & Compara- search Council (BBSRC), all students will complete a tive Medicine, University of Glasgow three month professional internship, providing an in- http://www.gla.ac.uk/researchinstitutes/bahcm/ valuable experience of work outside of academic re- http://www.gla.ac.uk/researchinstitutes/bahcm/- search. Taught components in terms 1 and 2 of the degrees/ MSc in Quantitative Methods in Biodi- first year will be based at the University of Exeter’s versity, Conservation & Epidemiology: Quantitative Streatham Campus in Exeter. For the remainder of approaches in biodiversity measurement and informat- the programme the successful applicant will primar- ics, ecology, epidemiology and conservation biology, ily be based at the lively research environment of the covering such topics such as conservation genetics; Centre for Ecology and Conservation, at the Univer- public, veterinary and ecosystem health; wildlife dis- sity of Exeter’s Cornwall Campus near Falmouth. For ease ecology; emerging and zoonotic diseases; sampling further details about the programme please see http:/- and survey methods for freshwater, terrestrial and /www.bristol.ac.uk/swdtp/ Applicants for these stu- marine environments; invertebrate and vertebrate dentships must have obtained, or be about to obtain, identification; the impact of environmental change at a First or Upper Second Class UK Honours degree, or local and global scales; quantitative approaches for the equivalent qualifications gained outside the UK, in measuring biodiversity; phyloinformatics; molecular an appropriate area of science or technology. This is a methods used in DNA barcoding; advanced statistics highly interdisciplinary project at the boundary of evo- and mathematical modelling. The course is designed to lutionary biology and comparative cognition. The suc- integrate practical field and computer-based skills with cessful applicant will show a strong level of background molecular techniques and advanced analytical methods. knowledge in these areas and excellent analytical skills. Emphasis will be both on fundamental and applied Previous experience of behavioural field research would research problems and ’hand’-on’ skill training. The be advantageous. programme consists of two terms of taught courses: the The studentship will cover a stipend at the standard first term is comprised of a suite of modules designed to improve generic skills necessary for modern biological 38 EvolDir April 1, 2013 research (scientific communication, introduction to Health and Comparative Medicine (IBAHCM), which R, experimental design & power analysis, advanced includes top quality researchers who focus on combin- linear models) and a course in measuring biodiversity ing ecology and evolution with more applied problems and abundance (which combines field sampling with in animal health and welfare. This direct linking of quantitative analysis of biodiversity data); the second veterinarians and life sciences is rare but offers unique term starts with Programming in R and then students opportunities to provide training that spans both fun- can choose from a wide range of options, all with an damental and applied research. These programmes en- emphasis on quantitative approaches to measuring compass key skills in monitoring and assessing biodi- biodiversity, modelling ecological processes, applying versity critical for understanding the impacts of envi- advanced statistics, or investigating epidemiology. In ronmental change; quantitative analyses of ecological addition, students have the option of choosing courses and epidemiological data critical for animal health and from another MSc programme offered by the Insti- conservation; and ethics and legislative policy critical tute of Biodiversity, Animal Health & Comparative for promoting humane treatment of both captive and Medicine: “Animal Welfare Science, Ethics & Law”. wild animals. The uniqueness of this programme is the The emphasis in the 2nd term is on flexibility; students opportunity to gain core skills and knowledge across a can select their own portfolio of courses from the wide range of subjects, which will enhance future career list below. The taught component is followed by an opportunities, independent research project in the third term, geared / towards applying the skills learned in the taught courses. This message has been arbitrarily truncated at 5000 characters. Quantitative Courses: Infectious disease ecology & the To read the entire message look it up at http://life.biology.- dynamics of emerging disease Single-species population mcmaster.ca/˜brian/evoldir.html models Multi-species models Introduction to Bayesian statistics Spatial and network processes in ecology & epidemiology Freshwater sampling techniques Inverte- brate identification Vertebrate identification Phyloin- formatics Molecular analyses for DNA barcoding and biodiversity measurement Conservation genetics & phy- lodynamics UGreifswald EvolBatDiseases Animal Welfare Courses: Animal welfare science As- sessment of physiological state Biology of suffering Care PhD Position - Bat-Virus Interactions of captive animals Enrichment of animals in captive en- vironments Legislation related to animal welfare Application deadline: 15.03.2013ˆa Motivation: There is a growing interest in the inter- Within the framework of the German Research Foun- related fields of biodiversity, animal ecology, conserva- dation (DFG) Priority Program ˆaSPP1596 - Ecology tion biology, epidemiology, applied behaviour and an- and Species Barriers in Emerging Viral Diseases’, the imal welfare. Despite overlap between these subject Department of Applied Zoology and Conservation, Zoo- areas, there is very little opportunity in current under- logical Institute and Museum, University of Greifswald, graduate programmes to acquire the range of sophisti- Germany offers (beginning 1 May 2013) cated practical skills required in the modern practice 1 PhD-Position on Bat-Virus Interactions (Reference of these disciplines. There are also few postgraduate number 13-Ma03) opportunities to combine skills across these subject ar- eas. At a fundamental level many of the core skills are The project will investigate the influence of the local di- shared between these areas and these MSc programmes versity of host populations as determinants of reservoir- are designed to exploit this by providing the oppor- born virus dynamics in neo- tropical bats. The candi- tunity for motivated students to gain the relevant skill date will engage in fieldwork (about two months a year) sets over the course of a number of short courses, which with bats and in state of the art laboratory work on bat will allow the student flexibility to design the most ap- DNA (about 10 months a year). propriate combination of skills and experiences relevant Specific tasks - Catching and handling of bats during to their future career paths. fieldwork - Sample collection (bat wing tissue, ecto- Uniqueness of the Programme: These MSc programmes parasites, faeces) - Laboratory work in a DNA lab are hosted by the Institute of Biodiversity, Animal (Genotyping, Sequencing, SNPs) - Data analyses and writing of scientific papers April 1, 2013 EvolDir 39
Requirements - Diploma or Master in Biology (Zoology) responsible for the earliest stages of adaptive differenti- - Strong background in evolutionary biology and/or ation, specialization, and speciation.There are excellent molecular ecology - Expertise in field and population opportunities to work with Icelandic collaborators at genetic techniques - Profound knowledge of statistics Holar University College and the University of Iceland and data analyses/handling - Organizational skills and as well as colleagues in Scotland at St. Andrews Uni- ability to work in a team - Profound knowledge of En- versity and University of Glasgow.Projects will involve glish (speaking and writing) basic knowledge in German some combination of field work in Iceland and expo- and Spanish are of great advantage sure to state-of-the- art molecular techniques including The position is limited for three years. The reim- Next Generation Sequencing technologies. For more bursement occurs to TV¨oD13 (65 %). The University information see, http://www.uoguelph.ca/ib/people/- Greifswald is an equal opportunity employer. Appli- faculty/ferguson.shtm Students will receive a guaran- cations from women are strongly encouraged. Prefer- teed minimum stipend for their program period with PhD Awards available to strong domestic candidates ence will be given to disabled applicants with the same (see http://www.uoguelph.ca/ib/).Funding opportuni- qualifications. For further information visit the uni- versity homepage or contact Professor Gerald Kerth ties are available for international students. ([email protected]). Applicants should be highly motivated and have an ex- cellent academic record.Interested students should send Applicants should submit a letter explaining their in- a statement of research interests and relevant experi- terests in and particular skills for this position, a CV, a summary of their Diploma or Master Thesis and pub- ence, curriculum vitae with a list of publications (if lication list (if available), preferentially in a single pdf- any), unofficial grade transcripts and the names and e- file, before March 15, 2013. mail addresses of at least two referees as a single PDF file to Dr. Moira Ferguson at [email protected]. Professor Dr. Gerald Kerth The positions are available May 1, 2013 and will remain Angewandte Zoologie und Naturschutz Zoologisches In- open until suitable candidates are identified. stitut Johann Sebastian Bach-Str. 11/12 D - 17489 Dr. Moira M. Ferguson Professor & Chair De- Greifswald partment of Integrative Biology University of Guelph Tel.: +49 (0)3834 864100 Fax: +49 (0)3834 864252 Guelph, Ontario Canada N1G 2W1 Tel: (519) 824-4120 x53598, x52726 Fax: (519) 767-1656 Email: mmfer- [email protected] [email protected] Gerald Kerth
UGuelph EvolGenetFishes UHelsinki EvolutionaryBiol
Graduate Opportunities (MSc or PhD) PhD position: Evolutionary Biology and Sequence Evolutionary Genetics of Fishes – Department of Inte- Analysis grative Biology, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario, Institute of Biotechnology, University of Helsinki, Fin- Canada** land Exciting opportunities are available for graduate stu- We are looking for a student to work on methods devel- dents (MSc/PhD) interested in the processes underly- opment and/or evolutionary analysis of large sequence ing adaptive diversification in nature.We study the re- data sets. Possible study topics include: peated evolution of ecologically-specialized morphs of - Evolutionary analysis of genome-scale sequence data - Icelandic Arctic charr (/Salvelinus alpinus/) where the Methods development for / analysis of high-throughput typical pattern of ecological and phenotypic divergence is a broad continuum of benthic and limnetic pheno- metagenomic / transcriptome sequencing data - Meth- types.The gradient of extant ecological specialization ods development for multiple sequence alignment and in the wild makes this a powerful system for disentan- evolutionary sequence analysis gling the ecological and genetic mechanisms that are The position is funded for four years. 40 EvolDir April 1, 2013
The host group consists of biologists, bioinformaticians tion of mammalian organ morphology. The success- and computer scientists and has a strong history in ful applicant will have the opportunity to develop an methods development for sequence alignment and se- independent project within the scope of the core re- quence analysis. The group has excellent local col- search interests of the lab. The project involves using laborations with evolutionary biologists and computer computational models of organ development that relate scientists and has access to raw data (from Illumina, genetic variation with complex organ 3D multivariate SOLiD, Roche 454 and PacBio platforms) produced at morphological variation. The patterns of morphologi- the local core facility and to a computer cluster at the cal evolution between and whithin mammalian species Finnish supercomputer centre. would be analyzed from these models to understand the We seek for a highly motivated candidate with a uni- roles of natural selection and development in explaining versity degree in evolutionary biology, bioinformatics, the direction of evolutionary change. computer science or a related field. We expect familiar- The Jukka Jernvall and Salazar-Ciudad groups include ity with Linux/Unix systems and (some) experience in a diverse group of researchers (paleontologists, develop- computer programming; prior experience in evolution- mental biologists, genomics, functional morphologists ary analysis and analysis of high-throughput sequenc- and computational biologists) working together to in- ing data is an advantage. The candidate should be tegrate development, natural selection and the patterns fluent in English, which is the working language at the of morphological variation in mammalian organ evolu- host institute, and is expected to apply for a place and tion. participate in one of the local graduate schools. Applicants should possess a strong understanding of To apply, please send your application (including a basic principles of evolutionary biology (developed cover letter, CV and two letters of recommenda- through coursework and/or research experience), an in- tion) to ari.loytynoja@helsinki.fi (PDF format) before terest or understanding of the bases of the developmen- 31/03/2013. For an outline of the group’s research see tal bases of morphological variation and the ability to http://www.biocenter.helsinki.fi/bi/loytynoja . Repre- work productively both independently and as part of a sentative publications: L¨oytynoja, Vilella and Gold- team. Additional desirable qualities include program- man. (2012) Accurate extension of multiple sequence ming skills or a willingness to acquire them and a good alignments using a phylogeny-aware graph algorithm. academic record. Bioinformatics, 28, 1684 1691. L¨oytynoja and Gold- Interested persons should contact Dr. Isaac Salazar man. (2008) Phylogeny-aware gap placement prevents Ciudad by email (isaac.salazar@helsinki.fi), including a errors in sequence alignment and evolutionary analysis. brief statement of research interests, and a CV. Review Science, 320, 1632 1635. of applications will begin immediately and continue un- The University of Helsinki is a public University that til the position is filled. has regularly been ranked among Europe’s 10 to 15 best The project involves spending some time with collabo- universities on worldwide ranking lists of research uni- rators in Barcelona and close collaboration with Jukka versities. Some 470 doctorates are completed annually Jernvall’s group (http://www.biocenter.helsinki.fi/bi/- and nearly 10,000 scientific articles or monographs are evodevo/index.shtml). published yearly by the university’s researchers. For an outline of the groups research: ari.loytynoja@helsinki.fi http://www.biocenter.helsinki.fi/bi/evodevo/- group isaac.shtml Article exemple: Salazar-Ciudad I, Jernvall J.A computational model of teeth and the developmental origins of morphological variation. Nature. 2010 Mar 25;464(7288):583-6. UHelsinki OrganEvolution The University of Helsinki is a public University that has regularly been ranked among Europes 10 to 15 best universities on worldwide ranking lists of research uni- PhD position: University of Helsinki Institute of versities. Some 470 doctorates are completed annually Biotechnology and nearly 10,000 scientific articles or monographs are Organ Evolution and development. published yearly by the universitys researchers. The Developmental Biology Program of the University [email protected].fi of Helsinki is seeking to recruit a M.S. student to start a PhD and participate in investigations on the evolu- April 1, 2013 EvolDir 41
available at the School of Biosciences at the University of Kent (Canterbury/UK). Project Description: Understanding the role and evo- lution of mitochondria in eukaryotic parasites UIceland PopulationGenomics Mitochondria have multiple functions in eukaryotic cells. In canonical mitochondria, aerobic oxidative phosphorylation is a key process, since it provides ATP Ph.D. position in evolutionary biology - evolutionary for the cell. Proteomic analyses of isolated mitochon- genomics of a groundwater amphipod. dria estimated that only 15% of the mitochondrial A three year PhD position is available at the Depart- proteins are associated with energy metabolism (1). ment of Life and Environmental Scicences at University Other important processes within typical mitochon- ˆ2 of Iceland, Reykjavik, supervised by Snaebj¨ornPalsson, dria include heme biosynthesis, I -oxidation of fatty Associate professor, in collaboration with Christophe acids, Fe/S cluster assembly, amino acid metabolism, J. Douady, Professor at Claude Bernard University in mitochondrial genome maintenance and gene expres- Lyon, France. sion, protein folding and translocation, mitochondrial biogenesis (fusion and fission), and apoptosis. Mi- The project is on population and evolutionary genomics crobial parasites have retained functionally distinct of Crangonyx islandicus, a recently discovered subter- mitochondrion-related organelles (2), with overall func- ranean amphipod endemic to Iceland. High throughput tions that have been diversified from the canonical pro- sequencing methods will be applied. Firstly to evalu- cesses mentioned above. Moreover, there is still much ate the genetic patterns, partition and diversity with to discover about mitochondrial processes as proteomic respect to habitats. Secondly to compare the transcrip- studies of different mitochondria showed that 20 “ 40% tome of C. islandicus with Crangonyx pseudogracilis, of proteins are of unknown functions. living in surface freshwater. The aims of this project are to investigate the evolu- ˜ Recent work in SnAbj¨ornP´alssons lab suggests that C. tion, function and distribution of several distinct mi- islandicus is composed of two or more cryptic species. tochondrial processes in microbial parasites and their Based on geographical patterns of genetic variation we role in the adaptation to parasitism. These aims will be showed that the species has diverged within Iceland for addressed experimentally to reveal the purpose, evolu- the last five million years, and has thus survived re- tionary origins and trajectory as well as the function(s) peated glaciations of Ice age in groundwater. Analysis of mitochondria and related organelles. Investigations of the diversity points to refugias in fissures along the of the mitochondria in parasites could lead to the iden- tectonic plate boundary in Iceland. tification of new drug targets for combating parasitic Applicants should have a masters degree, preferrably diseases as well as an understanding of how the mech- with experience in bioinformatics, genomics and/or anisms of parasitism evolve over time. The project will population genetics. Good computer skills are help- combine a variety of techniques including cell biology, ful. The position is financed by the Icelandic Research biochemistry, proteomics, genetics and bioinformatics Council. The candidate will be selected based on his or (for further reading see (3-7)). her education, research interest, former work and two The successful candidate will be part of the Tsaousis’ letters of recommendation. lab (Molecular and Evolutionary Parasitology), a newly The application, with recommendation letters, should established laboratory at the University of Kent. In be sent to SnAbj¨orn˜ P´alsson ([email protected]), before addition, the candidate will collaborate with Dr. Mark April 15th 2013. Further information is provided by van der Giezen’s lab at the University of Exeter and SnAbj¨orn,and˜ can be obtained at http://www.hi.is/- Prof. Joel Dacks’ lab at the University of Alberta. ˜ ˜snaebj . SnAbj¨ornP´alsson
(http://www.forbio.uio.no). Museum duties include 25 The research group “Animal Navigation” of the Depart- % of the total employment and will include curation of ment of Biology and Environmental Sciences, Faculty the scientific collections at the museum. of Mathematics and Science at the Carl von Ossietzky Starting salaries at salary level 50 (code 1017) on Universit¨atOldenburg offers a doctoral student posi- the government salary scale (corresponding to NOK tion (TV-L E13/2) in the project “Celestial compass 416.600 per year, following ordinary meriting regula- learning and orientation in birds”. tions (wage levels 50-55). The successful applicant should perform behavioural Additional information on the position is ob- tests with inexperienced migratory birds under vari- tainable from associate professor Bjarte Jordal ous artificial celestial conditions and use behavioural ([email protected]), phone +47 55582233. molecular mapping techniques to achieve a better un- derstanding of the behavioural and physiological mech- Bjarte Henry Jordal
UWyoming EvolutionaryEcology UZurich ConservationGenomics
We are recruiting two students (Ph.D. and M.S.) to pursue the Rangeland Ecology and Watershed Man- PhD thesis in conservation genomics agement degree at the University of Wyoming in the One three-year Ph.D. studentship is available in the lab- Department of Ecosystem Science and Management. oratories of Lukas Keller and Andreas Wagner at the Research will investigate the consequences of plant University of Zurich to study conservation genomics of genotype-by-habitat interactions for the restoration of Alpine ibex. western shrublands in Wyoming and the Colorado Front Range. Students will explore population genetic Evolutionary adaptation is essential for endangered and field studies of native plant communities. species to survive in the long term, yet the role of functionally important genetic variation in the small, Applications are encouraged from prospective candi- isolated populations typical for endangered species is dates with a background and interest in restoration only poorly known. These two PhD theses will ad- ecology, plant biology and population genetics. Evi- dress this gap by studying the conservation genomics dence of excellent written and communication skills and of the Alpine ibex (Capra ibex), a species that has ex- enthusiasm for field and laboratory research are a plus. perienced recent and severe bottlenecks. Using modern Applicants to the Ph.D. program at the University of population genomics techniques in more than a dozen Wyoming should have completed a Master’s degree. In ibex populations, the successful candidates will study rare cases, we will accept a Ph.D. student without an functionally relevant genetic variation and relate it to M.S. Graduate support includes stipend, tuition and the dynamics of these populations. research funding for three years and there will be op- portunities to apply for additional funding. The successful candidates are independent, creative, interactive and highly motivated researchers, with a We are interested to fill these positions as soon as pos- strong background and interest in evolutionary biology. sible. These projects require the students to immerse them- Please send inquiries and questions to Kristina Huf- selves into both conservation and genomics. Thus, a ford at khuff[email protected] to initiate an application background in one, and a willingness to learn the other for study. Applications will consist of a cover letter and is essential. Experience with a major programming or copies of transcripts, GRE scores, resume and 3 letters scripting language is a bonus, because computational 48 EvolDir April 1, 2013 data analysis that requires programming will be a ma- Switzerland Working with Josh Van Buskirk jor part of the research work. The project focuses on adaptation in frog populations These PhD projects are part of the University of (Rana temporaria) across an elevational gradient in Zurich’s Research Priority Pro-gram ˆaEvolution in Ac- the Alps. Fieldwork involves characterizing life history tion’ and will be jointly supervised by Lukas Keller variation in nature and surveying environmental con- (conservation genetics) and Andreas Wagner (bioinfor- ditions that define the gradient. Experimental work is matics) of the Institute of Evolutionary Biology and aimed at understanding genetic, demographic, and se- Environmental Studies. The Wagner lab at the Uni- lective factors affecting adaptation to climate extremes. versity of Zurich uses next-generation sequencing and The position is especially suitable for you if you are functional genomics approaches, together with labora- interested in evolutionary responses to environmental tory evolution experiments, to study the dynamics of change and what controls the distributions of species. genetic change in evolving populations. More gener- The project is funded by the Swiss National Sci- ally, the lab has extensive experience with bioinformat- ence Foundation for a period of three years. You ics analyses of whole genome sequences ranging from will participate in the graduate program in Evolu- plants to humans. The Keller lab studies evolutionary tionary Biology at the University of Zurich (http://- processes relevant for the long-term survival of endan- www.evobio.uzh.ch/research.html) and will be a mem- gered species, and has extensively worked on Alpine ber of a large and interactive group of evolutionary ibex. The working language in both laboratories is En- ecologists working on conservation, population genet- glish. ics, and demography in a variety of organisms. Zurich consistently ranks amongst the world’s cities Qualifications: Equivalent of a masters degree in biol- with the highest quality of life. While it offers all the ogy, driver’s license, and strong professional interests in pleasures of living in a bigger city, thanks to its cen- evolutionary biology, molecular ecology, conservation, tral location and excellent public transport system, it or landscape ecology. Experience with molecular meth- is extremely easy to get out of the city and head for the ods may be useful but is not necessary. mountains. Application: Please send to the address listed below Applicants should have an MSc (or equivalent) in a (i) a letter describing your interest in this position relevant field. To be considered, please send a single and your previous research experience (diploma, mas- (!) PDF file merged from the following parts to an- ters, RA positions, etc.), (ii) your CV, and (iii) names [email protected]: 1) a statement of research and contact information of two references. If possible, interests not exceeding two pages, 2) a 1-page sum- please email your application as a single PDF docu- mary of your MSc work, 3) a detailed CV including ment. I will begin screening candidates on 10 March publication list (if available), 4) a scanned academic 2013. The start date is flexible, but the position could transcript (list of grades in university courses), and 5) begin already in April or May. the contact details of three references. Please include the word “IBEX” in the subject line. Review of ap- Josh Van Buskirk Evolutionary Biology & plications starts on March 25 2013, but candidates are Environmental Studies University of Zurich, considered until the position is filled. The ideal starting Switzerland [email protected] http:/- date is in the fall of 2013. /www.ieu.uzh.ch/staff/leaders/vanbuskirk.html [email protected] If you have any questions please contact Lukas Keller at [email protected] or Andreas Wagner an- [email protected] Many thanks and best regards, Annette [email protected] VirginiaTech SystematicsBioluminescence
Graduate positions in systematic entomology at Vir- UZurich FrogAdaptation ginia Tech Join Dr. Paul Marek’s laboratory in the Department of Entomology at Virginia Tech studying bioluminescence, Open position for a PhD student University of Zurich, mimicry, and the discovery & description of planetary April 1, 2013 EvolDir 49 biodiversity. blogs.discovermagazine.com/notrocketscience/2011/09/26/if- you-see-a-glowing-millipede-best-not-to-bite-it/ Background - In the Sierra Nevada Mountains of Cali- fornia, bioluminescent millipedes scatter upon the for- For the spring semester 2014, we seek graduate stu- est floor and on a moonless night ’resemble a starry dents (PhD and masters) to collaborate in National Sci- sky’. The most remarkable feature of these millipedes ence Foundation supported research investigating the is their ability to glow at a wavelength of 495 nm. This evolution of bioluminescence in millipedes. Opportuni- is only one of two known instances of bioluminescence ties are also available in taxonomy/systematics of mil- in the entire millipede class Diplopoda. Biolumines- lipedes and insects including, but not limited to, local cence in millipedes is restricted to only eight species of Appalachian species. International applicants are wel- the genus Motyxia, which are endemic to a very small comed. Laboratory facilities are available for molecular area in the Sierra Nevada Mountains, and Paraspirobo- systematics, spectral measurements of bioluminescence, lus lucifugus (a distantly related species in the order and morphology-based taxonomy. A vast insect collec- Spirobolida) from islands in the Pacific Ocean. tion is also available. Our current research program aims to discover the evo- Please send a curriculum vitae and letter of inter- lutionary circumstances under which this unique adap- est to Dr. Paul Marek, [email protected], tive innovation arose. The first part of the project con- by May 7, 2013. Visit our website for more de- sists of molecular phylogenetics as a foundation to ad- tails, www.apheloria.org and www.ento.vt.edu. dress monophyly of the genus, and as a basis for new Guidelines for applying to Virginia Tech’s species descriptions. Did luminescence evolve multiple Graduate School can be found at: gradu- times, and under what circumstances? The second part ateschool.vt.edu/admissions/applying/. of the project is a field test of luminescence and whether Blacksburg, VA was named by Outside magazine it functions as a nocturnal warning signal. Currently, as one of the top 10 places to live in the coun- we are using next generation transcriptome sequencing try, and offers an abundance of outdoor activities in- to understand the DNA-level differences between lumi- cluding mountain biking, caving, rafting, and hik- nescent and closely related non-luminescent taxa. ing - www.vt.edu/where we are/blacksburg. http://- www.cell.com/current-biology/fulltext/S0960- apheloria.org/Paul Marek/Students.html Paul Marek 9822(11)00887-6
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Skills / knowledge: - Languages: Java, R, PHP CEA France Metagenomics - Knowledge of DBMS (MySQL, PostgreSQL) as well as SQL and NoSQL systems (MongoDB) - Practical knowledge of Unix / Linux systems and Biocomputational engineer position in metagenomics at scripting languages the Laboratory of Bioinformatics Analyses in Genomics and Metabolism (LABGeM) - Knowledge of bioinformatics tools used for the analy- sis of metagenomic data Background: - Experience in the field of data analysis (metagenomics Genoscope (http://www.genoscope.cns.fr - Genomics and metatranscriptomics). Institute of the French Alternative Energies and Atomic Energy Commission (Commissariat `al’Energie Atom- - Knowledge of bioinformatics workflow managers (eg, ique et aux Energies Alternatives) is one of the top level Galaxy, JBPM / Drools) platforms in the field of genomics. Contract Period: 18 to 36 months Following the sequencing and primary analysis steps of Application: To apply please send us a cover let- raw DNA sequences, deep analysis of these biological ter, a CV, and copies of your main scientific pro- big data requires intensive computing and bioinformat- ductions and three referees to St´ephane Cruveiller, ics methods still in evolution. As part of the Infrastruc- scruveil AT genoscope.cns.fr, Fran¸coisLe Fevre, fle- ture France Genomics (Investments Avenir, https:/- fevre AT genoscope.cns.fr and Claudine M´edigue, /www.france-genomique.org/ ), the aims of which is cmedigue AT genoscope.cns.fr . to integrate, at the national scale, the capabilities of Deadline for applications: 08/04/2013 genome analysis and bioinformatics processing of the generated data, a position of Engineer Bio-computer fl[email protected] (CDD 18 months to 36 months), with a specialization in metagenomics, is opened in the LABGeM team (CEA / CNRS UMR8030 & IG). Missions: - Technological and implementation of programs DukeU LabManager dedicated to assembly of metagenomes and EvolAnimalCommunication m´etatranscriptomes - Development of workflows dedicated to qualitative and quantitative analysis of metagenomes Laboratory Manager position available * (gene prediction, metagenome comparisons, taxonomic *in the Patek Laboratory at Duke University* assignatios) under the MicroScope platform (http://- The Patek Lab is conducting a search for a labora- www.genoscope.cns.fr/agc/microscope ) and the CCRT tory manager to assist in all aspects of laboratory ex- (CEA computing center) periments and day-to-day operations.Research in the - Participation in the development of an extension of Patek Lab probes the interface between physics and bi- the MicroScope platform dedicated to the analysis of ology by studying the evolution of fast movements and metagenomes / m´etatranscriptomesrelying on inter- animal communication. We examine systems such as nal expertises coming from the SynBioWatch project jaw-jumping ants, sound-producing spiny lobsters and (http://www.genoscope.cns.fr/synbiowatch/). hammering mantis shrimp. We use techniques rang- April 1, 2013 EvolDir 51 ing from bioacoustics and phylogenetics to high speed and/or early morning (8 AM) work. videography and materials testing.The Patek Lab will Salary: The projected salary for the position is $17,500 be joining the Biology Department at Duke Univer- or commensurate with experience. Employment begins sity in the summer of 2013.For more information, visit: on August 19, 2013 and ends May 9, 2014, with most of http://bio.umass.edu/biology/pateklab/home Patek the winter and spring breaks off, with payment made in
Assistant Professor Biostatistics Department of Biology Eastern Washington University The Department of Biology in the College of Sci- ence, Health & Engineering at Eastern Washington ENS Paris EvolutionaryGenomics University invites applications for a full-time, tenure- track Assistant Professor in Biostatistics to begin mid- September 2013. The Department of Biology seeks a candidate who complements the strengths of our fac- Dear all, ulty in scholarship and teaching, and who reinforces A lecturer / “maˆıtrede conf´erences”position in evo- our commitment to enhancing diversity. lutionary genetics/genomics is available at the Ecole Teaching duties include graduate classes and upper Normale Sup´erieurein Paris, France. level undergraduate classes for Biology majors. Addi- The Lecturer will teach senior undergraduates and mas- tional responsibilities include developing and sustaining ter students (L3, M1 and/or M2 years) at the Ecole a productive research program, supervising and men- Normale Sup´erieure. His/her contribution will mainly toring of Master’s theses. Position is open until fur- concern evolutionary genetics, in the wider framework ther notice; screening will begin after 4/5/2013. Appli- of courses in genetics, genomics, statistics and data cations must be submitted through our online faculty analysis, evolutionary biology and/or ecology. Teaching jobs portal: https://jobs.hr.ewu.edu Questions? Call aims: Theoretical bases of formal genetics, including Dr. Rebecca Brown, 509-359-6867. Eastern Washing- laboratory genetics and quantitative genetic analysis of ton University is an AA/EEO Employer. natural variation. Integration of genomic data in ge- Minimum Qualifications Ph.D. in biostatistics or netic analysis. Applications to the integrative biology closely related field; ABD candidates may be consid- of evolutionary and ecological processes. The research ered, but the doctorate must be completed before ap- project will address mechanisms of phenotypic evolu- pointment Demonstrated expertise in linking theory tion, combining genetic and genomic approaches. The with data Evidence of high quality teaching of quan- Lecturer will conduct his/her research within a team of titative subjects Evidence of doing collaborative bio- the Department of Biology of the Ecole Normale Su- statistics Demonstrated potential for scholarship based perieure (http://www.ibens.ens.fr/teams). Knowledge on previous publication record Experience and/or in- of French is not required. terest in promoting cultural diversity Application https://galaxie.enseignementsup- Preferred Qualifications Demonstrated expertise which recherche.gouv.fr/antares/can/index.jsp Position supplements that in the Department of Biology (e.g., #4030. If you need help with the application, con- bioinformatics or population genetics) Proficiency in R tact [email protected] We have written and/or SAS Expertise and interest in developing a grad- instructions in English to help you apply. uate course in multivariate statistics The application deadline is 28th March 2013, 4 pm Lori Livingstone HR Associate for Academic Affairs Paris time. Eastern Washington University 509-359-6931 With best wishes, Marie-Anne Felix Professor, ENS “Livingstone, Lori”
Department of Biology of Humboldt-Universit¨at zu send only copies of all documents. Berlin (HU) and the Leibniz Institute for Zoo and The Leibniz Institute for Zoo & Wildlife Research Wildlife Research Berlin (IZW) invite applications Berlin is Germany’s premier wildlife research institute, for an Assistant Professorship in ’Ecology and evo- a member of the Leibniz Association of research insti- lution of molecular parasite-host interactions’ (W1-S- tutes and jointly funded by the federal government and Juniorprofessur) the state government of Berlin. The IZW focuses on starting October 1st 2013. the life histories and evolutionary adaptations of mam- The successful candidate will be required to establish mals and birds and their conservation in natural and a research group that (1) applies molecular biological anthropogenically influenced environments. The insti- methods to parasitological questions and host-parasite tute operates within the fields of wildlife health and diseases, reproductive biology and medicine, and evo- interactions in the context of the ecology and evolu- tion of free-ranging mammals, (2) teach in the field lutionary ecology and genetics. of the molecular ecology or evolution of parasites, (3) Further details at www.hu-berlin.de; www.izw- contribute to the development of coordinated activities berlin.de; www.leibniz-gemeinschaft.de . Dr. Miriam in infection biology and medicine amongst the Berlin Brandt Scientific Coordinator Leibniz-Institut f¨urZoo- universities and research institutes and (4) strengthen und Wildtierforschung (IZW) Alfred-Kowalke-Straße the links between HU’s Department of Biology and the 17 10315 Berlin Germany Tel.: +49 30 5168-109 IZW. Fax: +49 30 5168-110 E-Mail: [email protected] Applicants will have demonstrated excellence in molec- www.izw-berlin.de [email protected] ular parasitology research. Preference will be given to candidates with some background in ecology or evo- lutionary biology that complements their strength in molecular parasitology but prior experience in working with wildlife parasites is not required. Excellence will JohnsHopkinsU Bioinformatics be demonstrated by outstanding publications, acquisi- tion of external funding and an international profile. Candidates should have a strong interest in interacting Title: JohnsHopkinsU.Bioinformatics with the research networks present in Berlin. I am seeking for a full time Research Data Analyst to Applicants have to fulfil the requirements for a call as assist in a pioneering research program in population a junior professor according to §102a of the Berliner genetics for The GenoGraphic Project in the depart- Hochschulgesetz. HU seeks to increase the proportion ment of Mental Health of Johns Hopkins, Bloomberg of women in research and teaching, and specifically en- School of Public Health. The candidate will analyze courages qualified female researchers to apply. Prefer- genotype data of human populations, develop models ence will be given to disabled persons with equal qual- in population genetics and investigate questions related ifications. Applicants with migration background are to human evolution. The candidate will develop novel highly welcome. mathematical models and gene flow on the populations For inquiries regarding the position please contact the of interest. Current research focuses on understanding chairman of the committee, Prof Dr Heribert Hofer, population structure, the distribution of rare variants Leibniz Institute for Zoo and Wildlife Research, Tel. in human populations, and developing methods to pre- +49 (0)30-5168101; E-Mail: [email protected]. dict population associations for individuals. Please submit your application with CV, lists of pub- Qualifications: Bachelor’s degree in related discipline lications and external funds, certificates, a statement required. Three years related experience. Applicants on teaching experience and current and future research must master C/C++ and Matlab and be experienced interests (no more than 3 pages), reprints of up to with Admixture/Structure analyses. Must be detail five recent publications and names and contact details oriented, have effective organizational skills, and be of three referees, quoting Vacancy 03/2013 until April able to prioritize workload appropriately. Must be able 12th, 2013 to Prof Dr Heribert Hofer, Leibniz Institute to perform multiple tasks efficiently and correctly, often for Zoo and Wildlife Research, Alfred-Kowalke-Str. 17, operating more than one instrument at a time. Must D-10315 Berlin, Germany. To accelerate the process, be organized and able to appropriately prioritize re- applicants are asked to submit their applications also sponsibilities in a fast-paced environment. Additional in electronic form ([email protected]). Since ap- education (Master’s level) may substitute for required plication materials will not be returned, we ask you to experience, to the extent permitted by the JHU equiv- 56 EvolDir April 1, 2013 alency formula. ment of genomic libraries and PEC methodology would Compensation: $40,128 - $55,248 for 2 years. be desirable Please see additional requirements and ap- -knowledge of bioinformatics and knowhow of relevant ply from here: https://hrnt.jhu.edu/jhujobs/- data analysis tools (statistics and modelisation) job view.cfm?view req id=56280&view=sch Activities : - ensure the conception, development Principal Investigator: Eran Elhaik, http://- and execution of paleogenomics projects - develop eelhaik.aravindachakravartilab.org/ Please email and fine tune new methods and techniques applied to me for questions: eelhaik at gmail com paleogenomics - ensure the development of sequenc- eran elhaik
Faculty Position in Genetics Department of Genetics North Carolina State University The Department of Genetics at North Carolina State NorthCarolinaStateU Ethnobotany University invites applications at the TEACHING AS- SISTANT PROFESSOR level for a non-tenure-track faculty position in genetics. The successful candidate North Carolina State University, Teaching Assistant will be responsible for the development and teaching of Professor, Ethnobotany a new undergraduate Bioinformatics course, GN 427: Introductory Bioinformatics. Responsibilities can in- The Department of Plant Biology at North Carolina clude: teaching of two courses per semester; advising State University seeks candidates for a Teaching Assis- of undergraduate students; supervision and mentoring tant Professor position in Ethnobotany. This is a 9- of teaching assistants, and/or other roles shaped by the month, non-tenure-track position with responsibilities strengths and interests of the individual. for teaching on-campus and distance education courses. Position responsibilities include teaching two current Applicants should have a PhD in Biology, Genetics on-campus undergraduate ethnobotany courses, de- or Computer Science with genetics training, or related veloping distance education sections of these courses, field, experience teaching university courses in bioinfor- and developing an additional two distance/on-campus matics or computation-related area. Experience with courses including a course in economic botany. Oppor- the development of new courses is desirable. A com- tunities exist for additional responsibilities and com- petitive salary will be provided. pensation for teaching during summer sessions. Oppor- The Department of Genetics (http://- tunities exist to mentor undergraduate and non-thesis www.cals.ncsu.edu/genetics/) consists of a highly Masters students in independent research projects, to interactive group of scientists with focus in quantita- conduct research in collaboration with other faculty, April 1, 2013 EvolDir 59 and to serve as a member of graduate advisory com- North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences: Database mittees. Initial appointment is for one academic year, and GIS Manager with reappointment for multi-year terms. Information This position is primarily responsible for developing, on the Department of Plant Biology may be found modifying, and maintaining customized database ap- at http://www.cals.ncsu.edu/plantbiology/ . Teach- plications in support of the individualized needs of the ing Assistant Professors are non-tenure track positions, Research and Collections units and staff. This person which are eligible for promotion to Teaching Asso- must be fluent with the program Microsoft Access and ciate Professor and Teaching Professor ranks. Salary the programming language Visual Basic, and with the is competitive with tenure-track positions. Information mapping program ARCGIS. In addition, this employee on Teaching Faculty at NC State University may be will serve as the source person for the development, im- found at http://www.ncsu.edu/policies/employment/- plementation, maintenance, and management of global faculty/REG05.20.34.php Candidates must have a positioning (GPS) and geographic information (GIS) PhD degree in plant biology or other appropriate dis- systems technology within the Research and Collections cipline with expertise and teaching experience in Eth- Section of the Museum. nobotany. Candidates must have a proven record of teaching excellence at the college level, strong organi- (1) Must have training and experience using Global zational and communication skills, and a commitment Positioning Systems (GPS) units and be comfortable to undergraduate education. training others in their use To apply, please go to *jobs.ncsu.edu* and search for (2) Demonstrated ability to keep current on computer position number 00103240 or go directly to the post- technology as it relates to natural science collections ing at http://jobs.ncsu.edu/postings/21201. Appli- and/or curatorial needs cants should *attach to the online application*: a CV (3) Working knowledge of the specific needs of natural and a statement of teaching philosophy and interests. science museums and/or collections In addition, applicants *should arrange for three let- ters of recommendation to be sent to: *Margaret E. (4) Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite (with par- Daub, Department of Plant Biology, North Carolina ticular strength in Access) State University, Raleigh, NC, 27695-7612 (email: mar- (5) Experience using Visual Basics for Application garet [email protected]). Review of applications will be- (VBA) gin April 15, 2013 and will continue until the position (6) Proficiency with ARC GIS mapping program is filled. Graduation from a four-year college or university with * **North Carolina State University is an Equal Op- nine semester hours in programming and one year of portunity and Affirmative Action Employer. In ad- experience in business application consulting or devel- dition, NC State welcomes applications from all per- opment. Experience in the field of work related to the sons without regard to sexual orientation or genetic position’s role may be substituted on a year-for-year ba- information. Individuals with disabilities desiring ac- sis. Preferred: Experience with Microsoft SQL Server; commodations in the application process should con- PHP; ASP; Zend Framework; Drupal; Ruby; Python; tact Carol Apperson, Department of Plant Biology, and/or other similar languages or frameworks carol [email protected], (919) 513-3809.* For additional information, please see: ** http://tinyurl.com/baoyzu9 Or contact: Laura Oakley Qiuyun(Jenny) Xiang, Ph.D. Professor of Plant Bi- ology North Carolina State University Gardner 4111 919-707-9809 [email protected] Raleigh, NC 27695-7612 Phone: 919-515-2728 http:/- Jason R. Cryan, Ph.D. Deputy Museum Director for /www4.ncsu.edu/ ˜ qyxiang QiuyunJenny Xiang Research & Collections North Carolina Museum of Nat-
natural beauty. The research community is highly in- ternational, with faculty, staff and students drawn from over 30 different countries. Attractive housing, after- school programs, and child care in a specially designed Okinawa 2 MarineEvolution Child Development Center, are all available on campus. OIST Graduate University is an equal opportunity, af- firmative action educator and employer and is commit- Evolutionary Biologists working on marine organ- ted to increasing the diversity of its faculty. We strongly isms/ecosystems are very much within the scope of the encourage women and minority candidates to apply. search advertised below. For more information about this position, please con- Job: Assistant Professor of Marine Science Oki- tact the search committee at [email protected]. nawa Institute of Science and Technology https:/- Applications will be reviewed starting April 15, 2013, /groups.oist.jp/facultypositions/assistant-professor- with the position remaining open until filled. marine-sciences The Okinawa Institute of Science and – Technology Graduate University (http://www.oist.jp) Evan P. Economo Assistant Professor Biodiversity and invites applications for a Tenure-track Assistant Pro- Biocomplexity Unit Okinawa Institute of Science and fessor position in the fields of Oceanography or Marine Technology 1919-1 Tancha Onna-son, Kunigamigun Biology. Okinawa, Japan 904-0495 This is an excellent opportunity for a junior scientist to —– establish an independent research group and play a cen- tral role building the marine science program at OIST. Evolutionary Biologists working on marine organ- OIST emphasizes integrative research based on strong isms/ecosystems are very much within the scope of the core research areas, and thus applicants with interdis- search advertised below. ciplinary interests are strongly encouraged to apply. Jobs: Professor of Marine Science Okinawa Insti- The university is located in Okinawa, a subtropical is- tute of Science and Technology https://groups.oist.jp/- land famous for its distinctive culture and stunning ma- facultypositions/professor-marine-sciences The Oki- rine environment. Nearby ecosystems offer excellent nawa Institute of Science and Technology Graduate opportunities for marine research, including adjacent University (http://www.oist.jp) invites applications for coral reefs, coastal and intertidal habitats, active hy- a tenured Associate or Full Professor in the fields of drothermal vents in the Okinawa trough, and the deep- Oceanography or Marine Biology. sea environment of the Ryukyus trench. We seek an exceptional scientist with an outstanding OIST has 46 faculty members and over 200 researchers, record of scholarly achievement to establish an interna- with opportunities for collaboration in a wide range of tionally recognized research group, and to play a lead- fields including life sciences, physical sciences and com- ership role in developing Marine Science research pro- putational sciences. The campus has an extensive ar- grams at OIST. OIST emphasizes integrative research ray of state-of-the-art instrumentation, which is man- based on strong core research areas, and thus applicants aged so as to encourage easy access and collaborative with interdisciplinary interests are strongly encouraged research. to apply. Applicants should have a PhD or equivalent degree, and The university is located in Okinawa, a subtropical is- have demonstrated excellence and imagination in re- land famous for its distinctive culture and stunning ma- search. Successful candidates will be expected to de- rine environment. Nearby ecosystems offer excellent velop an internationally-recognized research program, opportunities for marine research, including adjacent to contribute to the teaching and supervision of gradu- coral reefs, coastal and intertidal habitats, active hy- ate students, and to participate in the academic life and drothermal vents in the Okinawa trough, and the deep- governance of OIST. Generous institutional support sea environment of the Ryukyus trench. will be provided, including startup costs, researcher OIST has 46 faculty members and over 200 researchers, salaries, operating costs and space in striking new lab- with opportunities for collaboration in a wide range of oratory buildings. fields including life sciences, physical sciences and com- OIST is an English-language graduate university, of- putational sciences. The campus has an extensive ar- fering a world-class research environment in an area ray of state-of-the-art instrumentation, which is man- of distinctive culture, unique ecology, and outstanding aged so as to encourage easy access and collaborative April 1, 2013 EvolDir 61 research. Andreas Prinzing, Prof. Ecology of Diversification Re- search Unit “Ecobio” : Ecosystems - Biodiversity - Applicants should have a PhD or equivalent degree. 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StockholmU PopulationGenetics University Rennes 1, Research Unit “Ecosystems, Bio- diversity, Evolution” (http://ecobio.univ-rennes1.fr/- news.php), is recruiting an Assistant professor (Maˆıtre de conferences, permanent position) in The new Department of Ecology, Environment and Community Ecology and Biotic Interactions .A Plant Sciences at Stockholm university has opened two more detailed description is given here: https:/- new tenure-track positions as associate senior lecturer /www.galaxie.enseignementsup-recherche.gouv.fr/- (bitr¨adandelektor) in the following areas: ensup/ListesPostesPublies/ANTEE/2013 1/- *Associate Senior Lecturer in Biology with focus on 0350936C/FOPC 0350936C 4154.pdf .Note that Marine Macrophyte Ecosystems * the research profile is very large, but specific teaching duties need to be ensured. You should informally Description : The subject covers the biology of plants contact one or several of the persons listed in this and animals in marine macrophyte ecosystems, includ- document. ing interactions with the environment, from an ecologi- cal, ecophysiological or population genetic perspective. More information on the procedure is given here https://www.galaxie.enseignementsup- Additional information : http://www.su.se/english/- recherche.gouv.fr/ensup/cand postes GALAXIE.htm, about/vacancies/lecturers-researchers/associate- where you also have submit your application until senior-lecturer-in-biology-with-focus-on-marine- March 28, 16.00, Paris time. macrophyte-ecosystems-1.129409 *Associate Senior Lecturer in Plant biology with focus on Species **PLEASE note**: Interactions* - To be eligible for this position you MUST al- Description : The subject covers the biology of inter- ready possess the formal “qualification” assigned actions between plants and other organisms, primarily by the French Ministry of Higher Education and in terrestrial systems, from an ecological, physiological Science (https://www.galaxie.enseignementsup- or evolutionary perspective recherche.gouv.fr/ensup/cand qualification.htm ). If you do not have it already, it is too late now for this Additional information : http://www.su.se/english/- year’s recruitment campaign about/vacancies/lecturers-researchers/associate- senior-lecturer-in-plant-biology-with-focus-on-species- - Teaching is exclusively in French and proficiency of interactions-1.129410 *Information about the depart- French is required from the beginning ment* (home page: www.su.se/emb): - Unfortunately travel expenses cannot be reimbursed The department of ecology, environment and plant sci- Bets regards ences originates from merging former botany and sys- tems ecology departments. The department’s research Andreas Prinzing activities involve terrestrial as well as marine environ- (for contacts, please refer to the people listed in the ments, and are conducted primarily in biodiversity, above pdf document) ecology, ecotoxicology, evolution, plant physiology and 62 EvolDir April 1, 2013 plant systematics. In these areas studies are performed on processes and patterns from molecular to ecosys- tem level, and interactions within and among species and with the environment and society. Several of our research areas are among those identified as strong TrinityCollege Dublin within Stockholm University (climate, ocean, and en- vironment) and the Faculty of Science (species interac- ChairEvolBiology tions). Some of the research has direct environmental and societal relevance and the approach is often broad and interdisciplinary Chair in Zoology: ecological and evolutionary systems. [email protected] The School of Natural Sciences < http://- www.naturalscience.tcd.ie/ >, Trinity College Dublin, Ireland seeks to appoint an outstanding candidate to the prestigious Professor of Zoology (1871) in the area of Ecological and Evolutionary Systems. The successful applicant will commence in post in September 2013 or TrinityCollegeDublin Genetics as soon as possible thereafter. Trinity College Dublin is recognised internationally as Ireland’s premier university and is ranked in 67th position in the top 100 world universities by the QS World University Rankings 2012. For further details, please visit http://www.tcd.ie/Zoology/chair.php Dr Andrew Jackson Assistant Professor School of Natural Sciences Zoology Building, Trinity College Dublin, Dublin 2, Post Title: Assistant Professor in Genetics Ireland Tel. + 353 1 896 2728, Fax. + 353 1 677 8094, Email. [email protected], Twitter: @andrewll- Post Status: 5-year contract jackson < https://twitter.com/AndrewLLJackson Department/Faculty: Genetics and Microbiology, Fac- > http://www.tcd.ie/Zoology/research/research/- ulty of Engineering, Mathematics and Science theoretical/AndrewJackson.php Andrew Jackson
research, teaching and organizational experience ap- include outstanding communication skills, extramural propriate to career stage funding, international recognition, a track record of research accomplishments, as expressed in a list of pub- collaboration, and plans for a research program that lications appropriate to career stage takes advantage of Hawai’i’s unique biota. Individu- als interested in developing innovative initiatives within evidence of successful acquisition of external funding the Department of Botany and the College of Natu- appropriate to career stage. ral Sciences are especially encouraged to apply. Addi- Junior post-doctoral researchers are especially encour- tional details can be found under position no. 84876 aged to apply. at: http://workatuh.hawaii.edu. To apply, please send a single PDF document to [email protected] that in- Conditions of employment cludes: 1) a cover letter indicating your teaching and The University of Groningen offers a salary dependent research interests and how you satisfy the minimum and on qualifications and work experience in accordance desirable qualifications; 2) a detailed curriculum vitae; with the Dutch university system from EUR 3,227 and, 3) names and contact information for three pro- (scale 11, CAO-NU) gross per month up to a maximum fessional references. Review of applications will begin of EUR 5,020 (scale 12, CAO-NU) gross per month for on August 15 2013 and continue until the position is a full-time position. filled. The University of Hawai’i is an Equal Oppor- tunity/Affirmative Action Institution and encourages Application Interested candidates should submit a com- applications from women and minority candidates. plete application composed of: (i) a letter of motiva- tion, (ii) a complete curriculum vitae, (iii) a list of pub- Anthony Amend Assistant Professor of Botany lications, (iv) a list of five self-selected “best papers”, www2.hawaii.edu/~amend / University of Hawaii Department of Botany, 101 St. John 3190 Maile Way Honolulu, HI 96822 This message has been arbitrarily truncated at 5000 characters. [email protected] To read the entire message look it up at http://life.biology.- mcmaster.ca/˜brian/evoldir.html Anthony Amend
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Gerrit Parmile Wilder Endowed Chair in Botany Job: Professor of Biological Sciences closing date 8 April 2013 https://ig5.i-grasp.com/- The Department of Botany at the University of Hawai’i fe/tpl universityofhull01.asp?newms=3Djj&id=- at Manoa invites outstanding scientists with research 3D79969&aid14169 Job Details As an established interests in the biology and/or ecology of marine, researcher with an international reputation in pure, aquatic or terrestrial plants to apply for a tenure- applied and/or interdisciplinary research, you will eligible position as the Gerrit Parmile Wilder Endowed play an integral role in the University1s long term Chair in Botany. The successful candidate will join and ambitious plans for expansion. Supported by our a faculty with diverse research interests, including a significant recent investment in refurbished laborato- strong focus on evolutionary biology, ecology, ethnob- ries, new equipment and academic positions within otany and conservation. Teaching responsibilities will School, you will also help to enhance our own interna- include an upper level undergraduate course and a grad- tional reputation in pure, applied or interdisciplinary uate course in the individual’s specialty. As holder of research. the Chair, the incumbent would manage a substantial Working in state-of-the-art research facilities, this is discretionary fund for research and training. Applicants your opportunity to continue your proven track record must have a Ph.D. in botany / ecology / evolution or a related field, evidence of excellence in teaching, prior or in obtaining external research funding and high impact current college or university appointment at the rank publications, as you lead excellent research and teach of associate professor or professor or equivalent, and biological science at basic and advanced levels. a strong publication record. Desirable qualifications Although no specific research theme is defined, we 66 EvolDir April 1, 2013 particularly welcome applications from outstanding re- Queries about the position can be directed to the search professionals with strengths in areas of whole Director of the facility, Dr. Stuart Macdonald (sj- organism biology, environmental biology and/or envi- [email protected]). Further details, and instructions on ronmental microbiology. Above all, we are looking for how to apply for the position can be found at http:/- someone who will complement and strengthen our exist- /employment.ku.edu/jobs/2323 . The position is open ing provision and whose research aligns with the over- and review of applications will begin on April 15 and arching University strategic themes of Energy & Envi- continue until the position is filled. ronment and Health. Dr. Stuart J. Macdonald Director, K-INBRE Bioin- Playing a leading role in enhancing our research pro- formatics Core Facility Department of Molecular Bio- file, you will also provide broader academic leadership sciences 4043 Haworth Hall 1200 Sunnyside Avenue and contribute to the future development of the depart- University of Kansas Lawrence KS 66045 ment. office: 785-864-5362 lab: 785-864-5777 fax: 785-864- For information about our Depart- 5321 email: [email protected] ment of Biological Sciences, please visit [email protected] www2.hull.ac.uk/science/biological sciences new.aspx Interviews are anticipated to be held on Thursday 30 May 2013 and Friday 31 May 2013. Requirements Applications for this post can be made by completing a short online personal details form, and UMelbourne EvolGenetics uploading your CV, covering letter, publications and any other relevant information. [email protected] 1. LECTURER Department of Genetics Faculty of Sci- ence Salary: $85,203 - $101,175 p.a. plus 17% superannua- tion The Department of Genetics is seeking to appoint a UKansas Bioinformatics Lecturer in the area of Genomics. You will be expected to undertake high-level experimental research and will also have a commitment to teaching within the Depart- ment’s undergraduate and MSc programs. This posi- Bioinformatics Specialist in Genome Analysis tion is also required to supervise research students at The K-INBRE Bioinformatics Core at the University undergraduate, MSc and MPhil/PhD levels. of Kansas is now hiring a Bioinformatics Specialist to The University of Melbourne provides a wide range of support genome biology research on campus. We are opportunities for exciting research collaborations, and seeking applications from dynamic, motivated individ- you will be encouraged to develop collaborative links uals interested in helping KU researchers develop and within the Department as well as externally, in line with analyze genomics projects, providing computational bi- the strategic direction of the Department of Genetics. ology and statistical expertise. The Bioinformatics The role also requires you to undertake administrative Specialist would also be free to develop their own re- tasks for the Department. search program, mentored by, and collaborating with KU research faculty. The University has an Illumina Employment type: Full-time Continuing Campus: HiSEQ2500 sequencer, so individuals with expertise in Parkville the analysis of next-generation sequencing data are par- Close date: 5 May 2013 ticularly encouraged to apply. For position information and to apply online go to Required qualifications: Masters in biology or com- www.hr.unimelb.edu.au/careers, click on ’Search for puter science; Solid understanding of Linux or Unix, Jobs’ and search under the job title or Position no.: and demonstrated programming experience; A record 0031074. of published, peer-reviewed research. Preferred qualifi- cations include a PhD in biology or computer science, 2. SENIOR LECTURER / ASSOCIATE PROFES- and experience with the analysis of next-generation se- SOR - MAMMALIAN GENETICS quencing data. Department of Genetics Faculty of Science April 1, 2013 EvolDir 67
Salary: $104,370 - $120,344 per annum (Level C) or perience, a strong track-record of funding success and a $125,670 - $138,449 per annum (Level D), plus 17% su- reputation for outstanding research in a branch of ter- perannuation. Level of appointment is subject to qual- restrial ecology. Ideally, the research interests of the ifications and experience. appointee will include questions of applied importance The Department of Genetics is seeking to expand its and will both complement and extend those of one research and teaching in the area of mammalian genet- or more of the Department’s existing research groups ics. The Department currently offers a comprehensive (Conservation and Climate Change, Animal Behaviour and Evolution, Marine Biology, Reproduction and Re- program of undergraduate genetics education and post- graduate research opportunities. This position will en- generation). You will have excellent teaching skills, hance the research and teaching profile of the Depart- and a commitment to undergraduate and postgraduate ment through the establishment of an active research teaching, course development and student supervision. program addressing biological questions relevant to the Employment Type: Full-Time (continuing) position understanding of human health and disease. Enquiries only to: Professor David Gardner, Tel +61 3 This position will be located in the Genetics De- 8344 6259, Email [email protected] partment at the University of Melbourne within the Close date: 24 March 2013 Parkville Precinct, one of the premier sites for biomed- ical research. The development of research collabo- For position information and to apply online go to rations within the Department and externally will be www.hr.unimelb.edu.au/careers, click on ’Search for encouraged. This position will require a strong com- Jobs’ and search under the job title or job number mitment to the Department’s undergraduate and MSc 0030862. teaching programs and will be expected to undertake advertising-hr
UTasmania MathPhylogenetics UWyoming EducationOutreachCoordinator 2
Apologies for my first attempt to send this. POSITION ANNOUNCEMENT: EDUCA- TION/OUTREACH COORDINATOR The Edu- Applications are invited for a lecturing position within cation/Outreach Coordinator is an academic staff the School of Maths & Physics, University of Tasma- position of the University of Wyoming’s Biodiversity nia, Hobart. This position will be offered on a full-time Institute (BI). The position will work with other BI fixed-term basis for a period of 18 months. staff in pursuit to its mission. The Education/Outreach Coordinator will coordinate the Institute’s education The School seeks a highly motivated researcher, to work resources, manage the education components of with the theoretical phylogenetics team. The successful the BI’s website and provide education outreach to applicant will be expected to have an independent re- Wyoming’s teachers and schools. search programme and an excellent publication record in the area of mathematical evolution. It is expected Institute/University Description: In 2012, the Univer- that the applicant will have excellent written and ver- sity of Wyoming created the BI to encourage wise bal communication skills, and he/she will be expected and informed decisions concerning the conservation of to assist with the supervision of honours and postgrad- biological diversity. To meet this challenge a cen- uate students. tral component of the BI’s mission is to promote, de- velop and evaluate biodiversity education in the K- The successful applicant will undertake teaching within 12 schools of Wyoming. More information is avail- an academic staff team in the School of Mathematics able at: www.uwyo.edu/biodiversity The University and Physics. The applicant is expected to teach in and of Wyoming provides high quality undergraduate and coordinate units in mathematics and statistics. Addi- graduate programs to 13,000 students from all 50 states tionally the appointee will participate in School leader- and more than 90 countries. Established in 1886, UW ship and administration by contributing to committees is a nationally recognized research institution with ac- and by providing student and staff support. The ap- complished faculty and world-class facilities. The Uni- pointee will demonstrate effective interpersonal skills versity of Wyoming is nestled between two mountain and ability to work cooperatively in a team environ- ranges in southeastern Wyoming. It offers varied aca- ment. demic and lifestyle opportunities including outstanding The appointment will be at Academic Level A or B outdoor recreation and year-round cultural activities. depending on individual skills and experience. An ap- The University of Wyoming is located in Laramie, a pointment at level A will have a total remuneration town of about 30,000 with a unique blend of sophisti- package of up to $83,879 per annum, (comprising salary cation and western hospitality. within the range $57,601 - $76,953 plus 9 percent super- QUALIFICATIONS REQUIRED - Master’s degree in annuation. An appointment at level B will have a total one of the following: Biological Sciences, Environmen- remuneration package of up to $103,875 per annum, tal Education, Science Education, Education, Curricu- (comprising salary within the range $80,824 - $95,298 lum & Instruction or a closely related field. - Experi- plus 9 percent superannuation. ence in at least one of the following: development and For further information about the position please manipulation of curriculum resources (including digital contact Dr Barbara Holland, on telephone (03) resources and field and laboratory experiences), devel- 6226 1990, fax (03) 6226 2410 or email Bar- opment and administration of education websites, and [email protected]. development of print education materials. - Excellent oral, written and interpersonal communication skills. - The closing date for us to receive your application is Experience working in an education setting - schools, 25th March 2013. information education, etc. - Experience working both [email protected] in front of or with people and behind a computer. - 70 EvolDir April 1, 2013
Ability to work alone and as part of a team to participate in and support this research. HIGHLY DESIRED - Background/experience in com- Nature of duties: To act as bioinformatic application munication, biodiversity, sustainability or science ed- specialist and to provide support in the use of high- ucation, and technology integration. - Willingness performance computer resources at the Uppsala Mul- to learn additional computer programs and skills as tidisciplinary Center for Advanced Computational Sci- needed. - Leadership ability and experience - lead- ence (UPPMAX; http://www.uppmax.uu.se) for anal- ing project teams, creating programs, committee lead- yses of DNA and RNA data based on next-generation ership. - Experience providing support to classroom sequencing technology. This includes technical support teachers. - Creative and resourceful. - Passion for and in data processing as well as support in the interpreta- dedication to biodiversity education. tion of data and results. It is expected that the applica- tion specialist remain up to date with developments in Terms of Employment: Full-time, academic profes- hardware and software related to sequencing analysis. sional, year-round (12 month) with reappointment based on satisfactory evaluation. Salary is commen- The position can also include active participation in a surate with experience but starts at $50,000. Benefits research project on speciation and population genomics include University of Wyoming insurance, retirement, of flycatchers (see Ellegren et al. 2012. Nature 491:756- vacation, holidays and sick leave. Appointment date: 1 760), the extent of which will be decided upon together May 2013 (or as soon as possible thereafter). with the successful applicant. Application Procedure: Send pdfs of letter of inter- Required qualifications: A doctoral degree in bioinfor- est, resume or curriculum vitae, as at least three let- matics, computer science, genomics or population ge- ters of reference to Brenna Marsicek, Biodiversity In- netics, or a masters degree in relevant areas with work- stitute, [email protected] by 11:59pm MST ing experience from bioinformatics analyses. Thorough on 22 March 2013. knowledge in programming is a prerequisite. Since the Matt Carling Asst. Professor Department of Zoology position involves close interaction with several research & Physiology Berry Biodiversity Conservation Center groups, personal skills will be given importance, such as: University of Wyoming www.carlinglab.com 307.766.6169 -Very good collaborative, pedagogic and analytical skills, -Ability to work independently and take own ini- [email protected] tiatives -A well-developed sense for responsibility and servicemindness -A well-developed ability for oral and written communication Experience from bioinformatic service is of merit, as is previous experience from large-scale analyses of next- UppsalaU Bioinformatician generation sequencing data. Salary will be set accord- ing to competence. Further information can be obtained from professor Hans Ellegren ([email protected]), phone +46- Bioinformatician 18-471 6460. Trade union representatives are Anders Permanent position at the Evolutionary Biology Centre Grundstr¨om,SACO (the Swedish Confederation of Pro- in Uppsala, Sweden fessional Associations), phone +46-18-471 5380, Carin The Department of Ecology and Genetics of Up- S¨oderh¨all,TCO/ST (the Swedish Confederation of Pro- psala University (http://www.ebc.uu.se/Research/- fessional Employees), phone +46-18-471 1996 and Ste- IEG/?languageId=3D1) seeks a bioinformatician to fan Djurstr¨om,SEKO (the Union of Service and Com- take part in and support evolutionary oriented research munication Employees), phone +46-18-471 3315. using next-generation sequencing data. Applications must be submitted online no later than The Evolutionary Biology Centre is an internationally April 19 through the Uppsala University system for job leading arena for research in evolutionary biology. Ge- advertisements. Use the link below to access the appli- nomics is used as an integral part of many research cation form. projects at the centre, in applications such as genome http://www.uu.se/jobb/others/- sequencing, genome-wide association studies (GWAS), annonsvisning?tarContentId=3D237033 Reference population genomics, RNA-seq and others. We are number: UFV-PA 2013/652 therefore now expanding our staff of bioinformaticians April 1, 2013 EvolDir 71 [email protected] 97301 ph: 503-370-6181 fax: 503-375-5425 Lab Website: http://www.willamette.edu/ ˜ csmith/- ChrisSmith.htm Official Announcement: https://jobs.willamette.edu/postings/685 Position Summary Willamette University seeks to hire for a VirginiaTech Evolution LabTech position at the Visiting Assistant Professor level that jointly emphasizes applied statistics and a disciplinary specialty within its undergraduate College of Liberal A laboratory technician position is available in the Mc- Arts. The home department will be determined by Glothlin Lab at Virginia Tech. Our lab focuses on the specialty of the successful candidate; likely depart- evolutionary genetics in various reptile species. The ments include Biology, Economics, Exercise Science, technician would participate in various aspects of these Mathematics, Politics, Psychology, and Sociology. projects, including supervision of animal care and Position to start Fall 2013. molecular work. The position, renewable for up to 3 years, carries an See http://listings.jobs.vt.edu:80/postings/38720 or in- annual 6-course teaching assignment in the form of a) quire directly for details. For full consideration, appli- at least two sections per year of a general, introductory cations must be received by April 8, 2013. statistics offering, b) other courses to be determined based on the needs of the College and the expertise Joel W. McGlothlin Virginia Tech, Dept. of Biological of the person hired, and c) a one-course-equivalent as- Sciences 2125 Derring Hall, Blacksburg, VA 24061 signment to the Quantitative Analysis & Design Center http://www.faculty.biol.vt.edu/mcglothlin Email: (QUAD) to serve as a staff training mentor and consul- [email protected] Office Phone: (540) 231-0046 tant for thesis projects, student/faculty collaborative [email protected] research, and other specialty needs of the center. Academic specialty is open; preferred qualifications in- clude a breadth of statistical training that allows the candidate to serve as a consultant to advanced under- graduates and faculty across a range of disciplines, re- search projects, study designs, and data types. WillametteU BioStatisticsBioinformatics This position is eligible for medical and dental benefits, and elective salary deferral into the university retire- ment plan. Dear Colleagues, Additional Information/About the Department Willamette University, founded in 1842, is the oldest Willamette University is seeking to hire an applied institution of higher education in the Far West. statistician as a three-year visiting assistant professor. Willamette University is a selective residential liberal Applications are welcome from candidates working in arts college in the heart of the Willamette Valley. any area of applied statistics; the home department of Situated in Oregon’s capital city, Willamette includes the successful candidate will be determined based on the College of Liberal Arts (approximately 2000 her area of expertise. Applicants working in bioinfor- students), and graduate programs in Education, Law, matics, biostatistic, computational and systems biol- and Management. The academic year is divided ogy, ecological statistics, physiology, and statistical ge- into two semesters, beginning in late August and netics are particularly encouraged to apply. ending in May. The academic undergraduate profile The candidate will be expected to teach introductory is competitive, with a GPA of 3.84 and average com- statistics and courses in the candidate’s area of exper- posite SAT scores of 1260. Willamette students are tise, as well as serving as a statistical consultant in the recipients of prestigious national awards annually, such QUAD (Quantitative Analysis and Design) Center. as NSF, Watson, Truman, Fulbright and Goldwater The full official job announcement is below, following fellowships. The university is committed to living out my signature line. Note that review of applications will its motto “Not unto ourselves alone are we born” by begin soon (March 15th). incorporating the principles of sustainability, social justice, and action. Salem is located in the center Christopher Irwin Smith Assistant Professor Depart- of the picturesque Willamette Valley, approximately ment of Biology Willamette University Salem, OR 72 EvolDir April 1, 2013 an hour’s drive from the Pacific Coast, the Cascade ates and faculty across a range of disciplines, research Mountains, and the cities of Portland and Eugene. For projects, study designs, and data types. more information about Willamette, visit our website Special Instructions Thank you for considering an aca- at www.willamette.edu . Believing that diversity demic position within Willamette University (WU). contributes to academic excellence and to rich and Please note that you will need to create an account in rewarding communities, Willamette is committed to order to apply, if this is your first time applying online recruiting and retaining a diverse faculty, staff and with WU. student body. We seek candidates, particularly those from historically under represented groups, whose work The following materials will need to be uploaded as part furthers diversity and who bring to campus varied of your online application: experiences, perspectives and backgrounds. - Cover letter of interest Required Qualifications Academic specialty is open. / Ph.D. preferred, ABD considered.
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Annelid Sequencing project ...... 72 OxfordU WDHamiltonLife PanelDiscussion Mar22 78 Bioinformatics on RaspberryPi ...... 73 Phyloseminar NormPace Apr16 ...... 78 Divorce rates in birds ...... 73 Phyloseminar ThomasCurrie Mar11 ...... 79 EvoDevo Workshop survey ...... 74 Pyrenees VolFieldAssist EvolBiol ...... 79 FieldEquipment Vandalism ...... 74 Reprint request ...... 80 Fluorescent Dyes Question ...... 75 SSB GradStd Award ...... 80 ISTAustria SummerInternship Apr1Deadline ...... 75 SSB MiniARTS grant ...... 80 KentStateU SummerUndergradREU AdaptationHu- Software DAMBE update ...... 81 manImpacts ...... 76 Training in phylogeny answers ...... 81 Kimberley Australia VolFieldAssist MammalConserva- USalford Biodiversity ...... 82 tion ...... 76 USaoPaulo Brazil MarineEvolution InternshipAppl 83 Lepidoptera Evolution Issue ...... 77 Web-based comparative phylogenetics ...... 84 Logo for NSF CenterStudyEvolution ...... 77 r8s problem ...... 84 Long-Short Term Effective Population size ...... 77 New SMBE website ...... 78
Approximately two years ago we announced a community-based sequencing service for annelids within the framework of the NSF AToL Grant “Worm- Annelid Sequencing project Net II - Assembling the Annelid Tree of Life”. We have had a number of responses which led to interesting col- laborations. We would like to inform the community that the project is still ongoing and that we are still Dear Colleagues, April 1, 2013 EvolDir 73 accepting proposals which will be evaluated on a case- collections and would appreciate if you could assist us by-case basis. in this matter. We request the COI and 16S sequence The project is intended to resolve phylogenetic rela- data by Sept. 2011 because the student has to submit tionships among closely related annelid species and to a manuscript draft by Dec. 2011. We may also require investigate genetic diversity within selected species and assistance with data analysis. complexes of cryptic species. The service is available at Anja Schulze, Ph.D. Associate Professor, Marine Bi- no charge to researchers who can supply appropriately ology Texas A&M University at Galveston 200 Sea- preserved material. wolf Parkway OCSB Bldg 3029, Rm 258 Galveston, TX What we offer: 77553 Phone: 409-740-4540 Fax: 409-740-5001 * Sequencing of the two mitochondrial markers cy- [email protected] tochrome c oxidase subunit I (COI) and 16S ribosomal RNA for approximately 3000 annelid samples, supplied by the community over a five-year period. Samples may consist of whole specimens, tissue samples or cleaned PCR products. Species not represented in GenBank Bioinformatics on RaspberryPi will have priority. * Databasing of collection information and sequence data in a centralized databank at Auburn University Dear Evoldir, * Collaboration on data analysis and publication We are happy to announce the release of 4273pi: * Deposition of voucher material in museum collections, http://eggg.st-andrews.ac.uk/4273pi 4273pi is for if applicable Interested parties are requested to supply those wishing to teach, learn or use bioinformatics on a short description of the intended project, including the low-cost Raspberry Pi computer. 4273pi is a cus- the approximate number and type of samples, preserva- tomised distribution of Raspbian GNU/Linux and in- tion method, permit requirements and status, shipping cludes an Open Access bioinformatics course, 4273pi needs and logistics, plans for deposition of voucher ma- Bioinformatics for Biologists. 4273pi Bioinformatics for terial in museum collections (if not done by processing Biologists is a general course, with significant coverage lab) and expected time frame for processing, data anal- of evolutionary bioinformatics. ysis and publication. A sample proposal is pasted be- low. Details of authorship of any resulting publications Best wishes, will be negotiated on a case-by-case basis. A Memoran- Daniel dum of Understanding between the party supplying the samples and the processing lab will outline the respon- – Daniel Barker http://bio.st-andrews.ac.uk/staff/- sibilities of each party. Interested researchers should db60.htm The University of St Andrews is a charity contact: registered in Scotland : No SC013532 Anja Schulze, Texas A&M University at Galveston; [email protected] Email: [email protected] Or: Frank Anderson, Southern Illinois University; Email: [email protected] Sample Proposal: My Ph.D. student is currently work- ing on a morphological data set for the eunicid poly- chaete genus Palola. As the species in this genus are Divorce rates in birds morphologically very similar we need to add molecular data to analyze the phylogeny of the genus. We have a total 40 specimens fixed and preserved in 95% ethanol Request for data on divorce rates in birds which we think represent five different species. The For a comparative project, Profs Andras Liker, Robert specimens were collected in Belize, Panama, Palau and Freckleton and I are looking for data on divorce (or the Federated States of Micronesia in 2008. Copies of mate retention) from well-studied bird populations. We the respective collection and export permits will be pro- need percentage of adults that survived from one year vided. We will send whole specimens by regular mail in to another, but divorced from their previous mate. small amounts of ethanol. We have not made arrange- ments for deposition of voucher material in museum We need between year divorce rates, and it is important that the previous mate of divorced individuals is also 74 EvolDir April 1, 2013 alive; so that mate change is not due to death of the A brief description of the stated Aims of the original former mate. NSF proposal for this meeting is provided below. We appreciate the data in the following structure: (i) Here is the link to the survey: https://- scientific name of the species (ii) number of breeding www.surveymonkey.com/s/C3JXMB8 Thank you males that kept the mate from one year to another, (iii) very much for your time and input! Meeting Or- number of breeding males that remained alive but di- ganisers Cassandra Extavour, Harvard University vorced from their previous mate and the previous mate ([email protected]) Allen Rodrigo, NESCent is also alive, (iv) number of breeding females that kept ([email protected]) the mate from one year to another, (v) number of breed- Workshop Objective: The field of research currently ing females that remained alive but divorced from their known as “Evo-Devo” is a broad, interdisciplinary com- previous mate and the previous mate is also alive. bination of multiple “parent” fields of investigation, Please also say how we should cite the data. each of which have long and distinct histories. How- Best regards, ever, the integration of these fields remains challenging at many levels. The objectives of this workshop are to Andras Liker, Rob Freckleton and Tamas Szekely bring together a small number of interactive Evo-Devo [email protected] researchers from a range of backgrounds to consider several fundamental issues: 1: To define the principal intellectual goals and biolog- ical questions of Evo-Devo, as it looks to the future. 2: To identify the next generation of resources and in- EvoDevo Workshop survey frastructure necessary to ensure the ongoing success of Evo-Devo research, and propose mechanisms to develop and obtain these resources. 3: To identify the major gaps in Evo-Devo training and Dear Colleague, education nationally and internationally, and propose We are planning to have a small NSF-supported work- solutions to address these gaps. shop in December 2013 to define the key goals, biolog- Dr. Cassandra Extavour [email protected] ical questions, needs and future directions of the field of Evolutionary Developmental Biology (“Evo-Devo”). Associate Professor Department of Organismic and We would like your input! Evolutionary Biology Harvard University 16 Divinity Avenue, BioLabs 4103 Cambridge, MA 02138, USA Because the meeting will need to be small and well bal- anced to facilitate meaningful discussion (25 partici- http://www.extavourlab.com Office Tel. 1 617 496 pants), we hope that you will be willing to assist us by 1935 Lab Tel. 1 617 496 1949/1200 Fax. 1 617 496 filling out this brief survey to help us identify poten- 9507 tial participants and define the key questions you think Extavour Lab Administration: Mimi Velazquez Tel. 1 the meeting should address, and the key outcomes that 617 496 2132 [email protected] should result from the meeting. The survey should not take more than 10 minutes of your time, and will help EDEN: Evo-Devo-Eco Network http://- us to identify potential participants and focus on the www.edenrcn.com [email protected] key issues that are of greatest interest and concern to EDEN Administration: Barbara Perlo our community. [email protected] As we need to get the meeting dates and participants solidified as soon as possible, it would be very helpful if you could fill out and return the survey by April 5, 2013, even if you fill out only part of it. If you have already received an email inviting you to FieldEquipment Vandalism complete this survey, please do NOT fill it out a second time. If you would like to think more about some of the answers or provide additional input, simply send one of the organisers (listed below) an email containing your Dear colleagues, further thoughts. Field biologists regularly leave scientific equipment April 1, 2013 EvolDir 75 unattended in the field for data collection. We conduct I am trying the design a microsatellite loci mul- a study on vandalism and theft of such equipment, and tiplex PCR using primers labeled with ATTO0550, particularly how it can be reduced. We are therefore ATTO0565 or Cal Fluor 560 and Yakima Yellow flu- interested in learning if and how often such incidences orescent dyes, but they are detected by more than one do happen. channel using filter sets G5 or E5 in a 3500 Genetic We would be pleased to hear from researchers working Analyzer. Are there specific Matrix standards for these dyes, or protocols to construct them? in any area of biology and using any kind of unattended equipment in the field, e.g., animal traps and nets, cam- Thanks. eugenia era traps, autonomous recording devices, nest boxes, Dr Maria Eugenia D’Amato Associate Professor Uni- sap sampling systems, mesocosms, etc. (Being an an- versity of the Western Cape, Department of Biotech- imal ecologist, I do not know many systems used for nology, Forensic DNA Lab. Private Bag X17, 7535 plant/bacteria/fungi/. research and would very much Bellville. Cape Town. South Africa. like to learn about these, too.) [email protected] Fax : + 27 21 959 3505 Te: +27 More specifically, we would like to learn about the fol- 21 959 3372/2065 lowing questions: www.forensicdnalab.org.za Maria Eugenia D’amato 1) Incidences: Had any of your equipment been dam-
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ANNOUNCING: Summer 2013 REU opportunity fo- cused on Terrestrial-aquatic linkages in urban impacted ecosystems at Kent State University and The Holden Arboretum Kent State University and The Holden Ar- boretum invite applicants for a 10-week summer re- Kimberley Australia VolFieldAssist search training program. Students enrolled in this pro- gram will conduct mentored research into the impor- MammalConservation tance of terrestrial-aquatic linkages in the ecology of urban-impacted ecosystems. This research will be de- signed to examine how human activities such as urban- ization, industry, farming, mining, and recreational ac- tivities affect the way terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems interact. Projects might compare sites with and with- out urban impact to examine: nutrient cycling in soils “Volunteer Field Assistant Required and streams, microbial community composition in for- est soils and stream sediments, plant-soil interactions, Ecology of Threatened Northern Australian Mammals how shredders modify terrestrial leaf litter input to A volunteer field assistant is needed to help Ian and stream ecosystems, the effects of terrestrial pollutants Richard with a project investigating fire and mammal on aquatic microbial community structure and func- ecology in the Kimberley, northern Australia. This tion, how terrestrial and aquatic biogeochemical cycles project relates to recent declines among native mam- are affected by human activities such as acid precipita- mals across much of northern Australia. Field work tion and land-use change. Along with learning about will be conducted in the Kimberley region of Western hypothesis generation, project design, and ethics in re- Australia and based out of Kununurra from May to search, students will receive additional training archiv- Sep 2013 (specific dates may vary). Volunteers will be ing data in a geospatial database and will participate involved with trapping, identifying, handling and mea- in weekly seminars. Participants will be provided hous- suring a range of mammal species from small rodents ing, a meal allowance, and a $500/week stipend. Stu- up to larger marsupials including possums, bandicoots dents must have good standing at a community col- and quolls (5 g - 5 kg). There will be significant in- lege, college or university and be a United States cit- volvement in measuring/identifying vegetation, habitat izen or permanent resident. Members of underrepre- assessment and data entry. You will need to be pre- sented groups are strongly encouraged to apply. Dead- pared for early mornings, long hours in tropical con- line for applications March 25, 2013. For more infor- ditions (e.g. long walks carrying traps over rocky ter- mation and application procedures please see the pro- rain, high humidity and temperatures >35oC), shar- gram website at http://ecologyREU.kent.edu or con- ing cooking duties and living and working in a small tact the REU Coordinator at [email protected] team. You will need to have a good work ethic and or the PIs Patrick Lorch ([email protected]) or Kurt you must be easy to get along with as field work un- Smemo ([email protected]). der arduous conditions can bring out both the best -Pat and worst in people! Desirable qualifications include experience with animal handling and ecological meth- Patrick Lorch ods for undertaking vegetation survey. Accommoda- Ecology REU: [email protected] http://- tion, food and travel associated with field work within ecologyreu.kent.edu Biological Sciences Dept. Kent Australia will be covered (about half of the time), how- State University ever the volunteer will provide their own food while based in Kununurra and all their international travel O: 330-672-7888 Lab web page: http://- costs. Some accommodation costs may be covered lorchlab.wordpress.com “LORCH, PATRICK” while in Kununurra.If you would like to apply please
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Psyche: A Journal of Entomology Call for Papers
Special Issue: Genetics, Genomics, and Evolution of Want to experience evolution first-hand? the Lepidoptera We are happy to announce that the NSF BEACON The insect order Lepidoptera, which contains butter- Center for the Study of Evolution in Action is host- flies and moths, is one of the most diverse groups of ing an evolved art competition running from March 1st animals in the world. Decades of research on moths through May 31st, 2013. The goal of this competition and butterflies have yielded a wealth of information is to evolve an alternative lighthouse to the BEACON regarding their natural history, ecology, and behavior. lighthouse on the collaborative art evolution web site Today, butterflies and moths are emerging as impor- Picbreeder < http://picbreeder.org/ >. The top three tant systems in the study of ecological genetics, evolu- lighthouses submitted will receive monetary awards of tionary genomics, and speciation. Furthermore, multi- $200 (1st place), $100 (2nd place), and $50 (3rd place). ple moth and butterfly genome sequences have recently With control over the creative power of evolution, can been published. We invite investigators to contribute you evolve BEACONs new logo? original research papers, as well as review papers, that address novel aspects at the interface of genetics, ge- For more information, please visit: http://beacon- nomics, and evolutionary biology. center.org/blog/2013/03/01/evolved-art-competition- evolve-the-new-beacon-logo/ – Randal S. Olson Potential topics include, but are not limited to: Computer Science PhD Student Michigan Molecular phylogenetics Phylogeography Empirical State University E-mail: [email protected] population genetics Genetics of adaptation Speciation http://www.randalolson.com Randy Olson genetics and genomics Evo-devo Wing patterning and
Rosie “DAWKINS, Rosanne”
New SMBE website
Phyloseminar NormPace Apr16 Hi folks, We have launched a new SMBE website ( http://- www.smbe.org/ ). Please go and have a look at it. It is designed to be more engaged with social network sites such as Facebook and Twitter and we hope to update it regularly with information on upcoming meetings, etc. Also, you can easily see what the “Most Read” papers Next on http://phyloseminar.org/ “Following Carl from MBE and GBE have been over the last month. Woese into the Natural Microbial World V The Begin- We also have a new Twitter Stream ( http://- nings of Metagenomics” Norman R. Pace (University of www.twitter.com/OfficialSMBE ) and a new Facebook Colorado V Boulder) page ( http://www.facebook.com/OfficialSMBE ), so Carl Woese, one of the great scientists of all time, died please follow and like those outlets, if you have the rel- in December, 2012. Among other important contri- evant accounts. butions, he used primitive sequencing technology to If you have any comments to make about the site, please compare small subunit (16S) ribosomal RNA sequences let me know and I will do my best to accomodate them. from different organisms and thereby establish the out- In the near future, we hope to have guest blog posts lines of a universal tree of life. His results also put from the authors of recent papers in MBE and GBE, in in place a sequence-based reference framework within order to facilitate bringing these papers to the attention which to understand and articulate biological diversity. of a wider audience. Since this perspective is based on molecular sequences and not properties of organisms, it opened the door Best, to begin to understand the kinds of organisms that James McInerney Secretary, SMBE 2013-2016. make up the natural microbial world. Prior to Woeses sequence-based reference framework, microbial ecolo- Prof. James McInerney, | Currently: Molecular Evolu- gists had to culture organisms to study them, but not tion & Bioinformatics Unit,| Visiting Scientist, Depart- many environmental organisms, <<1%, are cultured ment of Biology, | Center for Communicable Disease using standard methods. Sequence surveys of environ- Dynamics, National University of Ireland Maynooth, mental microbial genes and genomes V - have now | Harvard School of Public Health, Co. Kildare, Ire- revolutionized understanding of microbial ecology, in- land. | 677 Huntington Avenue Boston, | Massachusetts cluding its influence on human health. The seminar 02115 | USA website — http://bioinf.nuim.ie/ mciner- will discuss how metagenomics developed and the im- [email protected] pact it has had on our understanding of environmental microbial diversity and the structure of the molecular tree of life. West Coast USA: 11:00 (11:00 AM) on Tuesday, April 16 East Coast USA: 14:00 (02:00 PM) on Tuesday, OxfordU WDHamiltonLife April 16 UK: 19:00 (07:00 PM) on Tuesday, April 16 PanelDiscussion Mar22 France: 20:00 (08:00 PM) on Tuesday, April 16 Japan: 03:00 (03:00 AM) on Wednesday, April 17 New Zealand: 06:00 (06:00 AM) on Wednesday, April 17 Celebrating the Life of W.D. Hamilton, Nature’s Ora- Note that our community authorization key is “garde- cle. Panel event to discuss and celebrate his extraordi- nary life and science, with Peter Holland (Chair), Ullica nia2013” if you haven’t come to the last couple of talks. Segastrale (author of the new book, Nature’s Oracle), – Frederick “Erick” Matsen, Assistant Member Alan Grafen, and Stuart West. 4 - 5.30pm, 22 March Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center http://- 2013, Dept. of Zoology, Oxford. matsen.fhcrc.org/ Erick Matsen
The Barton group (Evolutionary genetics) at IST Aus- tria requires volunteers to assist with field work on plant speciation in the Pyrenees (Spain) this coming summer (May-July). Phyloseminar ThomasCurrie Mar11 The project: We are studying the evolutionary dynam- ics underlying species diversification in the genus An- tirrhinum (snapdragons). We are using a range of eco- Next on http://phyloseminar.org/ “Bobbins, Borrow- logical, molecular and population genetic studies to in- ing, and Bayesian Inference: Horizontal Transfer and vestigate the dynamics of speciation in a hybrid zone the application of Phylogenetic Methods in Cultural between species with different flower colours. This is Evolution studies” Thomas Currie (University College a great opportunity for anybody looking to obtain ex- London) perience in field work relating to evolutionary biology, plant ecology and plant-animal interactions. You will Researchers have applied quantitative phylogenetic also be part of a large multidisciplinary team includ- methods to study human cultural and linguistic evo- ing researchers from IST Austria (Vienna), John Innes lution. However, a common critique of this approach Centre (Norwich, UK) and the University of Toulouse. is that cultural evolution and biological evolution dif- fer in important ways that make phylogenetic analy- For these positions we are looking for hard working and ses unsuitable for cultural data. Principally, horizontal enthusiastic biology students with a strong interest in transmission (or borrowing) of cultural and linguistic working in the field with plants. You must also be com- traits is argued to be so pervasive as to invalidate the fortable working as part of a team. Experience with approach. In this talk I will address this issue by asking field-based projects and plants is preferred but not es- how much does horizontal transfer occur?, and does it sential. matter if it does? Contra the skeptics, I will discuss We require assistance between mid May and early July. studies that demonstrate that 1) many biological sys- Length of stay is flexible but a minimum stay of 3 weeks tems also show non-tree-like patterns of evolution, 2) is required. cultural systems vary in the degree to which horizontal The field site is located near Ripoll in the Eastern Pyre- transfer occurs, and 3) borrowing does not necessar- nees of Northern Spain. It is easy to get to by train ily cause big problems. Rather than being a reason to from Barcelona (~2 hours). The hybrid zone is located give up on the whole project, borrowing can be pro- at ~1200m altitude in open forest and all daily trans- ductively investigated using phylogenetic techniques to port will be covered. Food, accommodation and travel yield deeper insights cultural and linguistic evolution. (within Europe) are covered. However, we cannot offer West Coast USA: 10:00 (10:00 AM) on Monday, March any further stipend. 11 East Coast USA: 13:00 (01:00 PM) on Monday, How to apply? Please send by the closing date of 12th March 11 UK: 17:00 (05:00 PM) on Monday, March 11 April, a statement of your background, CV, why you France: 18:00 (06:00 PM) on Monday, March 11 Japan: are interested and the length of time you would be avail- 02:00 (02:00 AM) on Tuesday, March 12 New Zealand: able via email to: 06:00 (06:00 AM) on Tuesday, March 12 david.fi[email protected] Note that our community authorization key is “garde- nia2013” if you haven’t come to the last couple of talks. Dr. David Field – Frederick “Erick” Matsen, Assistant Member Postdoctoral Fellow - Barton Group Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center http://- IST Austria, Am Campus 1, Klosterneuburg 3400 matsen.fhcrc.org/ [email protected] Phone: +432243 9000 3008 Web: http://ist.ac.at/research-groups-pages/barton- group/team/david-field/ david.fi[email protected]
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budget justification (one page); 4. and arrange for two reference letters; one letter must be from the student’s current graduate advisor. All application materials must be in electronic format. Reprint request Applicants and those writing reference letters are re- quired to use pdf format to minimize difficulties in file transfer. Applicants should send all materials (except Hello evoldir members, Does anyone have a (elec- reference letters) in a SINGLE pdf file. Letters of ref- tronic?) copy of this publication: erence should be sent separately by the referees in pdf format or in the text of an e-mail; please include the Wen, Jun, Ickert-Bond, S., Nie, Z. -L and Li, R. 2010. FULL NAME OF APPLICANT in reference letters. Timing and modes of evolution of eastern Asian - North American biogeographic disjunctions in seed plants. In: Please email all application materials and queries to Long, M., Gu, H. and Zhou, Z., Darwin’s Heritage To- Sean Brady, Chair of the SSB Awards Committee at day : Proceedings of the Darwin 2010 Beijing Inter- [email protected]. IN THE SUBJECT LINE OF THE E- national Conference. Beijing: Higher Education Press, MAIL, PLEASE INDICATE “Student Research” FOL- pp.252-269. LOWED BY FIRST INITIAL AND LAST NAME. I would much appreciate a copy. Many thanks already. To be considered for this year’s award, application ma- terials, INCLUDING letters of recommendation, must Heidi Schwaninger [email protected] be received electronically no later than March 31, 2013. “Schwaninger, Heidi”
(Bioconductor) : http://sfc.univ-rennes1.fr/- This message has been arbitrarily truncated at 5000 characters. informatique/SC introduction-R-bioconductor.htm To read the entire message look it up at http://life.biology.- If you speak french there is an awesome course mcmaster.ca/˜brian/evoldir.html on phylogeny in the university of Montpellier 2, by Emmanuel Douzery. http://abacus.gene.ucl.ac.uk/CoME/ In Belgium : http://www.vib.be/en/training/research-training/- courses/Pages/default.aspx?VIBCourseCategory=- Bioinformatics%20and%20Statistics Every two years, USalford Biodiversity normally, a great workshop is organized both in the USA and in Europe (for example in Li`ege,Belgium) : Summer Institute in Statistical Genetics. Information The Biodiversity, Conservation, Management & Evo- can be found for the USA ; we do not know about lution (BiCoME) group at the University of Salford Europe. It can be worthy to have a deeper look : aims to expand its involvement with international re- search mobility through the support of prospective http://www.biostat.washington.edu/node/967 - Past Marie Curie Fellowship applicants. The BiCoME is or current online courses/seminars a dynamic and eclectic group of researchers interested http://iphylo.org/ ˜ rpage/phyloinformatics/course/ in a broad range of systems and methods to investi- < http://iphylo.org/%7Erpage/phyloinformatics/- gate the mechanisms generating biodiversity, and iden- course/ > tify strategies to conserve endangered biota and man- age exploited resources. Individual staff profiles can be April 1, 2013 EvolDir 83 browsed at: http://hub.salford.ac.uk/bicome/people/- bastiA˜£o marine protected area, which comprise nearly current-members-2/ The University’s Research & In- pristine rocky coastlines and sandy beaches, (iii) biolog- novation office has a good track-record in attracting ical collections, and (iv) printed and digital materials FP7 funds and members of the team provide excel- of more local or regional interest, including scientific lent assistance during the preparation of applications. literature and image banks. The current call can be found at: http://ec.europa.eu/- Interested students and post-docs are encouraged to research/mariecurieactions/ and applicants can either contact resident faculty for more information on this be Europeans applying for Intra-European (IEF) or internship program (www.usp.br/cbm). Applications International Outgoing (IOF) Fellowships, or non- that do not foresee any direct collaboration with local Europeans applying for International Incoming Fellow- academics are also accepted. ships (IIF). Interested prospective applicants of ap- propriate career stage, and with adequate publication Elegibility: Graduate students and post-docs from record, are welcome to identify potential mentors and Brazilian and foreign research centers, with demon- discuss research ideas. Deadline for the Marie Curie strated interests in Marine Biology. Five proposals will fellowship scheme is August 14th, but given the admin- be selected. istrative workload, it is desirable to have a complete Funding: This is an initiative of the Research Provost draft by the end of July. Thus, we encourage prospec- Office of the University of SA˜£o Paulo. Individual tive applicants to start liaising with their chosen men- grants should be used for travelling and maintenance tors around April/May. expenses for either short (3 months) or long (5 months) Dr. Stefano Mariani Reader in Wildlife Biology | internships, summing up to R$ 10.000,00 (ca. US$ School of Environment & Life Sciences Room 316, 5,000) and R$ 16.000,00 (ca. US$ 8.000), respectively. Peel Building, University of Salford, Salford M5 4WT, Deadlines: - April 22nd, 2013: Proposal submission UK t: +44 (0)161-295-6913 | m: +44 (0)7712-689- using the Atena platform: https://uspdigital.usp.br/- 871 [email protected] | www.salford.ac.uk/- atena/atnPrpAcesso.jsp?codmnu=3467 - May 10th, environment-life-sciences http://hub.salford.ac.uk/- 2013: Evaluation of submitted proposals - May 15th, bicome/2013/01/22/stefano-mariani/ Researcher.ID: 2013.: Publication of results - June 1st to November A-2964-2012 30th: Execution of the project - December 16th: Sub- [email protected] mission of report*. *The CEBIMar should be considered as second affilia- tion in all publications resulting from this program. Submission: Use a font size compatible to Times New Roman 12 and double-spaced paragraphs to include the USaoPaulo Brazil MarineEvolution following: (a) Title page, with applicant’s name and ad- InternshipAppl dress (1 page); (b) Plan of activities (2 pages); (c) Why you considered this USP program and why is your pro- posal feasible (1 page); (d) Timeline of activities; (e) Call of proposals: Research internship for the use of Expected results; (f ) References. scientific resources at the Centre for Marine Biology More information: [email protected] (CEBIMar / USP). Antonio C. Marques, Assoc. Prof. Depto Zoolo- CEBIMar carries out evolutionary research under eco- gia, Inst. Biociencias Universidade de Sao Paulo logical and taxonomical approaches. The Centre has Rua Matao, Trav. 14, 101, 05508-900, Sao Paulo, conditions to support sampling, DNA analysis, and dif- Brazil Phone: (55 11) 30917530 Fax: (55 11) ferent methods of microscopy that may be useful for 30917802 Curriculum Vitae < http://lattes.cnpq.br/- evolutionary studies (phylogenies, phylogeographic and 7691467467042656 > biogeographic analyses, etc.). Antonio Carlos Marques
Bryan Stephen McLean
Web-based comparative phylogenetics r8s problem
EvolDir members, Dear Members, Does anyone have experience with web-based compara- Has anybody had difficulty executing Sanderson’s r8s v.1.8 through Terminal on Mac OS 10.8? tive phylogenetics programs? If so, which one(s) would you recommend? For Example: Alternatively, I am curious which software programs MacBook-Pro:ra8s home$ ./r8s -v dyld: Library for comparative phylogenetics you may have found to not loaded: /usr/local/gfortran/lib/libgfortran.3.dylib be the most user-friendly? Referenced from: /Users/home/ra8s/./r8s Reason: im- I ask because we are hoping to develop an educational age not found Trace/BPT trap: 5 MacBook-Pro: module, targeted at undergraduates, that will include Any advice welcome. both tree-building and analysis of trait evolution. Kindly, Please respond to me directly ([email protected]). Michael McLeish Plant Geography Lab Xishuangbanna Thanks- -Bryan Tropical Botanical Gardens Chinese Academy of Sci- Bryan McLean Department of Biology and Museum of ences Menglun, Mengla, Yunnan Province 666303 P. R. Southwestern Biology MSC03-2020 University of New China. Telephone: TBA Email: [email protected] Mexico Albuquerque, NM 87131 michaelm
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CambridgeU EvolutionaryEcology ...... 85 Oslo EvolutoinaryEcol ...... 92 CityUNewYork EvolutionaryBiol ...... 85 QueenMaryU London EvolutionaryBiol ...... 93 ColumbiaU 2 PopulationGenetics ...... 86 RiceU EvolutionaryBiology ...... 94 CornellU HumanPopulationGenomics ...... 86 RutgersU EvolutionaryGenomics ...... 94 DurhamU PopulationGenomics ...... 87 Smithsonian IndonesianBiodiversity ...... 94 Grenoble France ComputationalStatPopGen ...... 87 SouthAfrica USA joint EvolutionCellDeath ...... 95 INIA Madrid TreeEvolutionaryGenomics ...... 87 StockholmU 3 BioinformaticsButterflies ...... 96 INRA Paris GWAS Drougth Maize ...... 88 Tufts LifeCycleEvolution ...... 97 IVIC Venezuela MycorrhizalTaxonomy ...... 89 UAlabama AlgalSystematics ...... 98 Leiden Manchester MicrobialEvolution ...... 90 UArizona EvolutionaryGenomics ...... 98 Munich TheoreticalPopulationGenetics ...... 90 UBasel SexuallySelectedTraits ...... 98 NHM London AnnelidComparativeVenomes ...... 91 UBern FloralEvolution ...... 99 OccidentalCollege NextGenPhylogenomics ...... 91 UCaliforniaDavis MarineEvolutionaryGenetics . . . 100 OhioStateU Coevolution ...... 92 UCalifornia SanFrancisco StatisticalPopGenetics . 100 April 1, 2013 EvolDir 85
UCollegeLondon StatisticalGenomics ...... 101 Polymorphism ...... 107 UCollege London EvolutionSexes ...... 101 UOslo FungalGenomics ...... 107 UCollege London SexEvolution ...... 102 UQueensland LateralTransfer ...... 108 UCopenhagen 4 Phylogeography MacroEvolution .103 UTexas Austin EvolutionaryImmunology ...... 108 UEdinburgh EvolutionaryBiol ...... 104 UToronto EvolutionaryGenomics ...... 109 UHawaii Hilo TropicalConservation ...... 104 UUtah PlantAnimalInteractions ...... 110 UIllinois PlantConservation ...... 105 UWashington SalmonidGenomics ...... 110 UMississippi MalagasyAntSpeciation ...... 106 UWesternSydney InsectPlantInteractions ...... 111 UNebraska Populations ...... 106 Vienna PopulationGenomics OldWorldCamelids . . 111 UNottingham MarieCurieFellowships EvolBiol . . . .106 UNottingham MarieCurieFellowships SnailsColour-
is currently advertised on the website of the Zoology, Cambridge website (www.zoo.cam.ac.uk under ’job op- portunities’) where further information about the po- CambridgeU EvolutionaryEcology sition can be found, as well as details about how to apply. Informal enquiries are welcomed and should be sent to POST-DOCTORAL RESEARCH ASSOCIATE IN Rebecca Kilner at EVOLUTIONARY ECOLOGY [email protected] A post-doctoral research associate position, funded by the ERC, is available to work with Dr Rebecca Kil- ner in the Department of Zoology at the University of Cambridge. The post-doc will work on a project investigating CityUNewYork EvolutionaryBiol whether parental care can drive evolutionary change. Variation in the extent of parental care received during development induces considerable phenotypic variation Job Title: Research Associate (Post-Doctoral Fellow) in subsequent adult life. The aim of this project is to de- - Biology Job ID: 7746 Location: Brooklyn College, termine whether selection can act on such developmen- tally induced plasticity and thereby cause evolutionary CUNY change. We shall focus on burying beetles Nicropho- Under the mentorship and guidance of the Associate rus spp as our model experimental system because we Professor of Evolutionary Biology (Principal Investiga- know from previous work that parent beetles establish tor), the Research Associate will carry out independent developmental conditions for their offspring that have a and collaborative research, and train and supervise stu- profound effect on morphological, behavioural and so- dent researchers. cial traits subsequently shown in adulthood. The suc- The Research Associate will: cessful candidate will divide their time between running large-scale experiments in the lab (including selection - Develop plans, collect and analyze data based on experiments) at the Department of Zoology and carry- projects prepared together with the Principal Investi- ing out fieldwork at sites around Cambridgeshire. gator. - Prepare reports of completed projects for pub- lication in scientific journals, academic presentations or We are seeking a highly motivated, enthusiastic re- for further applied or theoretical research activities. - searcher with a PhD in evolutionary ecology, be- Ensure the efficient functioning of the laboratory ar- havioural ecology, entomology or closely related sub- eas using various experimental techniques. - Provide jects. administrative and laboratory support to the Principal Previous post-doctoral experience would be an advan- Investigator including, but not limited to: managing tage, as would work with insects or selection experi- laboratory budgets and ordering supplies. - Train and ments. A driving licence is essential. supervise undergraduate and graduate researchers. The post is available for four years in the first instance, Qualifications: - Ph. D in Evolutionary Biology, with with a probable start date of 1 June 2013. The start- a minimum of 3 years of laboratory experience - Expe- ing salary is £27,854 - £36,298 per annum. The post rience with genomic/bioinformatics research methods, 86 EvolDir April 1, 2013 including both wet lab and computer work - Field ex- ommendation) should be emailed to Molly Przeworski perience in marine evolutionary ecology and/or expe- at
Ithaca, NY 14853 [email protected] | http://- To apply please send your c.v., a cover letter, and keinanlab.cb.bscb.cornell.edu/ [email protected] have three letters of reference sent to Rus Hoelzel ([email protected]) by 13 May 2013. “HOELZEL A.R.”
DurhamU PopulationGenomics
Grenoble France ComputationalStatPopGen Post-Doctoral Research Associate position in Popula- tion Genomics
Our NERC-funded project involves the population ge- A postdoctoral position in statistical population genet- nomic analysis of two congeneric deep sea fish species in ics is available in Grenoble (France). The postdoc will the genus Coryphaenoides, and the phylogenetic assess- work in the French national institute for research in ment of 50-60 species within the genus. An expected computer science (INRIA) under the supervision of Flo- ~5000 SNPs will be developed by RADtag sequencing rence Forbes and Michael Blum. The collaboration be- of approximately 400 samples for analysis at the popu- tween the two supervisors is devoted to the development lation level for the two focal species, one found in deep of statistical and machine-learning algorithms that are demersal habitat, and the other in the abyss. Putative needed to analyze large-scale biological data. As part of functional loci will be identified to investigate the role of this research effort, the objective of the project will be adaptation to depth and associated habitat character- to develop statistical methods that can scale with the istics both within and among species within the genus. massive dimension of population genomic data. The Whole genome sequence data will be generated for ref- project pertains to the detection of genomic regions in- erence and further bioinformatics investigation, and the volved in biological adaptation. available data used to identify population structure for both neutral and putative functional loci. The PDRA More information can be found on the INRIA website at will undertake these bioinformatics and statistical anal- http://goo.gl/KLRNW Candidates should apply on- yses using appropriate software, and identify candidate line before March 27 loci (both neutral and evidently under natural selec- Michael Blum CNRS Research Associate tion) for analysis by phylogenetic methods. The dura- [email protected] tion of the appointment will be for 3 years. The PDRA will have experience with next genera- tion sequencing methodologies associated with sam- ple preparation for RADtag sequencing, and with ap- propriate software including the Geneious DNA se- INIA Madrid quence analysis package, genomic assembly software (e.g. BWA, Velvet, etc), genome analysis software TreeEvolutionaryGenomics (e.g. Samtools), script writing (preferably in Perl), and a general understanding of bio-informatics associated with the analysis of second generation DNA sequence The Population Genetics and Evolution (PGE) Group data. The PDRA will also need skills associated with at the INIA Forest Research Centre in Madrid, Spain, the use of population genetics and phylogenetic soft- would like to advertise a postdoc position (17 months) ware packages when applied to large datasets, and with on evolutionary genomics and bioinformatics of tropical labwork associated with DNA amplification and Sanger trees. Foreseen start date is the 1st of June 2013. sequencing. The position is linked to the project CGL2012-40129- A PhD in a related field is required, and relevant post- C02-02/ AFFLORA: Demographic history and adapta- doctoral experience and publications highly desirable. tion in tropical trees (2013-2015) funded by the Spanish The project is a collaboration between the Molecular National R+D+i plan. Ecology Group in Durham and the Centre for Genomic The successful candidate should have experience in ex- Research in Liverpool, and work will begin on 29 July perimental design and use of Next Generation Sequenc- 2013. The Post-doc will be based in Durham (UK). ing data for population genomics. Additional assets are 88 EvolDir April 1, 2013 expertise in population or adaptation genetics of trees and in tropical ecology. Proficiency in English is es- sential, the knowledge of French and Spanish are desir- able. The successful candidate will design and carry out RADSeq or genotyping-by-sequencing in several species INRA Paris GWAS Drougth Maize of the genus Symphonia (Clusiaceae) and elucidate the evolutionary history of the genus combining ecological and genomic data. There will be opportunity to carry out fieldwork in tropical Africa and/or Madagascar. Genome Wide Association Study of drought tolerance The PGE group at INIA-CIFOR is composed of four in Maize using high throughout phenotyping and geno- researchers (Santiago C. Gonz´alez-Mart´ınez,Juan Jos´e typing technologies Postdoctoral position is to fill as Robledo Arnuncio, Ricardo Al´ıaand Jos´eCliment), two soon as possible (ideally in may 2013) for a mini- “Ram´ony Cajal” fellows (Delphine Grivet and Myr- mum of two years at the Plant Genetics Moulon Lab iam Heuertz), two postdocs, five PhD students and two (http://moulon.inra.fr) in the “Quantitative Genetics technicians. Our expertise is in population and quan- and Breeding Methods” groups in the framework of titative genetics, evolutionary ecology and population the european research project “Drops”. Plant Genetics dynamics of plants, mostly forest trees. Our main study Moulon Lab conducts research on the determinism of organisms are Mediterranean conifers and some tropical complex traits and valorization of genetic diversity in trees. We examine the demographic, reproductive and plants. It is located in Paris suburb’s (South of Paris genetic processes that influence adaptation to chang- 30 km) in an exceptional scientific environment. ing environments of forest species, including biogeo- > Background: The maize genetic resources, as for graphic approaches and applications for management most crops, remain largely underexploited in modern and conservation of forest genetic resources. We de- breeding programs because it is very hard and time- velop studies on gene flow, local adaptation, plasticity consuming to identify in the genetic resources collec- and phenotypic integration and on the molecular basis tions the favorable alleles for agronomic traits of inter- of adaptation, as well as new statistical methods. est. Moreover, genetic determinism of traits relevant to INIA Forest Research Centre: http://www.inia.es/- address global change climate issues, as drought toler- IniaPortal/goUrlDinamica.action?url=http://- ance, is generally hard to decipher because these traits wwwsp.inia.es/en-us/Investigacion/centros/CIFOR arise from complex interaction between genotype and CGL2012-40129-C02-02/ AFFLORA: http://- environment across the plant life cycle. Combining high wwwsp.inia.es/Investigacion/centros/CIFOR/- throughput genotyping and phenotyping technologies departamentos/ecofor/PyC/Documents/CGL2012- in the framework of association mapping could over- 40129-C02-02%20AFFLORA.pdf For further come these problems and make it possible to identify information, please contact Myriam Heuertz: favorable alleles for drought tolerance within genetic [email protected]; [email protected], resources. https://sites.google.com/site/myriamheuertz/– > Aims of the project: The aim of the project is to Myriam Heuertz Ram´ony Cajal Research Fellow INIA. perform association mapping on a diversity panel of Forest Research Centre Dept. Forest Ecology and Ge- maize inbred lines to decipher drought traits genetic netics carretera de la Coru¯nakm 7.5 E-28040 Madrid determinisms combining high throughput genotyping Tel: ++34 91 347 87 62 data with phenotyping data originated from both field network and high throughput phenotyping platform Scientific collaborator of Universit´e Libre de Brux- (bioweb.supagro.inra.fr/phenoarch ) elles Evolutionary Biology and Ecology, cp160/12 av. F.D. Roosevelt 50 B-1050 Bruxelles, Belgium email: > Scientific program: The Postdoc will be in charge of [email protected] managing, checking quality, comparing and assembling high throughout genotyping data (>100 000 SNPs) of http://sites.google.com/site/myriamheuertz/ Plant inbred lines from association panels originating from Ecology and Evolution: http://www.plecevo.eu/ Myr- different technologies (Infinium, Affymetrix, Genotyp- iam Heuertz
PARMENIDES FELLOWSHIP IN THEORETICAL BIOLOGY - CALL FOR APPLICATIONS One position as a thematic Parmenides fellowship is Leiden Manchester open in the Parmenides Center for the Conceptual Foundations of Science (Munich, Germany) under the MicrobialEvolution supervision of Prof. E¨orsSzathm´ary. Successful can- didates will carry out their own research agenda in the field described below. The position is for a minimum of 1 year to a maximum of 3 years. Successful applicants will receive a stipend of 2500 EUR per month (net).The proposed project may start as soon as a suitable can- didate is identified, but not later than the 15th April, 2013. Theoretical and experimental approaches to Insight problems: Insight problems constitute an important Postdoctoral Research Associate, Microbial Evolution area of psychological research. Progress is expected University of Leiden, The Netherlands and University from the theoretical and experimental application of of Manchester, UK the concepts and methods of Darwinian neurodynam- ics. This BBSRC funded project, run jointly by Leiden University (Dr. Daniel Rozen) and the University of We seek applicants with experience in theoretical bi- Manchester (Prof Ian Roberts), will study the evolu- ology and experimentation with animals and humans. tion and ecology of bacteriocins and interference com- Knowledge of population genetics, connectionist mod- petition in Streptococcus pneumoniae. Using multidis- els and biolinguistics is welcome. Furthermore, candi- ciplinary approaches, the project aims to understand dates should have a Ph.D. and a record in publishing in the role of bacteriocins in generating and maintaining international scholarly journals and fluency in English. bacterial diversity and influencing pneumococcal pop- Candidates interested in this position should submit ulation dynamics. an application consisting of a CV with full list of pub- The appointed postdoc will be responsible for designing lications, a motivation letter (1 page) and a proposed and carrying out experiments using bacteria, carrying workplan (max 5 pages). out next-generation sequencing of bacterial genomes, The deadline for applications is 5th April, 2013. Appli- analyzing experimental and bioinformatic data, prepar- cations should be sent by email to E¨orsSzathm´ary, sza- ing manuscripts, and helping with the supervision of [email protected]. Applications not fitting the students. You should hold a PhD in a relevant bio- call will be ignored. logical discipline and have a strong background in evo- lutionary biology. Experience in microbial genetics is Carsten Freit¨ager Projektmanagement Par- desirable. menides Stiftung Kirchplatz 1 82049 Pullach Tel +49.89.4520935.0 Fax +49.89.4520935.31 Mobil Informal enquiries Dr Daniel Rozen: Email: +49.173.5403274 carsten.freitaeger@parmenides- [email protected] foundation.org Telephone:+31 (0)71 527 7990 Carsten Freit¨ager
The McCormack Lab at the Moore Laboratory of Zo- ology, a research unit affiliated with the Biology De- partment at Occidental College, is seeking a POST- DOCTORAL RESEARCHER for a 3-year NSF-funded NHM London project to conduct a large-scale comparative phylogeog- raphy of birds and reptiles in one of the world’s biodi- AnnelidComparativeVenomes versity hotspots, the Mexican pine-oak forests. Popula- tion level data will be collected using target enrichment (sequence capture) and high-throughput sequencing of Postdoctoral Research AssistantXComparative Ven- hundreds to thousands of molecular markers to explore omics of Polychaete Annelids biogeographic hypotheses for divergence among the ma- We are excited to announce that a three year fixed-term jor mountain ranges of Mexico. position has opened for a Post-Doctoral Research As- The applicant should have a Ph.D., several years’ expe- sistant in the Natural History Museum (London) to do rience working with DNA in a molecular lab, familiarity research in the field of venomics. The candidate will with next-generation sequencing, computational skills be expected to spearhead the day-to-day activities in a for data processing and management, a keen knowl- research project that aims to characterize the composi- edge of phylogenetic and population-genetic analyses, tion, bioactitivies, and evolution of polychaete venoms. and the ability to write lead-author manuscripts. Most Putative venom peptides and proteins will be profiled samples are already collected, but there is a possibil- for several polychaete species with both transcriptomic ity to participate in further field work in Mexico. Du- and proteomic techniques, and the bioactivities of se- ties shared with a laboratory technician include train- lected venom toxins will be assayed. Together these ing and coordinating the activities of undergraduates. analyses will provide insights into the biology and evo- The applicant should have good leadership, organiza- lution of polychaete venoms, and may lead to the iden- tional, and interpersonal skills. The position is funded tification of venom toxins that could be promising for for up to three years and will involve collaboration applied uses. The successful candidate will be involved with a team of researchers at UCLA, the Burke Mu- in all aspects of the research, including procurement of seum at the University of Washington, and Universidad specimens in the field, data production and analysis, Autonoma de Nuevo Leon, Mexico. Salary begins at and communication of the results in both written in $40,000/year (or more depending on experience) plus spoken formats. benefits, with yearly cost-of-living raises. The ideal Application deadline is 17 March 2013. For more de- start date is spring/summer 2013. tails and information on how to apply for this po- The Moore Laboratory of Zoology is a world-renowned sition please visit http://www.nhm.ac.uk/about-us/- natural history collection featuring the largest Mexican jobs-volunteering-internships/index.html For infor- bird collection in the world and over 62,000 bird and mal enquiries please contact Dr Ronald Jenner, De- mammal specimens. The MLZ has close ties to nearby partment of Life Sciences, Natural History Museum, institutions such as the Jet Propulsion Lab, Cal Tech, Cromwell Road, London SW7 5BD, UK. Email: the Claremont Colleges, USC, UCLA, Huntington Gar- [email protected] dens, and the L.A. Natural History Museum. Occiden- Dr Ronald A. Jenner Department of Life Sciences The tal College is a small liberal arts college located in the Natural History Museum Cromwell Road London SW7 culturally-rich Los Angeles neighborhood of Eagle Rock 5BD United Kingdom near Pasadena. Occidental is well-situated close to many outdoor recreational activities: the ocean, moun- Tel. +44 207 942 6885 (office) / 5774 (lab) Fax. tains, and desert can all be reached in 45 minutes or +44 207 942 5054 www.nhm.ac.uk/research-curation/- less. The neighborhood surrounding Occidental College staff-directory/zoology/r-jenner/ Ronald Jenner is family friendly, very walkable, and home to a wealth
MACK, Director of the MLZ, at [email protected]. continue until a satisfactory candidate is found. Applications will be accepted from now until the posi- [email protected] tion is filled. [email protected]
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Post-doctoral position: Co-evolution among Soybean Postdoctoral research fellow in evolutionary ecology and its Pathogens and Pests A 2-year position as postdoctoral research fellow in evo- We seek a postdoctoral researcher to join an interdis- lutionary ecology is available at the Centre for Ecologi- ciplinary project studying various co-evolutionary as- cal and Evolutionary Synthesis (CEES), Department of pects of soybean and its pests and pathogens, including Biosciences, Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sci- genetic, metabolomic, biochemical and function inter- ences. actions. Our research efforts are focused on identifying The Post Doctoral fellow will be part of the the causal genes that contribute to expression of re- project “Hydropower and connectivity in inland rivers sistance to many of the pests (pathogens and insects), (RIVERCONN)” funded by the Norwegian Research and retain or improve yield and soybean quality. In the Council as part of the MiljA2015˜ Program. The project long-term, understanding these foundational and basic is a collaboration effort, lead by the Norwegian Insti- interactions in an evolutionary framework will lead to tute for Nature Research at Lillehammer. Within the enhanced crop production. framework of the position duties may be assigned. No We seek applicants with an interest and experience in one can be appointed for more than one specified period plant-pest/pathogen co-evolutionary interactions using at the same institution. a range of techniques from quantitative and molecu- Project description lar genetics, genomics, metabolomics, transcriptomics, network analysis, and/or bioinformatics. Skills related The primary objective of RIVERCONN is to increase to genome assembly and annotation, RNA-Sequencing, our knowledge on the ecological and evolutionary con- sequences of loss of connectivity in inland river sys- functional analysis of candidate genes, metabolomic tems, and to assess when and under which conditions pathway development or other molecular biology tech- niques are a plus. The position is purely interdisci- loss of connectivity in river systems are a) critical, b) plinary, collaborating with faculty in Horticulture and significant but not critical, or c) of minor importance Crop Science, Plant Pathology and Entomology. This for ecosystem functionality and preserving life history position is a full-time, term appointment for an ini- variation of migratory fish species. Study species are brown trout and grayling. Both species are of great tial period of one year, and can be extended based on economic and societal interest in Norway. We will use a funding and performance. Travel between the Wooster (Ohio Agricultural Research and Development Center) combination of ecological (analysis of population com- and Columbus campuses of Ohio State will be needed. position using length and age data; movement using telemetry and mark - recapture data) and population This postdoctoral position will be a member of the genetic methods (microsatellites and SNPs) to answer Center for Applied Plant Sciences (CAPS; https://- our research questions. The project is a large collab- caps.osu.edu/. For specific information about the re- orative effort, involving students and researchers from search and opportunity, contact Anne Dorrance (dor- many institutions. A large amount of genetic and eco- [email protected]), Chris Taylor ([email protected]), logical data has already been collected. Andrew Michel ([email protected]), or Leah McHale Qualifications ([email protected]). Interested applicants should send 1) a letter of interest, 2) a single PDF document The Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences has containing the applicant’s CV and contact information a strategic ambition of being a leading research faculty. for three professional references, 3) reprint(s) of rele- Candidates for these fellowships will be selected in ac- vant authored publications to [email protected]. Re- cordance with this, and expected to be in the upper view of applications will begin on March 31, 2013 and segment of their class with respect to academic creden- April 1, 2013 EvolDir 93 tials. lation to candidate, e-mail and telephone number) The applicant must have a PhD or other corresponding The position is available from May 1, 2013 (given fund- education equivalent to a Norwegian doctoral degree ing from the RCN). in fisheries biology or a similar field, with a focus on Foreign applicants are advised to attach an explanation population genetics. The announced position involves of their University’s grading system. Please remember organizing the genotyping and the subsequent analy- that all documents should be in English or a Scandina- sis of the data for a large number of carefully chosen vian individuals of trout and grayling from two large river systems (Glomma and GudbrandsdalslAgen).˜ Further, / participation in fieldwork (e.g. habitat mapping, fish sampling) and regular visits to the Norwegian Institute This message has been arbitrarily truncated at 5000 characters. for Nature Research at Lillehammer are expected. To read the entire message look it up at http://life.biology.- mcmaster.ca/˜brian/evoldir.html A solid background in population genetics and fish ecol- ogy, and excellent knowledge of relevant software, is re- quired. Applicants must possess sound knowledge of different modeling approaches in fisheries biology and should have a successful track record of applying these skills to fish populations. The candidate is expected to take the lead in the publication process. An interest in QueenMaryU London both fundamental and applied research and ability to EvolutionaryBiol communicate and work in a multidisciplinary team are essential. The main purpose of post-doctoral research fellowships Marie Curie Fellowship Opportunities (and support in is to qualify researchers for work in top academic posi- preparing cases) tions within their disciplines. School of Biological and Chemical Sciences at Queen Please also refer to the regulations pertaining to Mary, University of London invites postdocs wishing to the conditions of employment for post-doctoral be sponsored for MC fellowship applications to contact fellowship positions: https://www.uio.no/english/- us. We have helped several postdocs to draft successful about/regulations/personnel/academic/guidelines- applications in previous rounds. appointment-postdoc-researcher.html Language: Information about Queen Mary can be found here: A very good command of English is required - http://www.qmul.ac.uk/about/index.html www.mn.uio.no/english/research/doctoral-degree- Candidates can undertake research in any of the active and-career/regulations/proficiency-requirements.html areas of research within SBCS, and we are also happy Salary (applicable for the University of Oslo): Position to consider other topics proposed by applicants. code 1352, pay grade: 57-65 (NOK 468 400 - 542 900 per year, depending on qualifications) If you are interested The application must include: 1) Please contact the relevant member of staff listed on these research pages http://www.sbcs.qmul.ac.uk/- Application letter including a statement of interest, research/16201.html and briefly summarizing your scientific work and interests and describing how you fit the description of the person 2) Copy your message to [email protected] we seek A digest of possible topics in evolutionary biology (re- CV (summarizing education, positions, pedagogical ex- member you can suggest your own) perience, administrative experience and other qualify- Evolutionary and organismal biology The statistical ing activity) analysis of spatial genetic data Hybridisation and hy- Copies of educational certificates, transcript of records, brid zones The neurobiological basis of drug depen- letters of recommendation dence Plant cytogenetics and genome evolution Com- parative physiology and evolution of neuropeptide A complete list of publications and unpublished works, signalling systems Neurobiology, neuropathology and and up to 5 academic work that applicant wishes to be evolution of endocannabinoid signalling Evolutionary considered by the evaluation committee changes in arthropod neurogenesis Bioinformatics for Names and contact details of 2-3 references (name, re- genomics of emerging model organisms Evolutionary 94 EvolDir April 1, 2013 genetics and genomics of mammals Evolutionary ge- nomics of insect societies Ecology and behavioural biology: Understanding social behaviour - a genomic approach How fast should colour vision be? An electrophysiological study of the early RutgersU EvolutionaryGenomics visual system Communication, cognition and welfare in mammals Social learning across species boundaries Methane-subsidised production in fast flowing rivers: Postdoctoral position in Evolutionary Genomics at a novel mechanism of carbon and energy flux Marine Rutgers University and estuarine ecology Automated analyses of full be- Seeking qualified applicants for a post-doctoral position havioural repertoires by motion capture and cluster- with Andrew Kern in the Department of Genetics and ing algorithms Artificial neuronal networks for multi- the Human Genetics Institute of New Jersey at Rutgers tasking in bee cognition and behaviour Multi-electrode University. There is no particular project associated recordings from the bee brains to explore the neuronal with either of these positions, however recent work in ensemble code for visual cognitive tasks the lab spans the intersection of machine learning, pop- [email protected] ulation genetics, comparative genomics, and evolution- ary biology. More information about the Kern lab can be found here (http://kernlab.rutgers.edu/index.html). More information about the department can be found here (http://genetics.rutgers.edu/). The Kern lab is RiceU EvolutionaryBiology located on the Busch campus of Rutgers University, in central New Jersey, and is within easy commuting range to New York City. The ideal candidate would hold a Ph.D. and have a record of research achievement in computational bi- HUXLEY FELLOW in ECOLOGY & EVOLUTION: ology, computer science, statistics, or a related field. The Ecology and Evolutionary Biology department A background in comparative/population/evolutionary of Rice University (http://eeb.rice.edu/) seeks to fill genomics is highly desirable. In addition the candidate a Huxley Fellow position in ECOLOGY or EVOLU- should have experience programming in C, a scripting TION. The position is a two-year appointment with language (Ruby, Python, or Perl is fine), and would a third year extension possible, with a start date of ideally be comfortable with cluster computing environ- July 1, 2013. Our prestigious Huxley Fellow Program ments. aims to recruit outstanding researchers with a PhD and postdoctoral experience, who merge excellence in teach- Review of applications will begin immediately and ing (25%) and research (75%). The Huxley Fellows continue until the position are filled. The position receive faculty status, employee benefits, competitive could begin as early as June, 2013. Interested can- salary, and research funds for independent or collabo- didates should submit an electronic version of their rative research. Collaborative interests with the exist- CV along with a cover letter describing their quali- ing faculty are a plus and applicants are encouraged fications and relevant experience to Andrew Kern ( to identify a potential faculty host within the EEB [email protected]) department. An application (curriculum vitae, state- Andrew Kern Assistant Professor of Genetics Rutgers ment of research interests and statement of teaching) University [email protected] and three letters of recommendation should be submit- ted via e-mail to Diane Hatton, [email protected]. Please [email protected] write “Huxley Fellow Application” in the subject line. Application review will begin April 12, 2013. For fur- ther questions and informal inquiries please contact Dr. Tom Miller ([email protected]), Huxley Fellow Search Committee Chair. Rice University is an Equal Smithsonian IndonesianBiodiversity Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer and values a diverse faculty. Women and minorities are encouraged to apply. Postdoctoral position available - Marine Biodiversity Diane Hatton
A postdoctoral position is available to work on the laborative effort between Drs PM Durand and Prof S project “Assembly of Marine Biodiversity Along Geo- Sym (University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, graphic and Anthropogenic Stress Gradients”, recently SA), Dr GC Pitcher (Fisheries Research and Develop- funded through NSF’s PIRE program. For the next five ment, Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fish- years, this project will be examining marine biodiver- eries, Cape Town, SA), Prof RE Michod (University of sitygradients – across longitude, and human impact - Arizona, Tucson, USA) and Dr M. Orellana and Prof in Indonesia, the heart of the coral triangle. The work N. Baliga (Institute for Systems Biology, Seattle, USA). involves standardized sampling using Autonomous Reef Since the discovery that programmed cell death (PCD) Monitoring Structures (ARMS) to measure marine bio- occurs in the unicellular world, research in this field diversity of viruses, archaea, bacteria and eukaryotes. has focused on the evolutionary origins and mecha- The postdoctoral position will take aleadership role in nisms of the phenomenon. Proposed reasons for PCD developing and carrying out meta-barcoding analyses, in unicells have been controversial and deficiencies in involving PCR, library construction for next generation our understanding of the complexities of PCD origins sequencing, and assessments of PCR bias and sampling and the associated bio-medical implications have been procedures. The successful candidate will play an ac- highlighted. PCD in the unicellular world has several tive role in data collection, analysis and interpretation possible explanations, eg as an adaptation at a level and will be the lead author on papers describing find- other than the unicellular organism or as non-adaptive ings of the project. This person will also spend 15% of pleiotropy. his or her time assisting in project coordination. Travel The aim of this project is to examine the evolutionary to partner labs at San Diego State University (Rohwer), reasons and mechanisms of PCD in a natural ecosys- UC Los Angeles (Barber), Moss Landing Marine Lab- tem. Programmed death and interactions between uni- oratory (Geller), NOAA’s Pacific Island Fisheries Sci- cellular organisms in microalgal blooms off the South ence Center (Brainard), and the Indonesian Biodiver- African coast will be the model system. Our prelimi- sity Research Center. nary studies indicate that PCD (i) can play a role in Requirements for this position: experience with molec- group level benefits, and (ii) can be a form of cooper- ular laboratory techniques including PCR design and ation through reciprocal benefits in the microbial loop trouble-shooting, library construction for next gener- where PCD facilitates nutrient exchange and recycling ation sequencing runs;excellent organizational skills; a between unrelated organisms. strong track record in scientific writing. In this project, the initiation, execution and effects of This is a two-year position, with a possibility for exten- PCD in the natural setting of microalgal blooms will be sion, and is located at the Smithsonian National Mu- studied. In particular, we are interested in the evolu- seum of Natural History. Salary: $45,000, plus $8,550 tionary role of PCD in aquatic eco-systems. Why has for insurance. Please send brief cover letter, CV and a PCD evolved and been maintained when it is so obvi- list of 3-4 references to Allen Collins ([email protected]) ously detrimental to the individual cell? Are there any if interested in this position. Review of candidates will fitness advantages and what are the triggers and effects begin March 31, 2013 and the position will be open of PCD? until filled. References Durand PM et al. How an organism dies Dr. Allen G. Collins - http://invertebrates.si.edu/- affects its neighbors. American Naturalist, 2011. staff/collins.cfm [email protected] Nedelcu AM et al. On the paradigm of altruistic death in the unicellular world. Evolution, 2010. Youngsteadt, E. Dying Generously. American Scientist, 2011. SouthAfrica USA joint Application details The successful applicant will be EvolutionCellDeath based in the laboratory of Dr PM Durand (University of the Witwatersrand, SA) with opportunities to visit and work in collaborators laboratories. The salary and benefits are commensurate with postdoctoral fellow re- Postdoctoral fellowship in programmed cell death evo- muneration in South Africa. Starting date is flexible; lution, 2013 however we aim to have the position filled by mid 2013. A 2 year postdoctoral fellowship is available for a self- The ideal candidate would have expertise in cell motivated researcher as part of an international col- 96 EvolDir April 1, 2013 and molecular biology with an interest in evolu- the analysis of such data, involving direction interac- tion, phycology, ecology or systems biology. In- tion with the SciLifeLab and other genomic core facili- terested applicants should contact Dr PM Durand ties and bioinformatics centers. The holder of the posi- ([email protected]) with a cover letter indicat- tion will also contribute to other related projects utiliz- ing why he / she is suited to this project as well as a ing genomic tools in the department, such as Ekoklim CV and details of 3 referees. (www.zoologi.su.se/ekoklim). Pierre Durand
financial support from the Knut & Alice Wallenberg the timing of emergence from dormancy (diapause) in Foundation and the Swedish Research Council, for our the spring. Because evolutionary change in the tim- project “Insect life cycle genomics and adaptation in ing of dormancy enables animals and plants to adapt the wild”. to changing seasonal envir onments, insights into ECB The project is an Ecological and Evolutionary Func- life cycles are relevant to both speciation and response tional Genomics (EEFG) collaboration, bringing to- to global climate change. gether researchers with expertise in population genet- Relevant papers include: ics, ecology, ethology, morphology, immunology and Dopman, E. B., P. S. Robbins and A. Seaman. 2010. / Components of Reproductive Isolation Between North American Pheromone Strains of the European Corn This message has been arbitrarily truncated at 5000 characters. Borer. Evolution 64:881-902. To read the entire message look it up at http://life.biology.- Dopman, E. B., L. Perez, S. Bogdanowicz and R. G. mcmaster.ca/˜brian/evoldir.html Harrison. 2005. Consequences of reproductive barri- ers for genealogical discordance in the European corn borer. PNAS 102:14706-14711. Dopman, E. B., S. M. Bogdanowicz and R. G. Harrison. 2004. Genetic mapping of sexual isolation between E Tufts LifeCycleEvolution and Z pheromone strains of the european corn Borer. Genetics 167:301-309. We seek a creative postdoctoral researcher who will An NSF funded Postdoctoral Researcher position in life join our group to study the causes and consequences cycle evolution and speciation is available in the labo- of life cycle evolution. Responsibilities of the successful ratory of Erik Dopman in the Department of Biology at applicant include providing leadership in one or more Tufts University. The research is a collaborative project areas: high-throughput genomics of diapause, whole- with Rick Harrison at Cornell University, and the suc- genome population genetics, and manipulative field ex- cessful applicant will be part of a larger team at both periments. The candidate will be expected to work in- Cornell and Tufts. dependently, participate in group efforts with collabo- rators at Cornell, and contribute to the supervision of Our work focuses on the evolution of barriers to gene PhD and undergraduate students. Opportunities for exchange during speciation. Current efforts are to iden- grant-writing will be available, and there is the po- tify the molecular genetic basis for manifold traits con- tential to develop independent projects. See http://- tributing to reproductive isolation, to characterize the www.tufts.edu/central/research/postdoc/ for more in- evolutionary history of these traits, and to evaluate the formation on postdoctoral scholars at Tufts. A PhD consequences of barrier loci on gene flow. We are ap- in evolutionary biology, genetics & genomics, or in a plying a combination of comparative and experimental related field, is required by the position start date. approaches using the European corn borer moth as a The successful candidate should have prior experience model system. in processing and analyzing large data sets, molecular The European corn borer (ECB) moth is a textbook ex- evolution, genomics, and pr ogramming (e.g., R, Perl, ample of incipient speciation, in which one species splits Python). into two through the evolution of multiple forms of re- This is a two-year appointment with possibility of re- productive isolation. Asynchrony in seasonal flight tim- newal (up to four years). Applications are due by ing of adults, and thus their mating period, contributes April 15 with review continuing until the position disproportionately to speciation between incipient lin- is filled. Start date is flexible but ideally in sum- eages of ECB that are commonly referred to as “Z” mer 2013. Interested individuals should contact Erik and “E” strains. Allochronic isolation stems from dif- Dopman ([email protected]) and provide a single ferences in the number of generations per season (vol- PDF containing the following: a CV (including date of tinism), in which bivoltine E-strain populations have availability), a 1-2 page statement of prior research, and one generation at the beginning of the season (June) the names and contact information of three references. and a second generation at the end of the season (Au- Informal inquiries are welcome. gust), whereas univoltine Z-strain insects have single generation in the middle of the summer (July). Life [email protected] cycles are determined primarily by genetic changes in 98 EvolDir April 1, 2013
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Postdoctoral researcher in algal systematics at The Uni- UArizona EvolutionaryGenomics versity of Alabama A 2-year postdoctoral position is available in the lab- oratory of Juan Lopez-Bautista at The University of Postdoctoral position in evolutionary genomics Alabama. The successful candidate will participate in The University of Arizona Biosphere 2 is seeking a post- a macroalgal molecular systematics project funded by doctoral scientist to work on a project investigating The National Science Foundation. This is a non-tenure evolution and functional genomics of bacteria that are track position on a 12-month appointment and renew- symbionts of heteropterans insects. We are looking for able based on availability, funding, and performance. a motivated, enthusiastic, and independent individual The candidate will be involved in the generation, se- with extensive experience in functional genomics and quencing and analyses of a multigene database. The gene expression. The position is for 1 year, renewable candidate will also help the PI mentoring graduate and depending on funding. Duties and responsibilities in- undergraduate students, and managing an active lab clude carrying out experiments, contribute to analysis working on algal biodiversity, systematics, and genome of data and writing of manuscripts and grant proposals, evolution. The candidate will have the opportunity to and to the organization and maintenance of laboratory. develop collaborative research project(s) in the area of algal systematics. Minimum qualifications: 1) A Ph.D. To apply go to https://www.uacareertrack.com/- in biology or related field; 2) previous research expe- applicants/jsp/shared/frameset/Frameset.jsp?time=- rience and publication record; and 3) strong interper- 1363895886968 Judith Becerra Department of sonal and writing skills and the ability to work as part Biosphere 2 University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ 85721 of a team. Phone (520) 626-5888 APPLICATION DEADLINE: 1 May 2013 (or until “Becerra, Judith X - (jxb)”
Postdoctoral Fellowship in Statistical Population Ge- netics at U.C. San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA A postdoctoral position is available starting between UCaliforniaDavis July and December, 2013 in the laboratory of Bryan MarineEvolutionaryGenetics Greenhouse in the Division of Infectious Diseases at U.C. San Francisco. The current position will focus on development and application of statistical models incorporating parasite genetics and epidemiologic data to characterize transmission and evolution of malaria parasites. The successful candidate will have the oppor- tunity to work closely with a diverse team of scientists at UCSF and international collaborators on projects spanning work in malaria elimination to regions with Postdoctoral researcher in marine community ecology the highest burden of malaria in the world. The fellow and ecological genetics will be encouraged to develop an independent line of We are seeking a postdoctoral researcher with demon- work under the co-mentorship of Bryan Greenhouse and strated expertise in marine ecology or population ge- Rasmus Nielsen (U.C. Berkeley), including presentation netics, and with an interest in questions at the in- and publication of findings. Our work is directly con- terface of these disciplines. The postdoc will work nected to on-the-ground malaria control and elimina- on collaborative project with Jay Stachowicz, Rick tion efforts, and the scientific output from this position Grosberg and Susan Williams that links genetic diver- is expected to directly affect interventions in the field sity and trait variation within species to the ecolog- in addition to leading to academic publications. Com- ical functioning of seagrass communities. The post- petitive salary including full benefits will be provided doc would be based on the UC Davis campus but commensurate with experience and qualifications. the position would also involve field and/or labora- Required Skills tory work at the Bodega Marine Lab. The post- doc will be encouraged to develop his/her own re- * PhD in a relevant field (e.g. population genetics, search project that furthers our understanding of the statistics, computational biology) ecological consequences of genetic diversity in marine * Excellent background in population genetics systems. More information about the project can * Strong statistical and computational skills, includ- be found at: http://www.eve.ucdavis.edu/stachowicz/- ing proven ability to develop and implement statistical gendiversity.shtml Starting salary is approximately methods beyond utilizing existing software packages $39,000 per year and the position is available for up to 2 years. Interested candidates should send a CV, * Demonstrated ability to produce independent, cre- the names and contact information for three potential ative work references, and a cover letter explaining the candidates * Ability to work well as member of a team interest in the position and overall research aims and accomplishments to
To Apply: Please send a detailed CV including publica- laborative environment is also essential. A proven track tions, brief statement of research/career interests, and record of effective research in the field is highly desir- contact information for 3 references to Bryan Green- able. house, MD, MA at [email protected] Further Details “Greenhouse, Bryan”
The goal of this position to work on research ques- tions related to what determines large-scale patterns of species distribution, species assemblages, species richness and life-history traits using vast quantitative UCopenhagen 4 Phylogeography databases on species distribution with phylogenetic in- formation in association with climatologic, geophysical, MacroEvolution geological, and ecological information. We are seek- ing a scientist with a strong background of natural his- tory who has excellent analytical, spatial statistical and Dear Colleagues, modeling skills (e.g. null modeling, predictive mod- The Center for Macroecology, Evolution and Climate, eling, simulation modeling, species distribution, and University of Copenhagen (Natural History Museum niche-modeling, etc). We are particularly interested in of Denmark and Department of Biology), is accept- considering the influence of history and evolutionary ing applications for postdoc/assistant professor posi- processes on contemporary patterns of diversity along tions in four Biodiversity-related themes, one of which environmental gradients across large spatial and tem- is Phylogeography. The goal of this position is to inte- poral scales and/or in mountain regions.. More de- grate phylogeographic approaches with macroecology, tails can be found here: http://macroecology.ku.dk/- macroevolution and/or community ecology. More de- opportunities new/ Inquiries can be made to Professor tails can be found here: http://macroecology.ku.dk/- Carsten Rahbek, e-mail: [email protected] The clos- opportunities new/ We seek internationally competi- ing date for applications is 15 March. tive candidates with a strong publication record. We The center (http://macroecology.ku.dk/) is a long-term expect strong analytical and data handling skills and funded center of excellence with a cross-disciplinary re- the ability to communicate within a cross-disciplinary search program addressing fundamental questions on research center. Research will be conducted with the origin, maintenance, conservation and future of Carsten Rahbek and other researchers in the Center life and biological diversity on Earth. Researchers at for Macroecology, Evolution and Climate. the center currently represent 14 nationalities and the Inquiries can be made to Professor Carsten Rahbek, working language is English. e-mail: [email protected] The closing date for appli- Katharine A. Marske, Ph.D. Postdoctoral Researcher cations is 15 March. Center for Macroecology, Evolution and Climate De- The center (http://macroecology.ku.dk/) is a long-term partment of Biology University of Copenhagen DK- funded center of excellence with a cross-disciplinary re- 2100 Copenhagen Ø Denmark search program addressing fundamental questions on +45 35 32 13 34 the origin, maintenance, conservation and future of http://macroecology.ku.dk/—– life and biological diversity on Earth. Researchers at the center currently represent 14 nationalities and the Dear Colleagues, working language is English. The Center for Macroecology, Evolution and Climate, Katharine A. Marske, Ph.D. Postdoctoral Researcher University of Copenhagen (Natural History Museum Center for Macroecology, Evolution and Climate De- of Denmark and Department of Biology), is accept- partment of Biology University of Copenhagen DK- ing applications for postdoc/assistant professor posi- 2100 Copenhagen Ø Denmark tions in four Biodiversity-related themes, one of which is Macroevolution. Research will be conducted with +45 35 32 13 34 Professor Carsten Rahbek and other researchers in the http://macroecology.ku.dk/—– Center for Macroecology, Evolution and Climate. Dear Colleagues, The goal of this position is to study diversification of The Center for Macroecology, Evolution and Climate, bird, mammals, or amphibian groups at a regional, con- University of Copenhagen (Natural History Museum tinental to global scale in time and space. We are of Denmark and Department of Biology), is accept- seeking an evolutionary zoologist with strong phylo- ing applications for postdoc/assistant professor posi- genetic conceptual background, analytical capabilities, tions in four Biodiversity-related themes, one of which experience in morphological and/or molecular data, is Macroecology. Research will be conducted with Pro- and an interest in analyzing diversification processes fessor Carsten Rahbek and other researchers in the Cen- in time and geographical space combining phylogenies ter for Macroecology, Evolution and Climate. with data on vertebrate species distributions, species 104 EvolDir April 1, 2013 assemblages and earth history information. More de- the link below. https://www.vacancies.ed.ac.uk/pls/- tails corehrrecruit/erq jobspec version 4.displ ay form / Prof. J.M. Pemberton Institute of Evolutionary Biol- ogy University of Edinburgh West Mains Road EH9 This message has been arbitrarily truncated at 5000 characters. 3JT To read the entire message look it up at http://life.biology.- Tel: 0131 650 5505 Fax: 0131 650 6564 Web: http://- mcmaster.ca/˜brian/evoldir.html wildevolution.biology.ed.ac.uk/ – The University of Edinburgh is a charitable body, registered in Scotland, with registration number SC005336. Josephine Pemberton
Jobs: University of Edinburgh: Chancellor’s Fellow- ships in Biology UHawaii Hilo TropicalConservation As part of a University-wide recruitment programme, the School of Biological Sciences seeks to appoint a new cohort of Chancellor’s Fellows as an investment in the future of teaching and research. These prestigious Fel- Please see the post-doctoral position below and send to lowship awards are aimed at early-career individuals others who may be interested. of the highest potential who have begun to establish a *Postdoctoral Fellowship (Evolutionary ECOL- reputation for the highest quality research at the fore- OGY/FIELD BIOLOGY)** - ID# 13147. * Tropical front of their discipline and who have a commitment to Conservation Biology and Environmental Science. learning and teaching at university level. Regular, Full-Time, RCUH Non-Civil Service position Substantial mentoring and development support will be with the Tropical Conservation Biology and Environ- available through and beyond the Fellowship period. mental Science (TCBES) Program, located in Hilo, Hawaii. Continuation of employment is dependent One of the UK’s largest and most highly-rated life sci- upon program/operational needs, satisfactory work ences departments, the School of Biological Sciences performance, availability of funds, and compliance with provides an excellent environment for research and applicable Federal/State laws. *Minimum Monthly teaching with a strong emphasis on interdisciplinary Salary:* $3,222/Mon. *Duties: *Participates in research. We welcome fellowship applicants in the fol- the National Science Foundation (NSF)-supported lowing biological and biomedical research areas; excep- research that focuses on the change in diversity of tional candidates with research interests in other areas arthropods across the age-structure chronology of of biological sciences may also be considered. We ex- the islands of Hawaii and Maui. For each group pect to appoint at least six Fellows. of arthropods, examines how species have changed Priority areas: Epigenetics and genome function Syn- over time in diversity, abundance, and interactions thetic biology and biotechnology Infection biology, evo- with others in the community. Collects specimens of lutionary medicine and global health Stem cell biology arthropods across the islands at defined sites. Assesses the best strategy for collecting different groups. De- Full details at http://www.ed.ac.uk/schools- velops protocol for consistent quantitative sampling. departments/biology/research/ch-fellows2 Infor- Identifies specimens to species using available keys. mal enquiries are welcomed and should be directed Prepares reports and results suitable for publication. to the Head of School, Professor David Leach, Mentors graduate and undergraduate students in field [email protected] techniques and specimen identification. *primary Further information on our research themes, in- Qualifications: Education: *PhD from an accredited stitutes and centres can be found on our web- college or university in a relevant field. * Experi- site: http://www.biology.ed.ac.uk/research The clos- ence**:* Experience with arthropod collection and ing date for the applications is 17:00 GMT on 18th identification. Experience collecting and identifying April 2013. For further information and to ap- multiple different kinds of arthropods. Experience with ply, please visit the University’s recruitment pages at ecological sampling methods and tools for quantitative April 1, 2013 EvolDir 105 assessment and standardization. *Abil/Know/Skills:* Prairie Research Institute (PRI) University of Illinois Good general knowledge of arthropods - ability to at Urbana-Champaign identify a wide variety of groups to family, preferably INHS is seeking a Post Doctoral Research Associate genus/species. Strong field skills are absolutely nec- in Plant Conservation Biology to develop population essary. Quantitative and statistical skills. Self-starter viability analyses and climate change vulnerability as- and creative problem solver. Strong communication sessments for rare plants. and interpersonal skills. *Physical/Medical Require- ments: *Ability to hike long distances and work in Project description: This one year projects main goal day or night field situations. *SECONDARY Qual- is to evaluate the extinction likelihood ofseveral rare ifications: *Knowledge of collecting and identifying plants and their responses to climate change. This po- Hawaiian arthropods would be helpful. Experience or sition will be located in Champaign, Illinois. familiarity with Structured Query Language (SQL) Job description: Primary position functions are to de- and big data. *Inquiries: Donald Price 974-7365, velop population viability analyses and climate change [email protected] (Hawaii).* *Application Re- vulnerability assessments for rare plants in Texas. Pre- quirements:*Please go to www.rcuh.com, click on pare technical reports and manuscripts describing re- “Employment”; select “Apply” and navigate to “See sults. Present results to granting agency. Job Announcements and/or Apply for a Job.” You must submit the following documents online to be Qualifications: Must possess a Ph.D. degree in biol- considered for the position: 1) Cover Letter, 2) ogy or related field, received within the last five years. Resume, 3) Salary History, 4) Supervisory References, Should have at least 3 years of field experience with sur- 5) Copy of Degree(s)/Transcript(s)/Certificate(s). All veying and monitoring of plant populations. Preferred online applications must be submitted/received by the knowledge of threatened and endangered plant species closing date (11:59 P.M. Hawaii Standard Time/RCUH including their identification and habitat requirements. receipt time) as stated on the job posting. If you do Must be proficient with population viability analysis. not have access to our system and the closing date Must have some knowledge of climate change vulnera- is imminent, you may send additional documents bility assessment. Must have experience with statistical to [email protected]. If you have questions on the analysis software, especially R. Competency with GIS application process and/or need assistance, please software. Excellent writing skills. Strong interpersonal call (808)956-8344. *Closing Date: March 29, 2013.* skills and ability to work in a team environment. Must EEO/AA Employer. be able to hold a valid driver’s license. Preferred ex- perience supervising subordinates. Must be willing to *Press releases related to this project:* occasionally travel out of state. http://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/- Salary: $35,000 - $38,000 per year commensurate with showAward?AWD ID=3D1241228&HistoricalAwards= experience and education. This is a post doctoral grant false http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2012/11/21/- supported 12-month position. The estimated starting scientists-look-to-hawaiis-bugs-for-clues-to-origins-of- date is June 1,2013. biodiversity/ http://bigislandnow.com/2012/11/22/- study-to-focus-on-hawaiis-unique-insects-and-spiders/ Benefits: Generous vacation and sick leave. State Uni- Dr. Donald Price Director TCBES Graduate Program versities Retirement System. Group health,dental, vi- Professor of Biology University of Hawaii at Hilo Hilo, sion and life insurance. HI 96720 Applications must be received by March 15, 2013. To [email protected] http://tcbes.uhh.hawaii.edu/ apply, all candidates must submit an online profile http://www.hawaii.edu/uhhbiology/ http://- through https://jobs.illinois.edu by the close of the www2.hawaii.edu/˜donaldp/ [email protected] posting period. Qualified candidates must upload a let- ter which details qualifications noted above, curriculum vitae,e-mail address, and the names, addresses, phone numbers, and e-mail addresses of three professionalref- erences. All requested information must be submitted for the application to be considered. Incomplete infor- UIllinois PlantConservation mation will not be reviewed. For further information please contact Erica Hanson, Human Resources, Illinois Natural History Survey, 217- Post Doctoral Research Associate in Plant Conserva- 333-6897, [email protected]. tion Biology Illinois Natural History Survey (INHS) 106 EvolDir April 1, 2013
For technical questions, please contact: Dr. biology is required. Qualified candidates are required Brenda Molano-Flores, Search Committee, to contact a potential faculty advisor in the School of [email protected]. Biological Sciences, School of Natural Resources, or De- The University of Illinois is an Affirmative Ac- partment of Mathematics to develop a 2-year research tion/Equal Opportunity Employer. The adminis- project. In addition to research with the faculty advisor tration, faculty, and staff embrace diversity and the Postdoctoral Fellow will be required to teach one are committed to attracting qualifiedcandidates who graduate seminar/year. Applications must include a CV, a 1-page description of previous research, a 1-page also embrace and value diversity and inclusivity. www.inclusiveillinois.illinois.edu “Feist, Mary Ann description of proposed research, and a 1-page descrip- Elizabeth”
UNebraska Populations Marie Curie Fellowships for International and European Union applicants School of Biology, University of Not- tingham, UK POPULATION BIOLOGY POSTDOCTORAL RE- The University of Nottingham is keen to attract appli- SEARCH FELLOWSHIP cants for the recently published Marie Curie Fellowships call (http://ec.europa.eu/research/mariecurieactions/- THE UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA-LINCOLN is ). Applicants can be Europeans (but not British seeking applications for a 2-year postdoctoral position (strictly speaking, they must not have spent more than in the in Population Biology Program of Excellence. 12 months of the last three years in the UK, as at the A Ph.D. in Biology, Ecology, Evolution, Genetics, or call deadline)) applying for Intra-European or Interna- Mathematics, and expertise in any aspect of population tional Outgoing Fellowships (IEF or IOF), or other na- April 1, 2013 EvolDir 107 tionalities applying for International Incoming Fellow- index.aspx). ships (IIF). All fellowships are very well funded. The Specifically, the Davison lab is seeking to expand University of Nottingham will support applicants with upon progress that we recently made in mapping significant proposal writing assistance and this has re- the “supergene” that determines colour and band- sulted in a high Nottingham success rate (30% versus ing in the land snail, Cepaea nemoralis. See http:/- the average which is under 20%). /onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/mec.12262/full Projects are proposed by applicants, but Nottingham Informal enquiries may be addressed to Dr. Angus has strengths in several areas of evolutionary biol- Davison, Reader in Evolutionary Genetics, School of ogy (see http://ecology.nottingham.ac.uk/people.html Biology, University Park, University of Nottingham. and http://www.nottingham.ac.uk/biology/research/- NG7 2RD. index.aspx) including the genetic basis, and eco- [email protected] logical significance of variation in parasite resis- www.angusdavison.org An- tance, and the ecology of adaptive radiation (http:/- [email protected] /www.nottingham.ac.uk/˜plzadcm/index.php). Informal enquiries may be addressed to Andrew MacColl, tel: 0115 951 3410 or email: an- [email protected] Lecturer in Evolutionary Ecology School of Biology UOslo FungalGenomics University of Nottingham University Park Nottingham NG7 2RD Tel: +44 115 951 3410 Fax: +44 115 951 3251 Email: [email protected] A three year Post Doc position in Fungal Genomics is http://www.nottingham.ac.uk/biology/research/- available at University of Oslo. animal-behaviour-and-ecology/andrew.maccoll http://ecology.nottingham.ac.uk/maccoll.html An- The successful candidate will work with dry rot (Ser- [email protected] pula) and the genetic, expressional, and physiologi- cal basis for its success as an invader of human-made wooden constructions. The candidate will be part of an international team working on genomics, transcrip- tomics, and population genetics of the fungus Serpula lacrymans and related species. The position is available UNottingham from July 1st 2013. MarieCurieFellowships For this position we seek a motivated and inde- SnailsColourPolymorphism pendent candidate that has completed a PhD de- gree in biology or bioinformatics, preferably in ge- nomics/transcriptomics. The candidate should have ex- Marie Curie Fellowships for International and European perience in analyzing high throughput sequence data Union applicants School of Biology, University of Not- and short read sequences, and using bioinformatics tingham, UK tools such as UNIX, scripting (PERL/Python/R) and The University of Nottingham is keen to attract appli- others. Knowledge and experience from compara- cants for the recently published Marie Curie Fellowships tive/population genomics, fungal genomics, regulation call (http://ec.europa.eu/research/mariecurieactions/- of gene expression, fungal decay mechanisms, cultiva- ). Applicants can be Europeans applying for Intra- tion of fungi, DNA/RNA extraction, and molecular lab will be considered strengths. The ability to work in European or International Outgoing Fellowships (IEF team is essential, and a strong publication record is de- or IOF), or other nationalities applying for Interna- tional Incoming Fellowships (IIF). The University of sired. Nottingham will support applicants with significant The project will be housed in the MERG research group proposal writing assistance and this has resulted in a at the Department of Biosciences, University of Oslo. high Nottingham success rate (30% versus the average MERG is an interdisciplinary research group focusing which is under 20%). on the ecology and evolution of microorganisms, includ- Projects are proposed by applicants, but Nottingham ing protists and fungi. has strengths in several areas of evolutionary biol- See the webpage for more information and how to apply ogy (http://www.nottingham.ac.uk/biology/research/- (the Application dead-line is March 18th): http:/- 108 EvolDir April 1, 2013
/uio.easycruit.com/vacancy/921569/96323?iso=no nisms of LGT, and its biological implications. However, Candidates are welcome to contact me for questions or the data are now so large that many established algo- more information. rithmic approaches are no longer computationally fea- Best Wishes, Inger Skrede sible. Innovative new approaches based on substrings (also known as words, /k/-mers or /n/-grams) offer Inger Skrede Microbial Evolution Research Group scalability, but their suitability for large-scale inference (MERG) Department of Biosciences University of Oslo and analysis of LGT remains to be systematically ex- P.O.Box 1066 Blindern N-0316 Oslo, Norway email: in- plored. Highly competitive external funding has been [email protected] Phone: +47 92434694 obtained to investigate the sensitivity and robustness of Inger Skrede
Aneil Agrawal: http://labs.eeb.utoronto.ca/agrawal/ that includes career goals (1-2 pgs), pdfs of papers, and Stephen Wright: http://labs.eeb.utoronto.ca/wright/- contact information (emails and phone numbers) for at Stephen I. Wright/Welcome.html EEB @ UofT: least 3 professional references to Dr. Denise Dearing, http://www.eeb.utoronto.ca/home.htm [email protected]; please put “Postdoctoral Ap- [email protected] plicant” in the Subject Line. Denise Dearing Professor, Department of Biology As- sociate Dean, College of Science 315 South 1400 East University of Utah Salt Lake City, UT 84112 Denise Dearing
Postdoctoral Fellowship Plant-Animal Interactions: The Dearing lab at the University of Utah invites ap- UWashington SalmonidGenomics plications for a postdoctoral fellow to participate in a study to understand the co-evolution of mammalian herbivores with plant defensive compounds. Few mam- malian herbivores are capable of dietary specialization. U.Washington.SalmonidGenomics This collaborative project will investigate the role of School of Aquatic and Fishery Sciences, College of the a subfamily of detoxification enzymes with respect to Environment dietary strategy. Our preliminary data implicate the cytochrome P450 2B subfamily as being critical in the The School of Aquatic and Fishery Sciences (SAFS biotransformation of plant secondary compounds, par- < http://fish.washington.edu/ >) at the University ticularly terpenes. The structure and copy number of of Washington has an opening for one postdoctoral CYP2B enzymes may be key in an herbivore’s abil- Research Associate (100% time) to conduct research ity specialize on a terpene-rich diet. Future work on using genotyping-by-sequencing applications in Pacific this project will consist of identifying CYP2B genes salmon. Funding is for 2 years, but the University of (cloning and sequencing) from a variety of wild mam- Washington policy is to offer a one year appointments malian species, comparing predicted protein sequence with subsequent renewals. Funding originates from with respect to degree of dietary specialization, char- projects to discriminate among closely related popu- acterizing the function of the proteins purified from lations and to evaluate relative reproductive success of heterologous expression systems, and determining the individuals from hatchery origin. The position is not structural basis of functional differences. For more in- tenure-track. formation on previous research, see The general scope of the appointment includes but is http://biologylabs.utah.edu/dearing/2011/- not limited to: Publications/journal pone 0041510.pdf http://- Develop genomic data sets using genotyping by se- biologylabs.utah.edu/dearing/2011/Publications/- quencing. Woodrats/mec 4171.pdf The ideal candidate will have a strong interest and experience in theories and Bioinformatics. techniques of molecular evolution, molecular ecology Use existing and newly acquired data sets to expand or plant-animal interactions. Basic molecular skills are upon project objectives to publish original research on required; more extensive experience is preferred. Field salmon population genetics, adaptation, and conserva- work for animal collection is possible. The candidate tion. should have at least one first authored publication in press. The Dearing lab provides a strong training Mentor and otherwise assist and co-author with gradu- and career development environment for candidates ate students who are doing projects in salmon genomics. interested in academic positions. Teaching experience ** (Mammalogy) is possibility for interested candidates. Requirements: Ph.D. in genetics, biology, or a related Applications will be reviewed as they are received field. through April 15th, 2013. The anticipated start date The following experience is desired: expertise in next- is August 1, 2013, with an earlier start date prefer- generation DNA sequencing, expertise in bioinformat- able. Please send a C.V., statement of research interests ics, publication(s) from Ph.D.* * April 1, 2013 EvolDir 111
Position is located at the University of Washington, Seattle, Washington. The University of Washington is an affirmative action, equal opportunity employer. The University is building a culturally diverse faculty and staff and strongly encourages applications from women, Vienna PopulationGenomics minorities, individuals with disabilities and covered vet- erans. OldWorldCamelids Interested persons should send a two-page CV and a letter of intent including names and contact informa- Post-doctoral Researcher Vetmeduni Vienna (1.5 - 2 tion for three references via email to *Dr. Jim Seeb, years) School of Aquatic and Fishery Sciences*, University of Washington (*[email protected]*). Application deadline is Institute of Population Genetics April 19, 2013.* *A background check for criminal his- —Position description— tory is required for successful candidates. A postdoc position in Population Genomics is available Jim Seeb
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Arolla Switzerland EvolLifeHistory Aug11-14 . . . . .112 Roscoff France MarineGenomics Jun3-14 2 ...... 117 Barcelona MorphometricsPhylogeny Sep3-6 ...... 113 SW Arizona Lepidoptera Aug8-17 ...... 118 LaFouly Switzerland TheoExpEvolution Jun12-15 113 Seattle StatGenetics Summer ...... 118 LakeComoItaly PhysicsGenomeEvolution Jun27-Jul5 Smithsonian WildlifeConservation Jun1-7 ...... 118 114 Snowbird Utah SSBPhylogenetics Jun21 ...... 119 Lisbon ESEB2013 Aug19-24 DrosophilaPopulationGe- Stanford Biodemography May6-8 ...... 119 nomics ...... 115 WageningenU SocialEvolution May13 ...... 120 Lisbon Evolution Jul15-19 ...... 115 WoodsHole MolecularEvolution Jul21-31 ...... 121 NESCent PhylogeneticNGS Jun3-9 ...... 116 Roscoff MarineEvolGenomics Jun3-14 2 ...... 116
making. Molecular life scientists increasingly apply evo- lutionary principles to explain patterns in their data. Recent integrative approaches seem highly fruitful and Arolla Switzerland EvolLifeHistory gave rise to novel disciplines such as evo-devo and eco- Aug11-14 devo. This workshop will be headed by leading researchers transcending the boundary between mechanistic and “The Evolution of Proximate Mechanisms for Be- functional approaches. The program focus is the evo- havioural and Life History Decisions” lution of proximate mechanisms underlying behaviour and life-history decisions. In particular we will ask (i) Workshop, 11-14 August 2013, Arolla, Switzerland why proximate mechanisms have evolved the way they Organizers: Barbara Taborsky and Sander van Doorn are built, and (ii) how mechanisms shape adaptive evo- A workshop of the CUSO ’Doctoral Program in Ecology lution beyond their role as developmental or evolution- and Evolution’ (DPEE) ary constraints. The distinction between proximate and ultimate re- The workshop will include lectures by invited speak- search approaches in biology seems to be carved in ers and, as a top priority, intensive discussions in small stone. However, today molecular techniques open up groups consisting of invited speakers, researchers and the black box of information processing and decision advanced students. April 1, 2013 EvolDir 113
Invited speakers - Thomas Flatt, University of tween geometric morphometrics and phylogenetics. It Lausanne, Switzerland - James Goodson, Indiana aims to give an overview of the different approaches and University, USA - Ton Groothuis, University of methods that link the two fields and to enable partic- Groningen, Netherlands - Alex Kacelnik< http://- ipants to apply them to their own research problems. www.zoo.ox.ac.uk/people/view/kacelnik a.htm >, Uni- Lectures that introduce concepts and methods are inte- versity of Oxford, UK - Kevin Laland, University of grated with demonstrations of software that put them St.-Andrews, UK - John McNamara, University of Bris- into practice right away. The main emphasis is on map- tol, UK - Rui Oliveira, Instituto Superior de Psicologia ping shape data on existing phylogenies to reconstruct Aplicada, Portugal - G. Sander van Doorn, University the evolutionary history of shape diversification, as well of Groningen, Netherlands as comparative methods that take phylogeny into ac- The workshop takes place at the Grand-Hˆotel count. To enhance the practical approach of the work- ’Kurhaus’ in a breathtaking scenery amidst some of the shop, participants are encouraged to bring their own data to conduct analyses and discuss results. finest mountain peaks of Switzerland. The venue is sit- uated above the picturesque mountain village of Arolla, With best regards at 2100 m sea level in the very heart of the Swiss high Soledad De Esteban-Trivigno- alps. Soledad De Esteban Trivigno For attendance see http://behav.zoology.unibe.ch/-
Martin Ackermann (ETH Zurich, Switzerland) Dan 2013 Website: http://www.complexcomolake.it/- Bolon (University of Massachussetts, USA) Michael quantitativelaws/index.html For more information, Desai (Harvard University, USA) Isabel Gordo (Insti- contact: [email protected] tuto Gulbenkian Ciˆencia,Lisbon, Portugal) Oskar Hal- Summary: Quantitative approaches to evolutionary ge- latschek (Max Planck Institute for Dynamics and Self- nomics, systems biology, and ecology unravel several Organization, G¨ottingen, Germany) Peter Keightley universal regularities connecting genome-scale observ- (University of Edinburgh, UK) Alex Wong (Carleton ables, phenotypes and physiological traits. A current University, Ottawa, Canada) challenge for theoreticians is understanding how dif- Cost: 400 CHF for non-CUSO students, including con- ferent universal features emerging empirically can be ference fees, meals and accommodation (with sleeping accounted for by simple mathematical models explor- bags). ing quantitative laws at different levels, from physiol- ogy to evolutionary genomics. The scope of this work- Web site and registration (max 35 students): http:/- /biologie.cuso.ch/ecologie-evolution/dpee-activities/- shop is to give an overview of the current state of this detail-activity/item/courses/bridging-theoretical- emerging field. The workshop will primarily target PhD and-experimental-evolution/ Note that deadline for students and postdocs with a physics or mathematics registration is April 20th, and that a maximum of 35 background, but the school is open to anyone with back- ground in (evolutionary) genomics, (evolutionary) biol- students can participate. Whereas the primary target ogy, bioinformatics, ecology, interested in quantitative are PhD students, other people can attend, knowing that priority will be given to CUSO members and work. students presenting talk or poster. Sponsors: Centro Volta Lake Como School of Advanced Studies in Complex Systems iPoLS Network F1000 The organizers: Prime UniverLecco Jeff Jensen Laurent Excoffier Claudia Bank Stephan Peischl Confirmed Speakers: Eugene Koonin (NCBS / NIH Bethesda) Luca Peliti (University of Naples) Olivier – Laurent Excoffier Tenaillon (Inserm, Paris) Rosalind Allen (University Computational and Molecular Population Genetics of Edinburgh) Michele Caselle (University of Turin) (CMPG) Institute of Ecology and Evolution, Uni- Francesca Ciccarelli (European Institute of Oncology, versity of Bern 6, Baltzerstrasse, CH-3012 Bern, Milan) Herve Isambert (Institut Curie, Paris) Joachim Switzerland Tel: +41 31 631 30 31 Fax: +41 31 Krug (University of Cologne) Michael Laessig (Univer- 631 48 88 Email: laurent.excoffi[email protected] sity of Cologne) Amos Maritan (Univ Padua) Sergei http://cmpg.iee.unibe.ch Computational Pop- Maslov (Brookhaven National Laboratory) Namiko Mi- ulation Genetics Swiss Institute of Bioinfor- tarai (NBI Copenaghen) Erik van Nimwegen (Biozen- matics (SIB) http://www.isb-sib.ch/groups/- trum Basel) Peter Pfaffelhuber (University of Freiburg) Computational Population Genetics.htm Laurent Uberto Pozzoli (IRCCS Medea) Dominique Schneider Excoffier
would also like to explore potential funding opportuni- ties that could be used to support regular meetings of the network and that would foster scientific exchange and collaboration among the labs involved. Lisbon ESEB2013 Aug19-24 We are looking forward to seeing you in Lisbon! DrosophilaPopulationGenomics Best wishes, Josefa Gonz´alezand Thomas Flatt — ESEB 2013 Satellite Workshop: “Creating a European Josefa Gonz´alez Drosophila Population Genomics Network.” Ramon y Cajal Researcher We would like to invite you to participate in an informal satellite workshop on Drosophila population genomics Institute of Evolutionary Biology that will be held during the ESEB 2013 meeting in Lis- CSIC-Universitat Pompeu Fabra bon, Portugal (14th Congress of the European Society for Evolutionary Biology, 19-24 August 2013; https:/- Passeig Maritim de la Barceloneta, 37-49. /www.eseb2013.com/). You can sign up for the work- 08003, Barcelona shop on the ESEB congress website; further details on Spain the date and time of the workshop will be posted there as well. [email protected] The main goal of the workshop is to explore whether www.biologiaevolutiva.org/gonzalez lab there exist mutual interests among people studying the Thomas Flatt SNF Professor Department of Ecology population genomics of European Drosophila (mainly and Evolution University of Lausanne UNIL Sorge Le melanogaster and simulans, but other species might be Biophore CH-1015 Lausanne Switzerland of interest as well) in initiating a joint, collaborative European network. E-mail: [email protected] This is an extremely exciting time for population ge- Tel. Office: +41(0)21-692-4203 Tel. Secretary: nomic studies. The recent advent of powerful next- +41(0)21-692-4160 Fax: +41(0)21-692-4165 generation sequencing (NGS) techniques allows us to Website: http://www.unil.ch/dee/page94630 en.html examine genetic variation at unprecedent scales, at the Lab: http://www.unil.ch/dee/page95005.html whole-genome level and with single nucleotide resolu- Book: Mechanisms of Life History Evolu- tion. The continuing technological improvements and tion http://www.unil.ch/dee/page95072.html the dropping costs of these methods means that even [email protected] single labs can now generate terabytes of sequence data very rapidly a relatively low cost. However, the re- sulting data are typically used to address only a very limited number of specific questions, so that the overall value of these datasets for the community as a whole is somewhat limited. To foster the integration and ex- Lisbon Evolution Jul15-19 change of population genomic information, we therefore propose that individual European labs build up a joint effort in collecting and generating population genomic 2ND CALL FOR STUDENTS: 1st International SUM- data for Drosophila species across Europe. MER School on Evolution During the workshop we would like to discuss (1) how to COURSE PROGRAM ONLINE develop a collaborative strategy for sampling different July 15th - 19th, 2013 | CiˆenciaViva Knowledge Pavil- European Drosophila populations through space and ion, Lisbon, Portugal time in order to generate a unique European collection of samples for future sequence (and possibly phenotype) Website: http://evolutionschool.fc.ul.pt/summer analysis; (2) how to best generate high-quality sequence About the courses data from such samples; and (3) how to optimally in- tegrate the resulting data and information so that it Module 1: EVOLutionary theory can be used to answer a wide range of questions. We Courses are taught by: Lu´ıs Villarreal, Ilya T¨emkin, 116 EvolDir April 1, 2013
Frietson Galis. academy.nescent.org Where: National Evolutionary Synthesis Center (NESCent), Durham, NC Application Module 2: sociocultural Evolution review begins: April 15, 2013 Courses are taught by Fiona Jordan, Marion Blute, Nathalie Gontier & Emanuele Serrelli. Instructors: * Alan R. Lemmon, Florida State Uni- versity * Emily Moriarty Lemmon, Florida State Uni- Module 3: philosophy of biology versity * Cecil´eAn´e,University of Wisconsin-Madison Courses are taught by Derek Turner, Fr´ed´eric * Jeremy Brown, Louisiana State University * Frank Bouchard, Michael Ruse. Burbrink, College of Staten Island/ CUNY * Seth By- bee, Brigham Young University * Laura Kubatko, Ohio All courses are taught at a level accessible to Master, State University * David Weisrock, University of Ken- PhD and post-doctoral students in the exact, life, hu- tucky man and sociocultural evolutionary sciences. Students of evolutionary biology, evolutionary developmental bi- As part of the NESCent Academy, we are pleased to ology, virology, paleontology, evolutionary linguistics, open applications for ’Next-generation sequencing for evolutionary anthropology, and philosophy of biology phylogenetics and phylogeography’. The fields of phy- will especially benefit from these courses. logenetics and phylogeography are on the cusp of a rev- olution, enabled by the rapid expansion of genomic re- Students will be provided a mandatory reading list sources and explosion of new genome sequencing tech- which will form the basis of lectures and discussions. nologies. Researchers are now able to obtain large phy- There are neither examinations nor paper assignments. logenomic data sets for any system rapidly and econom- REGISTRATION FEE ically. In this course, students will receive an overview of recent technological advances, learn about data col- 350 euro for the whole week, regardless the number of lection using emerging phylogenomic approaches, and courses you chose. analyze data sets using the most recent methods. This HOW TO ENROLL couse will provide tools for many critical efforts in the You can enroll for a specific module (therefore follow- field including assembling the Tree of Life, delimiting ing a 30-hour course on the subject) or you may choose species, and understanding the processes driving spe- three courses of your specific interest. ciation. The intended audience is graduate students, postdoctoral researchers, and faculty who wish to gain About the SUMMER School training in this area. The School is organized by the Applied Evolutionary Areas to be covered include: * emerging sequenc- Epistemology Lab of the Centre for Philosophy of Sci- ing technologies * targeted high-throughput sequenc- ence of the University of Lisbon, in collaboration with ing approaches, such as anchored phylogenomics, tran- CiˆenciaViva and with the support of the John Temple- scriptome sequencing, reduced-representation library ton Foundation. sequencing/RAD sequencing, and high-throughput am- SUBSCRIBE TO THE SUMMER SCHOOL MAIL- plicon sequencing * data analysis, including phyloge- INGLIST netic and phylogeographic analysis, and species delim- itation. http://eepurl.com/n2EGb Websites Questions? Email [email protected] http://evolutionschool.fc.ul.pt, http://appeel.fc.ul.pt – Find us on Facebook [email protected] @kcranstn https://www.facebook.com/events/374500115949579 Karen Cranston
Roscoff MarineEvolGenomics NESCent PhylogeneticNGS Jun3-9 Jun3-14 2
Title: Next-gen sequencing for phylogenetics and phylogeography Dates: June 3-9, 2013 Website: The 9th Summer Course on Marine Evolutionary & April 1, 2013 EvolDir 117
Ecological Genomics will take place at the Station Bi- aert, KULeuven, BE Mathias Wegner, GEOMAR, Kiel ologique de Roscoff, Roscoff, France. >From June 3rd and AWI-Sylt, GE - 14th, 2013 Organizing committee Jonas Coll´en, SB-Roscoff, FR Second announcement Damien Guiffant, SB-Roscoff, FR Matthias Obst, Univ. Aims: The two week course, which consists of lectures, Gothenburg, SW Jeanine Olsen, Univ Groningen, NL tutorials and computer based exercises, aims to high- Filip Volckaert, KU Leuven, BE light the crucial role of marine genomics for the under- For information and application please consult http://- standing of the marine environment and for an efficient meeg2013.sciencesconf.org .The application deadline is use of its resources. The Biological Station is a vibrant this week Thursday March 28 2013. research community of 273 scientists and support per- Filip Volckaert
2013 Lep Course, SW Arizona The 2013 Lep course will be held 8 - 17 August, at the SouthWest Research Station (SWRS) in the Smithsonian WildlifeConservation Chirichahua Mountains in SE Arizona (a 2 1/2 hour Jun1-7 drive from Tucson). With its extensive series of Sky- Island mountain ranges, SE Arizona has the highest lepidoptera diversity in the US. With low desert scrub, Graduate and Professional Course Non-Invasive Ge- oak and mixed oak-pine woodland, lush riparian, ju- netic Techniques in Wildlife Conservation June 1-7, niper, Douglas fir, and mountain meadow habitats all 2013 Smithsonian-Mason School of Conservation At within a 40 minute drive from the station, the SWRS the Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute, Front is an ideal location from which to sample this diversity Royal, VA, USA Visit http://SMconservation.gmu.edu (of both habitats and species). or contact [email protected] for more information. The focus of the lep course is to train graduate students, This course is an introduction for graduate students and post-docs, faculty, and serious citizen-scientists in the professionals to the applications, benefits, and draw- classification and identification of adult lepidoptera and backs of non-invasive genetic techniques to wildlife con- their larvae. Topics to be covered include an extensive servation. The course will concentrate on the use of introduction into adult and larval morphology with a non-invasive techniques to answer questions in animal focus on taxonomically-important traits, extensive field behavior, population biology, and population manage- work on both adults and larvae, collecting and curatoral ment, with a particular focus on the conservation of techniques, genitalic dissection and preparation, larval mammalian populations. Participants gain hands-on classification, and general issues in lepidoptera system- experience with all stages of a research project utilizing atics, ecology, and evolution. modern non-invasive methods by working with expert At present, the projected staff include Deane Bowers researchers through a combination of field, laboratory (Colorado), Richard Brown (Mississippi State Univ), and computer-based modules. Jennifer Bundy (Arizona Western), Chris Grinter (Den- Throughout the course participants work through a di- ver Museum), Eric Metzler (Michigan State), Ray Na- rected research project, progressing from study design gle(Arizona), Sangmi Lee (Arizona State), Bruce Walsh through field data collection, sampling protocols, and (Arizona), Dave Wagner (Connecticut) DNA extraction and amplification, to analysis of mi- For additional information, see www.lepcourse.org crosatellite and sequence data using the most effective or http://research.amnh.org/swrs/education/- and accessible software packages. The course focuses lepidoptera-course on relatedness, population size estimation and popu- [email protected] lation dynamics; additional lectures address genotype reliability, research applications for ancient DNA, and applications of next-generation pyrosequencing. Many of these groundbreaking non-invasive genetic techniques were initially developed at the Smithsonian’s National Zoo and its Center for Conservation and Evo- Seattle StatGenetics Summer lutionary Genetics (CCEG). Course instructors include scientists from CCEG (Drs. Jesus Maldonado and Rob Fleischer) and George Mason University (Dr. Christine 18th Summer Institute in Statistical Genetics 8-26 July Bozarth) and several expert visiting instructors includ- 2013, http://sisg.biostat.washington.edu 5th Summer ing Drs. Mike Schwartz, Elizabeth Archie, and Lori Eg- April 1, 2013 EvolDir 119 gert. While most instruction takes place in Front Royal which will be held on Friday June 21, 2013 between at the newly opened facilities of the Smithsonian-Mason 1:00 and 5:00 at the site of the 2013 Evolution Annual School of Conservation, the course also includes labo- Meeting. This workshop is open only to members of ratory work at the National Zoo’s new state-of-the-art SSB, so be sure to renew your membership today! genetics lab in Washington, DC. Speakers will include: The total course fee, which includes instruction and Joe Felsenstein (Phylip & model-based molecular phy- course materials, food, shared lodging, and trans- logenetics) John Huelsenbeck (Mr Bayes & Bayesian port to/from Washington-Dulles International Airport phylogenetics) Brant Faircloth (Next Generation Se- (IAD) is $2,142. All other travel costs and inciden- quencing for Phylogenetics) Jeet Sukumaran (Bioinfor- tal expenses are the participant’s responsibility. Par- matics and phylogenetics) Peter Beerli (Migrate-n and ticipants earn Continuing Education Units; graduate phylogeography) course credit (2) is available for qualified applicants through George Mason University at an additional There will be a short reception following the workshop fee. Participants should have previously completed - this will be the place to meet society members and a college-level genetics and basic ecology/evolution discuss phylogenetic and phylogeographic methods. course. For first consideration, apply before February Please contact Bryan Carstens
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