Dear colleagues,
please see below, and spread the word to any suitable candidates you might have in mind, for job openings in a very interesting project at the University of Jyväskylä!
Best wishes,
Heikki
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Postdoc and PhD researcher in evolutionary genetics and genomics
A position for a post-doctoral and a PhD researcher is available in the group of Ilkka Kronholm at the department of Biological and Environmental Sciences at the University of Jyväskylä. Starting earliest on 1st of September 2023 or later in the autumn, the postdoc is for three years, and the PhD position is fully funded for four years.
My group studies the properties of mutations and spontaneous epigenetic changes, parental effects, and genetic architecture of complex traits. Our research questions are focused on understanding how different intrinsic and extrinsic factors affect evolutionary adaptation. As model systems we use the filamentous fungus Neurospora crassa and fission yeast.
The researchers will join an ERC-funded project that studies the properties of epistatic interactions. Epistatic interactions are known to play an important part in certain aspects of evolution, such as speciation. However, role of epistasis in adaptation has remained controversial. In this project, we will estimate the probability that a pair of new mutations will exhibit an epistatic interaction, and study the distribution of epistatic effects. To achieve these goals, we will leverage mutation accumulation experiments with microbes, genetic analysis, and genomics. If you are interested in evolutionary or quantitative genetics and using newest tools of genomics to answer fundamental questions about evolution this can be the project for you!
More information and links to online application forms, apply latest 20th of July!
Post-doc: https://tinyurl.com/39bwztpw
PhD researcher: https://tinyurl.com/yc68v62b
Informal inquiries are welcome and should be directed to Ilkka Kronholm
email: ilkka.kronholm@jyu.fimailto:ilkka.kronholm@jyu.fi
lab website: ikronholm.net
twitter: @kronholmlab