*5-Year, Senior Post-doctoral fellowship (tenure track)* *Location: Spain*
*Application Deadline 13 December 2017* Initial expression of interest *Required Material: CV and maximum 1-page research statement* *Send materials to: [email protected]* *Field of research*: Flexible--Molecular ecology, evolutionary ecology, population genomics, macro-evolutionary models, etc. I seek to sponsor a competitive applicant for a Ramon y Cajal 5-year senior post-doctoral fellowship, to be conducted at the University of the Basque Country (Universidad del País Vasco, UPV). This person should have research interests in one or more of the following fields: evolutionary ecology, population genomics of non-model organisms, macro-evolutionary models, or another field within evolutionary biology, broadly defined (for example, phylogeography, selection, adaptation to environmental change, computational evolutionary ecology). The person should contribute to the development of research using sequence and/or SNP data, and undertake a computational approach (e.g., bioinformatics pipelines, simulation of population processes, coalescent or phylogenetic modeling, etc.). For sponsorship through the UPV Department of Plant Biology and Ecology, the proposed research direction should have an empirical component, potentially incorporating data on functional or life-history traits, (bio)geographic distribution, behavior, or other evolutionarily-relevant characteristics. Work on a plant system is not required. The person is expected to (1) help develop and use a newly-equipped laboratory for molecular (DNA/RNA) work in the recently opened María Goyri research building of the UPV and (2) take advantage of currently underused computational facilities. The person would have access to support from a genomics facility (SGIker), also in the María Goyri building, and contribute to the growing community of researchers with an evolutionary perspective at the UPV. Gross salary is €31,600/year, which is sufficient to live in Bilbao. The position comes with €40,000 research start-up allowance. Willingness to seek additional funding and mentor research students is assumed. This position is tracked to result in a permanent position at the host institution. Persons with a 33% disability or greater are especially encouraged to apply. Requirements: 1. Have received the Ph.D. between 01.01.2007 and 31.12.2014 (for persons with disabilities: 01.01.2004 to 31.12.2012); 2. if currently holder of a MINECO- financed post-doc, have entered the second year by 1.6.2017; 3. have completed at least 24 months of residence in a research center other than the UPV by the beginning date of the contract (for people previously associated with the UPV). 4. Evidence of proficient English and publication. Basic (>=A2) Spanish would be helpful for application and administrative tasks but is not required. *Final research proposals can be written in English* The portal is [here](https://goo.gl/GHdyH8). *Applicants do not need to be Spanish citizens* The successful applicant will enter a trajectory for a permanent position at the host institution, in this case the University of the Basque Country. Selection depends on evaluation by both the UPV and the Spanish ministry (MINECO). Deadline for declaring interest to me: ASAP. Initial submission (by me) of a statement of interest to the UPV, which can specify up to three candidates, is due 13.12.2017. Final date for proposal and application submission by the applicant to the relevant Spanish ministry (MINECO) is 16.01.2018. For your initial expression of interest to me, please send a full CV/publication list, and short statement of future research interests on 1 single-spaced page (12pt type, 2.5cm margins) or less. Please use the following naming conventions: Surname_name_CV.pdf Surname_name_research.pdf More information: Homepage [](https://www.ehu.eus/en/web/bgppermp/home) Spanish ministry portal [](https://goo.gl/GHdyH8) -- Peter B. Pearman email: [email protected]
