Postdoctoral Position: Marine Larval Biologist Professor Dustin Marshall is seeking a marine larval biologist, with strong quantitative skills, to explore the ways in which temperature affects the energetics of development in marine invertebrates. This position will be with the Centre for Geometric Biology (www.cgb.org.au) within the School of Biological Sciences at Monash University.
As the successful candidate, you will be expected to undertake experiments to determine the relative performance of different larval types across every stage of the life history, but more importantly demonstrate a strong conceptual understanding of relevant life history theory and have a demonstrated track record in producing high quality publications. The Centre for Geometric Biology is developing and testing a new theory for how and why organisms grow. Our particular focus is on how the net flux of energy (the energy acquired through food, photosynthesis, or chemosynthesis minus the energy lost to metabolism) changes with size, whether it be cell size or total body size. We are using a range of approaches and systems to test these predictions. For example we work on yeast, bacteria, phytoplankton and animals. We use artificial selection, experimental evolution, ecological experiments, comparative analyses and theoretical models, as well as different types of bioenergetics measurements to explore a wide range of specific questions about organismal growth. For more information about the Centre please visit our website https://cgb.org.au/ To apply please go to http://careers.pageuppeople.com/513/cw/en/job/582832/research-fellow Enquiries Dustin Marshall, Professor, School of Biological Sciences, +61 3 9902 4449
