Postdoctoral position: Environmental stress physiology in fish Dr. Manzon’s research group at the University of Regina, Canada, is seeking a postdoctoral fellow to study the long-term effects of stress in embryonic and early life stages in fish. The ideal candidate will have a background in fish physiology or developmental biology and interest understanding in how cellular responses lead to changes at the whole organism or population levels.
The successful applicant will examine the effects of industrial thermal pollution and changing environments on various aspects of physiology and development in Lake Whitefish. Within this framework there will be ample opportunity to develop novel and independent research avenues and approach this problem from the cell to whole organism level using modern and traditional approaches. The Manzon research lab is fully-equipped for molecular, biochemical, cellular, and physiological research. In additional to all the necessary lab equipment, the Manzon lab includes exclusive use of a 3000 square foot fish lab, 7 fully equipped Loligo Swim Tunnels ranging from 1.5 to 185 L, and trucks and boats for field research. Finally, the Department of Biology at University of Regina is home to the Institute for Environmental Society and Change which contains core facilities for genomics, transcriptomics and proteomics, confocal microscopy, stable isotopes and water quality analyses. This research is part of a large project funded by NSERC, MITACS and an industry partner. The project involves four Principal Investigators at three different institutions (Dr. C. Somers, U. Regina; Dr. J. Wilson, McMaster; Dr. D. Boreham, NSOM), several postdoctoral fellows, and many graduate and undergraduate students who meet annually and work very closely with each other and our industrial partner, Bruce Power. Importantly there will ample opportunity for close interaction with a second post-doctoral fellow (population genomics) and research associate (molecular physiology) at the University of Regina also working on this project. Review of applications will begin Mid-January 2019 and continue until the position is filled. The ideal start date will be early 2019 but is negotiable. Funding is currently available for 2 years ($45-55,000/year). This position is partly funded by MITACS as such it is only available to those who have completed their Ph.D. within the past five years. Additional information on the Manzon research group can be found at: https://www.uregina.ca/science/biology/people/faculty-research/manzon-richard/index.html or https://www.facebook.com/SaskFishPhysResearch/ Applications including a cover letter, CV, names and contact details of 3 academic references and unofficial transcripts should be sent to Dr. Richard Manzon at richard.man...@uregina.ca.
