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Date: Sun, 05 Jan 2014 18:52:34 +0200
From: isala...@mappi.helsinki.fi
Reply-To: isala...@mappi.helsinki.fi
Subject: PhD position in morphometrics evolution and development
To: morphmet_modera...@morphometrics.org
PhD position:
University of Helsinki
Institute of Biotechnology
Morphometrics of embryonic development and evolution.
The Developmental Biology Program of the University of Helsinki is
seeking to recruit a M.S. student to start a PhD and participate in
investigations on the morphometric analysis of embryonic development
and evolution. The successful applicant will have the opportunity to
develop an independent project within the scope of the core research
interests of
the lab. The project involves developing new morphometric methods to
test several existing hypothesis in evolution and development
(evo-devo). These include both
hypothesis developed in our group and classic hypothesis in the
evo-devo literature. This line of research complements other in the
simulation of the dynamics of embryonic
development and evolution and how variation in this development leads
to specific directions of morphological variation.
The Jukka Jernvall and Salazar-Ciudad groups include a diverse group
of researchers (paleontologists, developmental biologists, genomics,
functional morphologists and computational biologists) working
together to integrate development, natural selection and the patterns
of morphological variation in evolution.
The project would involve working with CT-scans and analysis of
morphological variation within and between species.
Applicants should possess a strong understanding of basic principles
of evolutionary biology (developed through coursework and/or research
experience), an interest or understanding of the bases of the
developmental bases of morphological variation and the ability to work
productively both independently and as part of a team. Additional
desirable qualities include programming skills or a willingness to
acquire them and a good academic record.
Interested persons should contact Dr. Isaac Salazar Ciudad by email
(isaac.sala...@helsinki.fi), including a brief statement of research
interests, and a CV. Review of applications will begin immediately and
continue until the position is filled.
The project involves spending some time with collaborators in
Barcelona and close collaboration with Jukka Jernvall's group
(http://www.biocenter.helsinki.fi/bi/evodevo/index.shtml).
For an outline of the groups research:
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.
Salazar-Ciudad I, Marín-Riera M.Adaptive dynamics under
development-based genotype-phenotype maps.Nature. 2013 May
16;497(7449):361-4.
The University of Helsinki is a public University that has regularly
been ranked among Europe¢s 10 to 15 best universities on worldwide
ranking lists of research universities. Some 470 doctorates are
completed annually and nearly 10,000 scientific articles or monographs
are published yearly by the university¢s researchers.
isala...@mappi.helsinki.fi
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