[ECOLOG-L] Open position - Head of the Institute of Evolution

[Ido Izhaki]

The Institute of Evolution at the University of Haifa, Israel

Invites applications for a full-time, tenure-track Professor position as the 
director of the Institute of Evolution

Preference will be given to senior candidates with research expertise in the 
field of evolutionary biology. The Institute of Evolution is a world leader 
with a legacy of over half a century in evolution research and study in various 
areas of evolution. Its uniqueness lies in its interdisciplinary approaches, 
unified in the synthetic field of evolutionary biology. The foci of the 
research include systematics, biodiversity and ecosystem evolution, ecological 
genetics and genomics, molecular evolution and cytogenetics, evolution of sex 
and recombination, evolutionary ecology, host-parasite co-evolution, 
domestication evolution, genome structure and evolution, and bioinformatics.  
Its achievements made it world renown both in national and international 
related evolution research. The Director is expected to be a worldwide leading 
scholar in the area of evolution and to bring visionary leadership to leverage 
and enhance synergies across both existing and emerging strengths at The 
University of Haifa. The Director is expected to develop a vision of how to 
build successful integration between the Institute of Evolution and the 
Department of Evolutionary Biology as well as partnerships with other 
departments and research centers at The University of Haifa, in order to 
establish new interdisciplinary activities of national and international 
distinction.

Further information regarding the Institute of Evolution can be obtained at 
http://evolution.haifa.ac.il/

To receive full consideration, please submit a letter of interest that outlines 
qualifications for the position and a curriculum vitae. All documents and 
questions must be directed electronically to viceo...@univ.haifa.ac.il. Full 
review of applications will commence April 1st, 2019.  Applications will be 
accepted until the position is filled. 

[ECOLOG-L] Postdoctoral position in Environmental Microbiology

[Ido Izhaki]

A postdoctoral position in Environmental Microbiology is available at the
University of Haifa - Oranim, in Kiryat Tivon, Israel. The overall objective
of the project is to explore the role of the gut microbiome of nectarivorous
birds (sunbirds and hummingbirds) in detoxification of secondary metabolites
in floral nectar.

Postdoctoral fellows and recent Ph.D.s with skills in Microbiology and
Molecular Biology are encouraged to apply.

Applicants should respond by e-mail with curriculum vitae, a statement of
research interests, and the contact details of three individuals who would
be willing to provide letters of recommendation. Applications should be sent
to Prof. Malka Halpern (mhalp...@research.haifa.ac.il), until December 1st,
2016.