Max-Planck Institute for Developmental Biology MAX-PLANCK INSTITUT FÜR ENTWICKLUNGSBIOLOGIE
The Department for Integrative Evolutionary Biology (Director Ralf J. Sommer) invites applications for a Postdoctoral Position on Population Genetics of Phenotypic Plasticity. The Department has an active research program in integrative evolutionary biology studying the nematode model organism Pristionchus pacificus. Our research aims for an integration of evo-devo with population genetics and ecology (Sommer, Nat Rev Gen 10:416, 2009). P. pacificus lives in close association with scarab beetles and shows a predatory feeding behavior. Predation involves a morphological novelty building on phenotypic plasticity (Bento et al. Nature 466: 494, 2010) and nervous system rewiring (Bumbarger et al. Cell 152: 109, 2013). The lab has a field station on La Réunion in the Indian Ocean where P. pacificus shows massive genetic diversity, ideal for population genetics (Morgan et al., Mol Ecol 21:250, 2012). We are searching for a postdoctoral fellow interested in linking the feeding plasticity and its genetic regulation to population genetics in a well-established genomic framework. The Max-Planck Institute provides large-scale sequencing facilities, including next generation sequencing. Experience in population genetics is mandatory. Additional experience in microscopy is a plus. The position is for two years with a possible extension. Funding would be available from 1. October 2013. Closing date for applications: 30. April 2013. Please submit applications to: Ralf J. Sommer Max-Planck Institute for Developmental Biology; Dept. for Evolutionary Biology 72076 Tübingen, Germany ralf.som...@tuebingen.mpg.de http://www.eb.tuebingen.mpg.de/dept4/home.html http://www.pristionchus.org Posted by Doris Merrill, dmerr...@ksu.edu Kansas State University Manhattan, KS 66506
