Postdoctoral position in population and comparative genomics

Introduction

UNIL is a leading international teaching and research institution, with over 5,000 employees and 17,000 students split between its Dorigny campus, CHUV and Epalinges. As an employer, UNIL encourages excellence, individual recognition and responsibility.

Presentation

The Department of Computational Biology invites applications for one postdoctoral position in population and comparative genomics. The overall aims of the project is to investigate the comparative and poplution genomics of clownfishes by developing new approach to link phenotypic traits with large scale genomic data. 

Job information

Date of start: 01.04.2025  

Duration of contract: 1 year with possibility of two renewals of 2 years  

Employment rate: 100%  

Workplace: University of Lausanne, Dorigny campus  

The project aims at extending the full genome data that the group has acquired to study the evolution of the clownfishes. The goal is to better understand the mechanisms driving the evolution of this iconic group of coral reef fishes. During the project, the postdoctoral fellow will use extended data coming from populations of several clownfish species to link genomic signature of adaptation with extended phenotypic data based on color patterns and morphometrics. 

Our research group has a longstanding research track in comparative genomics in clownfishes and has been developing new approaches to analyses phenotypic and genomic data. The position will fit in the on-going research effort to characterize the genomics of adaptation in clownfishes. 

The position includes research activities and teaching duties, as well as administrative or technical tasks insofar as they pertain to the department’s teaching or research activities.  

At least 50% of the regular working hours will be devoted to personal research work.  

Your qualifications

The ideal candidate should be an autonomous researcher with enthusiasm for inter-disciplinary work, who will need to interact productively with evolutionary biologists, computer scientists and bioinformaticians. She/he should be willing to read the corresponding range of scientific literature and participate actively to the group and department activities. Candidates must have completed their PhD degrees or equivalent in a relevant field and must be fluent in English.  

The requirements include a background in evolutionary biology and comparative or population genomics with experience, or at least knowledge, of bioinformatics. The candidate should have a deep interest in genomics and theoretical aspects of evolutionary biology. Previous experience with evolutionary biology and/or computational biology is also expected. 

Your application

Deadline : 26.01.2025 
 
Cover letter describing the research motivation and experience, curriculum vitae and contact details of three referees.  

Please, send your full application in Word or PDF. 
Only applications through this website will be taken into account.  We thank you for your understanding.

For further information please contact Nicolas Salamin (E-Mail schreiben).

Additional information

UNIL is committed to:
•    equality, diversity and inclusion within its community;
•    ensuring an open and respectful environment that is conducive to personal development;
•    offering working conditions that facilitate work-life balance;
•    supporting early career researchers.

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