The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences is recruiting a Professor in Plant Systematics with focus on Evolution to the Bergius Botanic Garden, Stockholm University

The professor is Director of the Bergius Botanic Garden and affiliated to Stockholm University, where the main task is to lead a research programme in plant systematics.

The successful candidate should have a strong research profile within the field of Plant Systematics with a focus on Evolution, such as plant phylogeny or evolutionary plant biogeography. Furthermore, the successful candidate should have a strong profile in leadership. Scientific and leadership proficiency are the main assessment criteria for evaluating candidates for the position.

With a history stretching back to the 18th century, the Bergius Botanic Garden is today owned and managed jointly by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences and Stockholm University.  The Bergius Botanic Garden is a recreational area and a source of botanical knowledge for all its visitors. The garden also supports teaching and research about plant diversity.

Plant systematics at Stockholm University is a part of the Department of Ecology, Environment and Plant Sciences, and currently the staff (except the professorship) consists of three senior lecturers, a group of postdocs and PhD students, and one permanent lab assistant. Molecular laboratory facilities are available. Plant Systematics at Stockholm University maintains a close collaboration with Plant Systematics and Paleobotany at the Natural History Museum, which is located close to the university campus.

The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences is an independent, nongovernmental organization with a charter that, in its first article, defines its function as promoting the sciences and strengthening their influence in society. The Academy runs the Bergius Foundation. The foundation, founded in 1791, employs about 20 people. The Edvard Anderson Conservatory, opened in 1995 and specializing in plants from Mediterranean-type climates, is run by the foundation.

Applications must be submitted as one pdf-file to Bergiusapplication@kva.se and should include a Curriculum Vitae, a description of current research projects, a description of future research plans, a list of publications indicating the 10 most significant.

Application

Deadline for submission is 2014-05-31
Enquiries should be addressed to Professor Barbara Cannon, barbara.cannon@su.se or Professor Ove Eriksson, ove.eriksson@su.se

Employer

The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences

Doktorandplats i Tyskland:

We are looking for a motivated candidate with MSc-level background in evolutionary biology, bioinformatics or closely related fields for a three year DFG funded project based at the Johannes Gutenberg-Universität in Mainz, Germany. The candidate will test factors proposed as drivers of the high plant diversity of the Cape Floristic Region, using coalescence-based phylogenetic inference methods on a group of closely related Erica species. Excellent lab skills, including experience with ‘next generation’ DNA sequencing technologies and the related bioinformatics techniques, and good spoken and written English are essential. For more information contact Michael Pirie <pirie@uni-mainz.de> or visit https://sites.google.com/site/mikepirie/phd-position-ngs-cape-erica

Please help advertising this position to all potential candidates:

The project “Phylogenetic and biogeographic analysis of the genus Pavonia (plant family Malvaceae) using gene capture and Next Generation Sequencing” seeks to answer the following questions: How are the species of Pavonia related? Are the polyploids in the genus of hybrid origin, and thus is the phylogeny a network? Is there a pattern in the timing of when polyploidy arose? What is the biogeographic history of the genus? What factors (e.g., geographic, edaphic, biotic) can explain the high number of species in the neotropics?

There is scope within the project for significant methodological development, probably in collaboration with theoretical systematists/mathematicians.

Read more and apply at:

http://www.gu.se/english/about_the_university/announcements-in-the-job-application-portal/?languageId=0&disableRedirect=true&id=19144&Dnr=588435&Type=E

or http://antonelli-lab.net

Best wishes

Bernard Pfeil and Alexandre Antonelli

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Dr. Alexandre Antonelli

Associate professor, Scientific curator

http://antonelli-lab.net

Department of Biological and Environmental Sciences

University of Gothenburg

Carl Skottsbergs gata 22B, 413 19 Göteborg, Sweden

E-mail:  alexandre.antonelli@bioenv.gu.se

Läs mer på

https://vgregion.mynetworkglobal.com/se/what:job/jobID:30280/

Two open positions at the University of Turku (Finland) in the project ”Mapping Amazonian biodiversity at multiple scales by integrating geology and ecology”. The postdoc position is for two years (application deadline 31 January) and the PhD student position until the end of 2017 (application deadline 14 February).

Details can be found at

http://www.utu.fi/fi/Yliopisto/yliopisto-tyonantajana/avoimet-tehtavat/Sivut/home.aspx

—

Hanna Tuomisto

Department of Biology

FI-20014 University of Turku, FINLAND

e-mail hanna.tuomisto@utu.fi

office +358-2-3335634

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Vill du vara med och arbeta med systematik och taxonomi i en central roll i svensk naturvård?

ArtDatabanken är ett nationellt kunskapscentrum för information om biologisk mångfald. Ett av våra centrala uppdrag är att sammanställa kunskap om Sveriges djur och växter samt genomföra analyser av populationsstatus och miljötillstånd för den biologiska mångfalden i Sverige.

För att förstärka vårt arbete med Dyntaxa, Svensk taxonomisk databas, www.dyntaxa.se söker vi nu en taxonom. Databasen har en nyckelfunktion för svensk naturvård. Du kommer att medverka i Svenska artprojektet och samtidigt vara en del i hela ArtDatabankens arbete.

Arbetsuppgifter:

Inskrivning och kvalitetssäkring av vetenskapliga och svenska namn samt svensk förekomst i ArtDatabankens taxonomiska databas Dyntaxa. Kommunikation och samverkan med externa experter och andra användare. Medverkan i arbete med underlag för artbestämning.

Kvalifikationer:

Du ska ha högeskoleexamen inom biologi med inriktning mot taxonomi. Erfarenhet av arbete med nomenklatoriska och taxonomiska frågor. Goda taxonomiska, faunistiska och/eller floristiska kunskaper om Sveriges arter samt kunskap om någon nomenklaturkod. Du ska även ha god förmåga att korrekturläsa samt god förmåga att uttrycka dig i tal och skrift på svenska och engelska. Som person ska du ha god förmåga att arbeta såväl individuellt som i grupp. Du ska ha god förmåga att skapa och upprätthålla nätverk, god förmåga att arbeta målinriktat och samtidigt flexibelt. Vi värdesätter även uthållighet och noggrannhet.

Meriterande:

Djupare kunskap om flera nomenklaturkoder. Erfarenhet av att bygga upp eller arbeta med taxonomiska databaser (ang innehåll) samt erfarenhet av databaskonstruktion och/eller annan relevant IT-kompetens. Doktorsexamen inom ämnesområdet taxonomi. Kunskap om fylogenetiska metoder. Stort existerande nätverk bland såväl amatörbiologer som professionella inom artkunskap, taxonomi och systematik. Till sist är det även meriterande om du behärskar andra relevanta språk såsom latin, klassisk grekiska samt tyska och franska.

Placering: Uppsala

Anställningsform: Tills vidare.

SLU tillämpar provanställning.

Tillträde: Snarast

Ansökan:

Välkommen med din ansökan märkt med Ref nr: SLU ua 5335/2013. Ansökan ska ha inkommit till Registrator, SLU, Box 7070,750 07 Uppsala eller registrator@slu.se senast den 31 december 2013.

SLU eftersträvar mångfald och jämn könsfördelning.

Mer information: Hjalmar Croneborg, chef program Arter

018-67 25 57

hjalmar.croneborg@slu.se

 Johan Liljeblad, taxonom

018-67 22 43

johan.liljeblad@slu.se

Fackliga företrädare:

Wenche Eide, SACO

018-67 24 95

wenche.eide@slu.se

 Artur Larsson, ST

018-67 22 18

artur.larsson@slu.se

Ronquist lab, Swedish Museum of Natural History, Stockholm
Application deadline: November 30

Our group develops methods for Bayesian phylogenetic and phylogenomic inference. We are particularly interested in applications to problems in evolutionary biology, biogeography and biodiversity. The lab is part of the interdisciplinary Stockholm Phylogenomics Group with participants from SciLifeLab, KTH, Karolinska Institute, and Stockholm University.

In this project, funded by the Swedish Research Council, we are developing the next generation of Bayesian phylogenetics software, an R-like computational environment (RevBayes) allowing users to build complex evolutionary models for simulations and Bayesian inference. You will be expected to contribute to this computational environment while developing an independent, methodological or empirical research project where Bayesian phylogenetic computation plays a central role.

We expect you to have a doctoral degree in evolutionary biology, bioinformatics, mathematics, statistics, or computer science. Regardless of your background, you should be comfortable with mathematical and statistical reasoning, be a skilled C++ or R programmer, and have solid experience working with empirical research problems of scientific significance.

We expect that you will be creative and independent while being a good team player. Fluency in spoken and written English is essential. We will pay particular attention to scientific talent and potential.

The position is for 18 months, with possible extension. Starting date is flexible.

For more information about the position, contact Professor Fredrik Ronquist, Head of the Department of Bioinformatics and Genetics. Email: fredrik.ronquist@nrm.se; voice: +46-8 5195 4094.

Submit your application here or as a pdf to Fredrik Ronquist no later than November 30, 2013. The application should be in a single PDF and should consist of a personal letter, a description of the planned research project, and a CV.

Two former colleagues from Uppsala, Carolin Frank and Dave Ardell, who are now at UC Merced at the foot of the scenic Sierra Nevada, forwarded this job announcement for an assistant professor in Evolutionary Biology, including systematics and molecular phylogenetics:

Assistant Professor in Evolutionary Biology

The University of California, Merced invites qualified applications for
three tenure-track positions as part of a Global Change Sciences Cluster in
the Environmental Systems Graduate Group.  The ES Graduate Group brings
together a diverse group of faculty, graduate students, and research
scholars with a shared interest in interdisciplinary research of natural
and human-impacted environmental systems. The ES faculty belong to all
three schools of the campus, with representation from the faculty in
Engineering (Environmental Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, and
Material Science and Engineering), Natural Sciences (Life and Environmental
Sciences), and Social Sciences, Humanities and the Arts
(Geography/Cognitive and Information Sciences).

Positions include an Assistant Professor in Evolutionary Biology (School of
Natural Sciences), an Assistant Professor in Ecological Theory/Modeling
(School of Natural Sciences), and an Open Rank Professor in
Environmental/Ecological Engineering (School of Engineering). Please
consult the job ads for more information and contact information specific
to each position.

Take a look at the full announcement:

http://jobs.ucmerced.edu/n/academic/position.jsf?positionId=4977