ForBio taxonomy travel grants

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Dear all,

ForBio arranges courses to train new taxonomists, but for some organism groups the number of interested students is too small for a full-scale course to be worthwhile. In those cases ForBio can fund collaboration between ForBio members and taxonomic experts. These funds aim to allow the student to work with particular collections, to learn new preparation techniques directly from the expert, and to discuss taxonomic problems with a group of people with similar scientific focus but situated at another institution.

ForBio will fund members (PhDs and postdocs only) who will benefit from such collaboration for a stay of one to five weeks at the institute of the expert.

The grant covers costs for travel and provides a weekly allowance of 2600 NOK towards accommodation or other costs. Please note that we have a limited budget for travel grants and we will prioritize grant applications based on the scientific quality of the planned work and on how the collaboration is going to help the applicant’s scientific project.

You can apply here: http://www.forbio.uio.no/travel-grant/

Best regards,

Heidi

Systematikdagarnas anmälningssida öppnad!!

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Systematikdagarna 2013 närmar sig med stormsteg!! Mötet kommer som tidigare meddelats att äga rum vid Naturhistoriska riksmuseet i Stockholm 25-26 november! Titta på mötets hemsida för detaljer kring registrering, avgift, betalning och möjligheter att hålla presentationer! Var snälla och anmäl er så snart som möjligt, för att underlätta planeringen!

http://systematikforeningen.se/systematikdagarna2013/

Välkomna till Systematikdagarna 2013!!

ForBio course: Introduction to phylogenetic methods

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Dear all,

The Research School in Biosystematics – ForBio – invites to the course ”Introduction to phylogenetic methods”.

The course will take place November 4 – 8, 2013 at the University of Bergen.

This course aims primarily at students who will do phylogenetic computation in their thesis work, but who have no hands-on experience with some of the more frequently used software applications. Introductory lectures will cover topics such as properties of data and trees, models of evolutionary change, phylogenetic signal, model testing, and hypothesis testing. The students will learn how to prepare their data, explore the properties of the data, how to use distance, parsimony, likelihood and Bayesian methods in computation.

Please note that external students are required to study electronic course material in order to prepare for the computing class in November. The intensive computer lab (Nov 4-8) is at University of Bergen, Norway.

More information about the course and how to apply can be found at http://www.forbio.uio.no/events/courses/2013/phylo_intro.html.

Application deadline is September 26, 2013.
Contact person: Christiane Todt Christiane.Todt@um.uib.no
Course leader: Endre Willassen Endre.Willassen@um.uib.no

 

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ForBio course: Introduction to RADseq bioinformatics

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Dear all,
The Research School in Biosystematics – ForBio – invites to the course ”Introduction to RADseq bioinformatics”.
The course will take place October 7-11, 2013 at the the Natural History Museum and the Centre for Ecological and Evolutionary Synthesis, University of Oslo.
Restriction site Associated DNA (RAD) sequencing, along with advances in sequencing technology, is making it feasible to obtain genome scale data not only from model organisms, but also from species without available genomic resources. The course will introduce the participants to Stacks, a bioinformatic pipeline for analyzing RADseq data, and how to extract data for further analyzes.
Application deadline: September 11, 2013.
More information about the course and how to apply can be found at www.forbio.uio.no/events/courses/2013/radseqII.html
The course is arranged by the Research school in biosystematics – ForBio. There is no course fee, and PhD students  and postdocs registered at Norwegian, Danish, or Swedish universities can become ForBio members and will then have travel and accommodation costs covered. See www.forbio.uio.no/membership/ for information about ForBio and membership.
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ForBio course: Phylogeographic methods

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Time and place:
Sep 16, 2013 12:00 PM – Sep 24, 2013 05:00 PM, University of Tromsø, Tromsø, Norway

Extended deadline: first come, first serve!

Teachers: Dorothee Ehrich (University of Tromsø) and Andreas Tribsch (University of Salzburg)

Phylogeography combines phylogeny with biogeography and investigates the geographic distribution of intra- or interspecific genetic variation. In this course we will introduce the theoretical basis of phylogeography, genetic markers used, and data analysis. The main part will be a computer course in analyzing and interpreting phylogeographic data. We will start with basic analyses and introduce more advanced methods. The course is also meant to be a workshop, where it will be possible to discuss concepts, ideas and analyses, so participants are encouraged to bring their own data to analyse. Participants will also receive a number of scientific articles on the topic to study before the course.

Contact Sergei Drovetski (sdrovetski@gmail.com) for registration. Find more information at www.forbio.uio.no/events/courses/2013/phylogeography.html

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ForBio course: Introduction to Bioinformatics for Biosystematics

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Dear all,

The Research School in Biosystematics – ForBio – invites to the course
”Introduction to Bioinformatics for Biosystematics”.

Basic programming skills are becoming essential for handling large datasets and
performing complex analyses in biosystematics. This course aims to provide the
students with tools to solve practical problems often encountered in
biosystematic research. Course topics include Python, R, and SQL. An
introduction is arranged in connection with the course for participants without previous
experience of GNU/Linux and Bash.

Place and time: Natural History Museum, Oslo, Norway; September 16-20, 2013.
GNU/Linux and Bash introduction September 14-15, 2013.

Application deadline is August 4, 2013.

More information about the course and how to apply can be found at
www.forbio.uio.no/events/courses/2013/

The course is arranged by the Research school in biosystematics – ForBio. There
is no course fee, and PhD students/postdocs registered at Norwegian, Danish, or
Swedish  universities can become ForBio members and will then have travel
accommodation costs covered. For information about ForBio and membership etc,
please see www.forbio.uio.no/membership/

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Sprid dina artiklar till andra systematiker!

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Har ni skrivit en artikel som skulle kunna vara av intresse för alla systematiker? Vi vill uppmana alla medlemmar att dela med sig av vad som händer inom systematikvärlden, och uppdatera varandra om spännande nyheter från svenska systematiker.

Följ i så fall Henrik Nilssons exempel (http://systematikforeningen.se/2013/05/09/learning-systematics-new-review-article/)och posta ett inlägg i flödet på systematikföreningens hemsida http://systematikforeningen.se/! Skriv gärna titel och en kortare sammanfattning, och klistra in en adress där vi andra kan läsa den.

Trevlig sommar
önskar Styrelsen

ForBio: Mycology field course

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Dear all,

University of Oslo and ForBio are offering a field course focusing on the fungal diversity of eastern Norway. The two main aims of the course are to acquire more knowledge about fungal diversity, fungistics and systematics, and learn to use literature, stereomicroscope and microscopy to identify fungi based on micro- and macroscopic characters. We will also focus on the species ecology and phylogenetic relationships.

More information about the course and how to register can be found at http://www.forbio.uio.no/events/courses/2013/mycology.html

Time: September 16-20, 2013.
Application deadline: July 31.

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Nytt jobb för mykolog vid Senckenberg Museum i Görlitz, Tyskland

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Senckenberg Gesellschaft für Naturforschung has an international reputation in all fields of Natural History research. It runs six research institutes and two museums in Germany and is also in charge of the UNESCO World Heritage Site at Messel.

The Department of Botany, Senckenberg Museum of Natural History, Görlitz, seeks a Head of Mycology Division (full time)

Your tasks:

  • Heading the section mycology
  • Research in taxonomy, systematics and evolution of fungi, mainly in the Palaearctic
  • Developing collection and research profile of the section
  • Initiating and developing own research projects, acquisition of research grants
  • Cooperation with other research teams, especially within Senckenberg (e.g. working groups on soil organisms, phytoparasitic fungi)
  • Continuous publication activities in peer-reviewed journals
  • Academic teaching (courses and candidates)

Your profile:

  • PhD in the respective field
  • Outstanding expertise in taxonomy and systematic of Palaearctic fungi
  • Experience in microscope techniques; knowledge on raster electron microscopy and related fields is an advantage
  • Skills in organizing and curating scientific collections
  • Experience in supervision of students and handling of projects
  • German language skills are desirable but not mandatory

Salary and benefits are according to a public service position in Germany (TV-L E13, 100%) and will initially run for 5 years with the possibility of extension depending on the candidate’s performance.

The Senckenberg Research Institute supports equal opportunity of men and women and therefore encourages women to apply. Equally qualified handicapped applicants will be given preference as long as the type of disability does not prevent work needed to conduct the research.

The place of employment will be Görlitz, Germany. The employer is the Senckenberg Gesellschaft für Naturforschung.

Interested? Please send your application before June, 11th, 2013 preferably by e-mail (as a single pdf attachment, including a letter outlining your motivation to apply, a detailed CV, and, if available, publications, to the Head of Personnel and Social Affairs:

Mrs. Britta Werner, Leiterin Personal & Soziales, Senckenberg Gesellschaft, Senckenberganlage 25, 60325 Frankfurt am Main, Germany. Email: recruiting@senckenberg.de

In addition to that, we would like you to indicate in your application the source that brought our job advertisement to your attention.

For scientific enquiries please get in contact with PD Dr. Karsten Wesche Karsten.Wesche@senckenberg.de, Tel. 0049 3581 4760-5300