Scholarship at: Czech Republic Postdoctoral Position at Institute of Vertebrate Biology, Academy of Sciences

Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic is inviting applications for postdoctoral position at Institute of Vertebrate Biology, Academy of Sciences, Czech Republic. The applicants must have a experience and skills in an area of evolutionary study that will always be in demand, while at the same time maintaining a healthy work/life balance. The duration of postdoctoral position is 22 months.

Study Subject(s): The position is available in computational inference for evolutionary studies.
Level: This position is open for pursuing postdoctoral programme.
Scholarship Provider: Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic (within the framework of the EU funded project)
Scholarship at: Czech Republic
Application should be submitted electronically by 31st of August 2013.
Official Scholarship Information

Eligibility: On campus work discussion is in international English, though an initial high level in English is not required for the postdoc, only a willingness to learn.
-The position is well suited to candidates who wish to broaden their experience and skills in an area of evolutionary study that will always be in demand, while at the same time maintaining a healthy work/life balance.

Scholarship Open for Students of Following Countries: Applicants of Czech Republic are eligible for this postdoctoral research position.

Scholarship Description: A 22 month postdoc position is available at the Studenec campus of the Institute of Vertebrate Biology, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic within the framework of the EU funded project “Next-generation technologies in evolutionary genetics” to apply multilocus population genetics approaches to the analysis of genomic data, in particular analysis of dense SNP data from admixture systems, inference over combined geographic and genomic data from hybrid zones and introgression analyses of natural species barriers. The successful candidate will have wide interests and a thirst for deep understanding. They will be intellectually mature, quick to learn, but slow to rush to hasty conclusions. They will have experience in several of the following: algorithmics, population genetics, probability, inference, high dimensional visualization, information theory, evolution, languages, and the scientific method. They will be interested in several more of these topics. The postdoc academic advisors are trained in computer science, population genetics, and classical genetics and have long experience of inference in evolutionary studies. The candidate’s existing and proposed work will be judged on its quality and utility to the scientific community rather than gross number of publications. Those hoping for large numbers of hasty publications need not apply.

Number of award(s): One position is available.

Duration of award(s): A 22 month postdoctoral position is available.

What does it cover? Not Known

Selection Criteria: Not Known

Notification: These will be read directly by the academic advisers and interviews will be held until a suitable candidate is found.

How to Apply: Candidates should submit a short CV and letter of interest to Stuart JE Baird (stuartj.e.baird-at-gmail.com) and Josef Bryja (bryja-at-brno.cas.cz).

Scholarship Application Deadline: The deadline for applications is 31st of August 2013.