Positions in yeast labs

Yeast quantitative genetics post-doctoral positions at Duke University Medical Center

Positions are available for post-docs to work on a recently NIH funded grant “High throughput S. cerevisiae HAM, GWA & QT/QTL architecture resource”. Our understanding of quantitative traits, which includes pharmacogenetic variations in human drug efficacy and side effects, is poor. Improving our understanding of quantitative traits and of pharmacogenetics is aided by tractable model systems, such as Saccharomyces cerevisiae. In this study, we develop a novel S. cerevisiae genetic resource population for high throughput haploid association mapping (HAM) and genome wide association (GWA).

We will use the high quality genome sequences of 96 S. cerevisiae strains to generate a novel genetic resource population that we will use to perform high throughput determination of quantitative trait (QT) and quantitative trait loci (QTL) architecture. Start dates are open. Candidates should have recently received their Ph.D. (0 to – at most – 4 years) and should have expertise in yeast genetics/molecular biology and/or quantitative/population genetics. Candidates should email their curriculum vitae (pdf), including the names and contact information for three references, to John McCusker at mccus001@mc.duke.edu.

Institute of Genetics and Biotechnology, University of Warsaw, Poland

Positions for two (2) young (up to 4 years after doctorate) post-docs, three (3) Ph.D. students and two (2) M.Sc. students to work on the EU-funded project "Yeasts - an evolutionary laboratory for studying nucleo-mitochondrial interactions" to study the co-evolution of nuclear-encoded mitochondrial gene-expression factors and the mitochondrial genome in different yeast species, to analyze the mechanisms of mitochondrial RNA processing, and to propose yeast models for human mitochondrial disorders. For details see our website at [1]. Application deadline 13 June 2011.

Institute of Environmental Sciences at the Jagiellonian University, Kraków, Poland

The leading Polish institute in: Behavioral ecology, Evolutionary genetics and life histories, Physiological and bioenergetics, Ecotoxicology and industrial pollutants, Ecosystem ecology, environmental education and management Is opening applications for:

• 4-year interdisciplinary doctoral studies programme in ecology in English, with net-scholarships 2200 PLN per month, offering research in Poland and half-year placements in academic centres outside Poland and a choice of 4 out of 8 courses from different scientific disciplines conducted by eminent Polish and foreign specialists Application deadline: 10 June 2011
• 20-month fellowship programme for strongly motivated scientists with a PhD degree in Biology, Ecology or related field, with net-fellowship 3200 PLN per month plus social benefits, realized in one of the research groups at the Institute of Environmental Sciences and a monthly internship at the universities in Europe and the U.S. Application deadline: 29 April 2011

Detailed information, containing the description of research projects proposed for PhD students, profile of the applicant and the application instructions are available at: www.eko.uj.edu.pl/ecology

„Launching interdisciplinary doctoral studies programme in ecology in English and increasing the didactic potential of the staff of the Institute of Environmental Sciences at the Jagiellonian University” Project co-financed by the European Union under the European Social Fund