2 Post doc Deadline 30 Juin 2006 !!

The Aquatic/Fish Ecology and Evolution department of Ole Seehausen and the Aquatic Ecology Department of Jukka Jokela at EAWAG/University of Berne, and EAWAG/ETH respectively, are seeking to fill two 3-year Postdoc positions to work at the interface between population genetics, biodiversity theory and conservation biology.

We wish to investigate the relationships between environmental heterogeneity, neutral genetic, and adaptive diversity using the evolutionary melting pot aquatic biota of perialpine drainages.

We are looking:
(1) for a computational population ecologist/geneticist to develop theoretical models for investigating the relationships between the environment, genetic variation and adaptive diversity, including the emergence of functional polymorphisms and speciation. The ideal candidate will have a PhD in theoretical biology, computational population genetics or a related field, and will have extensive modeling experience in metapopulation ecology and/or evolutionary genetics.

(2) for an ecologist or population geneticist to conduct molecular genetic analyses using AFLPs, and ecological analyses using stable isotopes and morphometrics on different kinds of aquatic organisms, and to guide PhD students. The ideal candidate will have a PhD in population genetics or ecology with extensive experience in molecular genetic lab techniques and handling of large data sets for statistical hypothesis testing.

The two Postdocs are expected to interact closely with each other and with several PhD students. Details about the departments and their research programs are available at http://www.fishecology.ch/ and http://www.eawag.ch/research_e/lim/e_index.html. For specific information please contact Ole Seehausen (ole.seehausen@eawag.ch) and Jukka Jokela (jukka.jokela@eawag.ch). Send application letter, CV and publication list, and contact details of three referees by email to sandra.isenring@eawag.ch, Personnel Department.

Deadline is 30 June 2006, but applications will be considered until the posts are filled.
Eawag is the Swiss Federal Institute for Aquatic Science and Technology, a Swiss-based and internationally operating aquatic research institute within the ETH domain.

Prof Ole Seehausen
Aquatic Ecology & Evolution=20

Institute of Zoology
University of Bern=20
Baltzerstr. 6,=20
CH-3012 Bern=20
Phone +41 31 631 31 31
FAX +41 31 631 30 08
and
EAWAG Ecology Research Center
Seestrasse 79
CH-6047 Kastanienbaum
Phone +41 (0)41 349 21 21
Fax +41 (0)41 349 21 68

http://www.fishecology.ch/