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Postdoctoral Research Assistant in Population Genetics
£26,470 plus £3,051 London Weighting
Applications are invited for a postdoctoral position in population genetics on a BBSRC funded project “Inference of genealogical relationships among individuals from genetic markers”. The appointee of the position is expected to work with the PI (Dr. J. Wang) and collaborators (Dr. W. C. Jordan and Dr. A. F. G. Bourke) to develop statistical methodologies inferring genealogical relationships and relatedness between individuals from marker information, and to test the methodologies using empirical and simulated datasets. However, the appointee has the freedom to work on other projects of his/her interest as long as these fall into the broad conservation genetics theme of our research group.
The post is for a fixed term of 10 months and is available from the 1st of February 2009. The salary for the RA position has been enhanced by 2 spine points to attract skilled staff in selected research areas by the British government.
The candidate for the position should have a doctorate in biology (population genetics; statistical genetics; computational biology) or other related fields (statistics, applied mathematics or physics, bioinformatics). Desired qualifications: demonstrated knowledge of population genetics or/and statistics, excellent programming experience, good record of scientific publication.
Informal enquiries should be sent to jinliang.wang@ioz.ac.uk.
Full applications (including a cover letter outlining research interests, complete CV, publication list and contact details for three referees) should be sent to the HR Department, Zoological Society of London, Regent’s Park, London NW1 4RY or via email to hr@zsl.org.
Closing Date: Saturday 20 December 2008
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Volunteer Scuba Divers
Project Seahorse Foundation for Marine Conservation - Volunteer Recruitment for 2009 Dive Studies
Project Seahorse is a ZSL marine conservation project that has been running since 1996. The Project Seahorse Foundation for Marine Conservation (registered Filipino NGO) seeks volunteer, certified SCUBA divers (minimum 15 logged dives) who are interested in participating in a long-term monitoring programme for assessing Marine Protected Area (MPA) effectiveness in northern Bohol, Philippines.
An eight-week commitment is required comprising approximately two weeks of training and six weeks of survey work. The Project Seahorse Foundation requires a donation of $2,400 USD to help cover survey costs, local travel, accommodation, and food. Volunteers must also provide their own SCUBA gear and are responsible for the cost of their return airfare to the Philippines, visa costs, travel/health insurance and appropriate vaccinations, together with providing proof of a current dive medical and dive insurance.
Dry Season 2009 (March 1 - April 30)
Application Due: 15 December 2008
Interview (phone interview) conducted: (3rd week) December 2008
Notification to applicants: (1st week) January 2009
Start of Programme: 1 March 2009
Wet Season 2009 (September 1 - October 31)
Application Due: 15 May 2009
Interview (phone interview) conducted: June 2009
Notification to applicants: (1st week) July 2009
Start of Programme: 1 September 2009
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Please complete the application form, PSH Application Form (75 KB) and send to Lourdes Labrada, Project Seahorse Foundation for Marine Conservation, Philippines at l.labrada@projectseahorse.org.ph