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From: CIBIO-InBIO Divulgação [mailto:divulgacao at cibio.up.pt]
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Subject: [Advertisement request] Post-Doctoral Research Fellowship (BPD) @ CIBIO-InBIO

Dear Colleagues,

I would like to inform you about the call for applications for a Post-Doctoral Fellowship at the Research Center in Biodiversity and Genetics Resources (CIBIO-InBIO), Vairão, Portugal, which will be open from June 7 to June 21, 2016.

If possible, I would greatly appreciate to be able to count on your collaboration in the dissemination of this opportunity amongst potential candidates.

Thank you so much!

All the best,
Maria

Maria João Guimarães Fonseca

CIBIO - Centro de Investigação em Biodiversidade e Recursos Genéticos/ InBIO Laboratório Associado, Universidade do Porto
Campus Agrário de Vairão
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Portugal

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Post-Doctoral Research Fellowship (BPD)
Reference: ICETA 2016-47_

Link to the call<http://www.eracareers.pt/opportunities/index.aspx?task=global&jobId=76084>

Scientific Area

Biological Sciences

Description

A call is open for the award of a Post-Doctoral Research Fellowship (BPD) (Reference ICETA 2016-47 Expand Tree) within the framework of a FCT-ARN funded Project “ExpandTree: SPATIO-TEMPORAL COLONIZATION PATTERNS IN EXPANDING TREE POPULATIONS: an integrated genetic and genomic approach” (FCT-ANR/BIA-BIC/0010/2013) as member of the Plant Biology Group at CIBIO/InBIO, under the following conditions:

Title

SPATIO-TEMPORAL COLONIZATION PATTERNS IN EXPANDING TREE POPULATIONS: an integrated genetic and genomic approach (BPD “ExpandTree”)

Admission requirements

Candidates will be admitted to the competition when demonstrating:

(i) A Ph.D. title in Environmental Sciences, Biological Sciences, Mathematics, Physics, or Computer Sciences;

(ii) Experience in working with molecular data (SSRs and SNPs) to address ecological questions. A strong background in data quantitative genetics analysis and spatial-explicit modelling;

(iii) Proficiency in written and spoken English; and

(iv) Autonomy to lead a scientific work, excellent oral and written communication skills.

Preference will be given to candidates with:

(i) An excellent publication record by international standards, including publications as first author;

(ii) Expertise in programing;

(iii) Participation in research projects relevant to this project;

(iv) Availability to travel among different labs involved in the project sited in Portugal, France, and Spain.

Work plan

The successful candidate will be in charge of analysing data sets containing multilocus genotypes of two study species Juniperus phoenicea subsp. turbinata and Cedrus atlantica in a spatial-explicit context to infer population demographic parameters by applying Landscape tools and ABC models.

Legislation and regulations

Estatuto do Bolseiro de Investigação Científica, aprovado pela Lei n.º 40/2004, de 18 de Agosto, alterado e republicado pelo Decreto-Lei n.º 202/2012, de 27 de Agosto, alterado ainda pelo Decreto-Lei n.º 233/2012, de 29 de Outubro, pela Lei n.º 12/2013, de 29 de Janeiro, e pelo Decreto-lei n.º 89/2013, de 9 de Julho; Regulamento de Bolsas e Investigação da Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, IP (FCT), em vigor (www.fct.pt/apoios/bolsas/docs/RegulamentoBolsasFCT2015.pdf<http://www.fct.pt/apoios/bolsas/docs/RegulamentoBolsasFCT2015.pdf>) e de acordo com os Estatutos de Bolsa do ICETA aprovados pela FCT.

Workplace

The work will be performed at two hosting centers in collaboration with CIBI-InBIO: i) the Integrative Ecology Group (IEG, Estación Biológica de Doñana, CSIC, Spain) locally supervised by Prof. Pedro Jordano and; ii) the INRA-Avignon (France) locally supervised by Prof. Etienne Klein and Sylvie Oddou. The workplan will be supervised by Dr. Cristina García, based in CIBIO- InBIO (Portugal).

Grant duration

The grant will be awarded for a period of 6 months, with the possibility of a 6 month extension subject to budget availability and a review of the candidate’s performance, starting on June 2016.

Value of monthly maintenance allowance

Monthly allowance will be 2.245 € according to the stipends established by FCT, I.P. for research abroad (http://alfa.fct.mctes.pt/apoios/bolsas/valores). Payment will be made by bank transfer on a monthly basis.

Selection methods

The ranking of candidates will be performed by a global evaluation based on the publication record relevant to the project (40%), and his/her experience in previous projects relevant to the work-plan and other merits (40%). The motivation of the applicant along with the statement of two reference letters (20%). The three best-ranked candidates will be invited for personal interview (via Skype if the researcher is located abroad). The jury may not award this grant, if the expected quality and requirements of the candidates are not met.

Composition of the Selection Panel

Dr. Cristina García (Chair), Prof. Etienne Klein. (Vogal), Ana Campilho (CIBIO-InBIO), and Herlander Azevedo (substitute member, CIBIO-InBIO).

Way of advertising/notification of results

The final evaluation results will be published and the selected candidate will be notified by e-mail or telephone.

Deadline for application and presentation of applications

The call will be open from 7 June 2016 until 21 June 2016.

Presentation of applications

Application documents:
A.      A motivation letter explaining why you are interested in the position;
B.      A PDF of your CV, where you should include the name and contact details for two people who can provide references.
C.      PhD degree certificate and other documents you might find relevant to sustain your application.

Applications should be mailed to Dr. Cristina García (cristinagarcia at cibio.up.pt<mailto:cristinagarcia at cibio.up.pt>) and CIBIO-InBIO’s human resources team (bolsas.cibio at cibio.up.pt)<http://cibio.up.pt/backoffice/bolsas.cibio@cibio.up.pt%20>.Please, include BPD ICETA-2016-47 Expand Tree in the subject.

CIBIO - Centro de Investigação em Biodiversidade e Recursos Genéticos/ InBIO Laboratório Associado, Universidade do Porto
Campus Agrário de Vairão
Rua Padre Armando Quintas
4485-661 Vairão
Portugal

t: +351 252 660 411 Ext. 285
f: +351 252 661 780

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