Employer
Department of Botany, University of Sao Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
Description
A two-year postdoctoral position in Plant Cytogenetics is available in the Department of Botany, University of São Paulo, Brazil.
General information
Grant: Sapindales: phylogeny and diversification in the neotropical region (FAPESP: 14/18002-2)
Project sub-discipline: Plant Cytogenetics
Principal investigators: José Rubens Pirani and Pedro Dias
Supervisor for this project: José Rubens Pirani
Institution/Department: University of São Paulo/Biosciences Institute / Department of Botany
Fellowship: R$ 6.143,40 per month (there are no taxes on fellowships in Brazil)
Research contingency funds: intended for use in activities developed by the fellowship holder, strictly related to the fellowship research project, during the term of the fellowship. The additional funds are equivalent to 15 per cent of the annual value of the fellowship
Deadline for application: November 21, 2015
Published: October 21, 2015
Project description: “Repetitive DNA in Sapindales: evolutionary impacts at a global scale”
Sapindales representatives have highly variable chromossome numbers and genome sizes, which are usually associated with repetitive DNA. The fellow will investigate 1) chromossome numbers and genome sizes, (2) repetitive DNA (e.g., transposons and satellite DNA), and 3) evolutionary patterns in DNA content and caryotypes. This project will use flow cytometry, standard painting and FISH techniques. Also, llumina sequencing technology will be used.
Tasks
The position is part of a research project, supported by FAPESP (2014/18002-2) at University of São Paulo, on the phylogeny and diversification of the Sapindales in the Neotropical region. The work includes the use of flow cytometry, standard painting and FISH techniques. During the first year, the fellow is requested to acquire abilities on sample preparation to Illumina platforms.
The labwork will be conducted at three labs: Plant Systematics Laboratory of the Department of Botany and Biomedicine of the School of Arts, Science and Humanity, both at University of São Paulo, in São Paulo; and Biosystematics and pollination of the State University of Campinas, in Campinas.
Candidate requirements
Qualifications
To be qualified for the postdoctoral position the applicant should have:
PhD degree in Cytogenetics/Systematics/Phylogenetics/Evolutionary Biology or similar direction of studies, and PhD dissertation on plant cytogenetics. The PhD degree should have been received no more than three years before the deadline for applications.
Publication record in floral anatomy and morphology (if in Sapindales, it will be a plus).
Fluent English and availability to spend sometime abroad.
Experience with cytogenetics techniques, flow cytometry, and FISH.
Availability to initiate working on the project as soon as FAPESP finishes documentation checking and approves the application.
* Retired candidates are not allowed
About the employer
The São Paulo Research Foundation
FAPESP (www.fapesp.br/en) is a public foundation, funded by the taxpayer in the State of São Paulo, with the mission to support research projects in higher education and research institutions, in all fields of knowledge. São Paulo has a population of forty million and generates 35% of Brazil’s GNP. The constitution of the State establishes that 1% of all state taxes belong to the foundation and the government transfers these funds monthly. The stability of the funding and the autonomy of the foundation allow for an efficient management of the resources that has had a sizable impact: while São Paulo has 22% of the Brazilian population and 30% of the scientists with a doctorate in the country, the state responds for 52% of the country’s scientific articles published in international journals.
The Foundation works in close contact with the scientific community: all proposals are peer reviewed with the help of area panels composed of active researchers. Besides funding research in all fields, the foundation supports large research programs in Biodiversity, Bioenergy, Global Climate Change, and Neurosciences.
FAPESP’s expenditures in 2013 were R$ 1.085 billion (approximately US$ 500 million). 37% of the expenditures supported fundamental research; 10% supported research infrastructure; and 53% supported application oriented research, in many cases performed in Small Businesses or in joint research performed by academia and industry. The percentage invested in applied research has been growing in recent years, consistently with the foundation’s mandate to foster the scientific and technological development in the State of São Paulo.
FAPESP maintains cooperation agreements with national and international research funding agencies, higher educational and research institutions and business enterprises. The international cooperation covers a broad range of countries and agencies (www.fapesp.br/en/6812) including the UK Research Councils, the Agence Nationale de Recherche (ANR) in France, the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG) in Germany, and NSF in the U.S.
FAPESP offers many programs to support foreign scientists willing to work in research institutions in the state of São Paulo, Brazil. These include: Post-doctoral Fellowships (www.fapesp.br/en/5427), Young Investigator Awards (www.fapesp.br/en/4479) and Visiting Researcher Grants (www.fapesp.br/en/6659).
Further details
Criteria for selection
Among qualified applicants, selection is made according to scientific merits, quality of the PhD dissertation, personal skills, the applicant's documented knowledge in subjects of relevance for the research area, ability to master English language (both spoken and written), analytical ability, creativity, initiative, independence, teamwork and ability to cooperate. Previous experience with Sapindales and knowledge of relevant theory and methods (phylogenetic analyses) weigh heavily. Experience with botanical fieldwork, taxonomic work, and DNA labwork are considered as additional qualifications.
Omissions in this announcement will be decided by the PI of the FAPESP grant, safeguarding the rules established by FAPESP (http://www.fapesp.br/en/5427).
More information
Please contact José R. Pirani ([email protected]) or Pedro Dias ([email protected])
Possible start of employment: Monday, 30 November 2015.
Contract: Full-time, Fixed-term
Please mention Life Science Network when applying
Share
Documents for download
Advertisement
Stats
- Recommendations n/a n/a positive of 0 vote(s)
- Views 576
- Comments 0
Recommended
Post a comment
Comments
More jobs
-
Research assistant Eberhard Karls University of Tübingen
-
Research Scientist and Project Coordinator (m/f/d) in the field of Zooplankton Biodiversity (full time / part-time) Senckenberg am Meer
-
Evolution of new small proteins - from noise to function Hospital del Mar Research Institute
-
Loke Centre for Trophoblast Research PhD Studentship (Fixed Term) University of Cambridge
