PhD students in Population Genetics

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PhD students in Population Genetics

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Offer DescriptionPhD positions in Population GeneticsOver the past years, Vienna has developed into one of the leading centres of population genetics. The Vienna Graduate School of Population Genetics has been founded to provide a training opportunity for PhD students to build on this excellent on-site expertise.We invite applications from highly motivated and outstanding students with a love for evolutionary research and a background in one of the following disciplines: evolutionary genetics, functional genetics, theoretical or experimental population genetics, bioinformatics, mathematics, statistics.Topics include:
The role of deleterious mutations for adaptation and maintenance of variation.
Long-term adaptation of local Drosophila populations.
The evolution of ageing.
Inference of selection signatures from time-series data.
Making sense of whole-genome polymorphism data.
Studying the genotype-phenotype map.
Stabilising selection during polygenic adaptation.
Evolution of regulatory networks.Only complete applications (application form, CV, motivation letter, university certificates, indication of the two preferred topics in a single pdf) received by November 29, 2024 will be considered. Two letters of recommendation need to be sent directly by the referees.PhD students will receive a monthly salary based on currently € 2.684,10 before tax according to the regulations of the Austrian Science Fund (FWF).All information about the about available topics, the training program and the application procedure can be found at our websiteWhere to apply WebsiteRequirementsAdditional InformationWork Location(s)Number of offers available 1 Company/Institute Vienna Graduate School of Population Genetics Country Austria GeofieldContact WebsiteSTATUS: EXPIREDShare this page

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Österreich

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Thu, 24 Oct 2024 06:25:11 GMT

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