Postdoc position, marine sedimentary ancient DNA - Copenhagen, Denmark
Postdoc position, marine sedimentary ancient DNA - Copenhagen, Denmark
01 May 2023 - 17:14
Copenhagen,
Denmark
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Duration of job: 2 years (24 months)
Position start date: 1st of November 2023 (or as soon as possible thereafter)
Department details: Geological Survey of Denmark and Greenland, Department of Glaciology and Climate
Supervisor name: Heike Zimmermann
Position start date: 1st of November 2023 (or as soon as possible thereafter)
Department details: Geological Survey of Denmark and Greenland, Department of Glaciology and Climate
Supervisor name: Heike Zimmermann
Description
We are looking for a postdoctoral researcher to join our interdisciplinary research group dedicated to the study of past climate and ecosystem changes in the marine Arctic. You will join an international and dynamic research group within the Department of Glaciology and Climate at the Geological Survey of Denmark and Greenland (GEUS) where you will be employed in the project “Functional ecosystem changes in the marine Arctic: unravelling climate-biota interactions by hybridization capture of sedimentary ancient DNA (FunCap)”, funded by Danmarks Frie Forskningsfonds.
Tasks
A main challenge for the natural sciences today is to predict the impacts of climate change on marine ecosystems, which offer vital services to society, because our understanding of how species might respond to climate change is insufficient. Within this project, the successful candidate will explore the use of hybridization capture of ancient DNA preserved in marine sediments. By developing a hybridization capture assay with focus on marine, arctic key species, the postdoc will investigate past temporal and spatial trajectories in biotic responses to climate variability off west Greenland over the Holocene-Anthropocene (the past ~11,700 years).
Requirements
- PhD degree in Biology, Bioinformatics, or related disciplines
- documented experience in processing and analysing high-throughput sequencing data, with focus on environmental (ancient) DNA, comparative genomics, or transcriptomics
- familiarity with marine ecosystems, primer/probe/bait design, or experience in compiling sequence reference databases would be ideal
- motivation to perform experiments in the ancient DNA laboratories is of advantage
- good spoken and written English is a requirement
- publishing results in international scientific journals
- presenting results at international conferences
- documented experience in processing and analysing high-throughput sequencing data, with focus on environmental (ancient) DNA, comparative genomics, or transcriptomics
- familiarity with marine ecosystems, primer/probe/bait design, or experience in compiling sequence reference databases would be ideal
- motivation to perform experiments in the ancient DNA laboratories is of advantage
- good spoken and written English is a requirement
- publishing results in international scientific journals
- presenting results at international conferences
Applications
Application deadline: 31.05.2023 midday 12:00 Danish time
The official website with further information and details on how to apply can be found here: https://candidate.hr-manager.net/ApplicationInit.aspx?cid=5001&ProjectId=168342&MediaId=5
The official website with further information and details on how to apply can be found here: https://candidate.hr-manager.net/ApplicationInit.aspx?cid=5001&ProjectId=168342&MediaId=5
Application deadline
Further information
Please contact Heike Zimmermann, e-mail: hz@geus.dk telephone: +45 9133 3784 or head of department Signe B. Andersen, email: siba@geus.dk telephone: +45 9133 3804.
International applicants can read more about living and working in Denmark on GEUS’ homepage: http://eng.geus.dk/about/jobs/
International applicants can read more about living and working in Denmark on GEUS’ homepage: http://eng.geus.dk/about/jobs/
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