Postdoc - Interdisciplinary Study of Phototropism in Arabidopsis, University of Lausanne, Switzerland
The laboratories of Christian Fankhauser (Center for Integrative Genomics) and Marc Robinson-Rechavi (Department of Ecology and Evolution and Swiss Institute of Bioinformatics) seek a highly motivated and self-directed postdoctoral fellow to study phototropism in Arabidopsis thaliana using a combination of experimental biology and bioinformatics.
The group of Christian Fankhauser is studying signal transduction during phototropism (see PNAS 2006, vol. 103: 10134-10139; Plant J. 2004 40: 826-834). Recent studies have demonstrated that genome duplication events have lead to the acquisition of pairs of genes that are typically involved in signal transduction where the paralogs have acquired novel functions. The selected candidate is expected to study this possibility using bioinformatics tools that are developed or routinely used in the lab of Marc Robinson-Rechavi. Genes selected from this in silico approach will then be functionally characterized in the lab of Christian Fankhauser. Technical help will be available for both the bioinformatic and experimental approaches.
Requirements: The selected candidate should either have a good training in molecular genetics in Arabidopsis and have a strong interest in bioinformatics and evolution, or be a bioinformatician with a background in biology, who is interested in performing experimental molecular genetics and cell biology to study phototropism in Arabidopsis.
The research environment at the University of Lausanne is highly motivating and pluri-disciplinary. The person performing this project will be exposed to a wide variety of experimental approaches. This position is funded for an initial period of 2 years. Lausanne also offers a very nice environment with the proximity of the lake and mountains and its central position in Europe.
Application
If you are interested, please send your CV with names of three (3) references by Email to Prof. Christian Fankhauser (Christian.fankhauser@unil.ch)
The group of Christian Fankhauser is studying signal transduction during phototropism (see PNAS 2006, vol. 103: 10134-10139; Plant J. 2004 40: 826-834). Recent studies have demonstrated that genome duplication events have lead to the acquisition of pairs of genes that are typically involved in signal transduction where the paralogs have acquired novel functions. The selected candidate is expected to study this possibility using bioinformatics tools that are developed or routinely used in the lab of Marc Robinson-Rechavi. Genes selected from this in silico approach will then be functionally characterized in the lab of Christian Fankhauser. Technical help will be available for both the bioinformatic and experimental approaches.
Requirements: The selected candidate should either have a good training in molecular genetics in Arabidopsis and have a strong interest in bioinformatics and evolution, or be a bioinformatician with a background in biology, who is interested in performing experimental molecular genetics and cell biology to study phototropism in Arabidopsis.
The research environment at the University of Lausanne is highly motivating and pluri-disciplinary. The person performing this project will be exposed to a wide variety of experimental approaches. This position is funded for an initial period of 2 years. Lausanne also offers a very nice environment with the proximity of the lake and mountains and its central position in Europe.
Application
If you are interested, please send your CV with names of three (3) references by Email to Prof. Christian Fankhauser (Christian.fankhauser@unil.ch)
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