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Dear all

I propose a post-doctoralfelllowship (6 - 24 months)

Marine comparative population genetics and community ecology.

We obtained funds for 24 months of fellowships. The fellowship is 
financed by a FP7 European program (DEVOTES: Development of innovative 
tools for monitoring and assessing the good environmental status of the 
marine environment). *We seek candidates who proved their autonomy in 
data analyses and in writing international scientific papers.* A solid 
experience in population genetics is also required. Expertise in 
community ecology, benthic coastal marine biodiversity, marine 
currentology, modelisation, as well as scuba-diving is not compulsory 
but considered as a "plus". Our goal (IMBE) is to evaluate the interest 
and the limits of intra-specific genetic diversity (of a set of species) 
as an indicator of the good environment status of a locality. For this, 
we compare local diversity among species, with species diversity 
(Shannon or other indices) when possible, and we aim at correcting for 
(or taking into account) genetic connectivity and physical connectivity.

The post-doc will at first benefit from an already available data set 
(partly published) of population genetic data from 6-10 invertebrate 
species (eventually a red alga may also be available) with contrasted 
dispersal abilities in a common set of localities along the French 
Mediterranean coast. His first goal will be to combine those data in a 
global comparative analysis, integrating physical data and models (by 
collaborations with physical oceanographers), biological data on life 
history traits(duration and season of dispersal stage), and disentangle 
factors linked to physics, life history traits. The post-doc is expected 
to write and submit one scientific article (at least) within the 6 
months period with the data that were already available.

A fellowship of 18 months will then be proposed for a combined study 
comparing community composition and intra-species genetic diversity, 
focusing on coralligenous habitats. Coralligenous habitats are typically 
Mediterranean; they are highly complex habitats, based on a biogenic 
substratum composed of a variety of red algae. Community composition 
will be obtained from metabarcoding (with controls by classical taxonomy 
and photo-quadrats). Population genetics will be studied for a few 
species of the coralligenous habitat: at least one red alga (or a full 
species complex, providing natural replicates), a bryozoan, etc. (NGS 
genotyping will be obtained for some species). Samplings are finely 
contextualized by contrasted ecological parameters (orientation, depths, 
slope, rugosity, temperature...) within each locality (islets), allowing 
estimating the relative parts of adaptation and neutrality at both the 
intra-specific and the community levels (local adaptation, neutral 
theory of biodiversity). This sampling and ecological study is a strong 
part of the European ANR "CIGESMED" (an ERANET project of the Seas-ERA 
call).

Do not hesitate to contact us for more details on the scientific project 
and the contract.

Contact: anne.chenuil@imbe.fr

*www.imbe.fr*

*http://www.cigesmed.eu/***

*www.devotes-project.eu/*

-- 
Anne CHENUIL

Email: <anne.chenuil@imbe.fr>

UMR 7263 (CNRS) - IMBE
Institut Méditerranéen de Biodiversité et d'Ecologie Marine et continentale (IMBE)
(Aix-Marseille Université)
Station Marine d'Endoume
Chemin de la Batterie des Lions
13007 MARSEILLE

Tel.: +33 (0)4 91 04 16 17
Fax:  +33 (0)4 91 04 16 35

Anne Chenuil <anne.chenuil@imbe.fr>

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