Dear all,

The Plant Biodiversity and Evolution Research Group at the Czech
University of Life Sciences (http://www.fzp.czu.cz/PBERG) seeks a
highly motivated Ph.D. student to take part in the investigation
of the phylogeography of North American desert species of the genus
Chenopodium. The main aim of the project is to better understand the
evolutionary history of the North American desert biota in the context
of Neogene orogenic activity and the Pleistocene glacial-interglacial
cycles, as well as the influence of these events on geographic patterns
of genetic diversity predicted by refugia hypotheses. The study is
funded by an international collaborative project between Czech (Czech
University of Life Sciences) and American (Brigham Young University,
Utah) research institutions, supported by the Inter-Excellenece program
of the Czech Ministry of Education, Youth and Sport.

Requested qualification:

- MSc (or equivalent) in Biology/Botany
- experience with field work, sampling and plant determination
- experience with basic molecular genetic techniques (DNA
  extraction, PCR)
- experience with genetic/genomic data analysis (phylogenetics or
  population genetic)
- good English communication skills (written and spoken)

Desirable qualification:

- experiences with Illumina library preparation
- basic experience with GIS analyses
- basic experience with bioinformatic and statistical analysis of NGS
  data
- basic experience with bash and R scripting

Personal qualities:

- good presentation skills
- willing to learn
- networking skills
- ability to collaborate and cooperate with other team members
- keen interest in plant evolution and speciation

We offer:

- a four-year position with a tax-free Ph.D. stipend (120.000 -
  192.000,- CZK/year)
- additional funding (30% employment) covered by the project (gross
  salary 200.000,- CZK, which is cca 113.600,- CZK/year after tax)
- friendly and inspiring working environment in an international
  working group
- collaboration with researchers from other institutions in Czech
  Republic and the USA
- opportunity to master up-to-date methods (both wet lab and
  bioinformatic)
- possibility to attend international conferences
- flexible working hours, 25 days of paid vacation
- subsidized meals at the university canteen

For details see
https://www.fzp.czu.cz/en/r-9409-science-research/r-9674-leading-research-groups/r-9672-plant-biodiversity-and-evolution-research-group/r-9720-team-news/ph-d-position-available-1.html,
the application deadline is the 30th of June 2024. The position is
available from the 1st of October 2024, at the latest.

For informal queries about the position or the project, please contact
Dr. Bohumil Mandák mandak@fzp.czu.cz

Karol Krak
Czech University of Life Sciences Prague
Faculty of Environmental Sciences
Kamýcká 129
CZ 165 00 Praha 6 - Suchdol
+420 22438 2996
http://www.fzp.czu.cz/PBERG

Krak Karol <krak@fzp.czu.cz>

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