We are seeking two doctoral researchers to work on Oulu University's Kvantum Institute Spearhead Project "Developing a Genomic Blueprint for a Bio-literate Future". Position 1: DNA-based taxonomy of Braconidae We will hire one (1) research-oriented, talented and industrious person to carry out doctoral studies in the project of "Developing a Genomic Blueprint for a Bio-literate Future". The researcher will focus on massively diverse and taxonomically 'dark' group of braconid wasps in order to develop novel DNA-based solutions to accelerate their species descriptions based on their DNA characteristics. The researcher will develop an efficient protocol to recover nuclear genetic data from species using high-throughput sequencing approaches such as ONT and/or PacBio, and will demonstrate the efficiency of this protocol in practise. Additionally, the researcher will focus on estimating species richness of Cecidomyiidae (gall midges) globally. Position 2: Species interconnections genomics We will hire one (1) research-oriented, talented and industrious person to carry out doctoral studies in the project of "Developing a Genomic Blueprint for a Bio-literate Future". The researcher will focus on developing new genomics approaches to elucidate species interconnections, i.e. host-parasitoid and host-herbivore relationships. The work will be conducted using reared and wild-collected specimens of parasitoid wasps and flies as well as sawfly larvae. The primary sequencing platforms will be ONT and Illumina. The goal is to develop and demonstrate approaches to recover host species directly from the specimen based on remains of DNA of their gut contents. For more details on the position and "how to apply" follow the link below: https://oulunyliopisto.varbi.com/what:job/jobID:765013/ Marko Mutanen Professor (Molecular Systematics and Bioliteracy) University of Oulu Finland Insect Bioliteracy group: https://insgensyst.wordpress.com/ Finnish Barcode of Life (FinBOL): https://www.finbol.org/ Biodiverse Anthropocenes: https://www.oulu.fi/en/research/biodiverse-arctic-and-global-resilience/biodiverse-anthropocenes Marko Mutanen (to subscribe/unsubscribe the EvolDir send mail to golding@mcmaster.ca)