If you are passionate about using your genomics and bioinformatics skills
for real applied conservation, we have openings for fellowships to work
on the project "Plantomics: omics tools applied to conservation and
management of endemic and imperiled plants" at ITV, located in Belém,
Brazil.

The Plantomics project will investigate, from an ecological and
evolutionary perspective, the factors associated with the short- and
long-term vulnerability of plant populations, including those resulting
from direct and indirect impacts of mining activity. Genomic studies
will analyze patterns of diversity and population structure, as well as
to detect gene flow and hybridization processes between closely related
taxa. The different lines of investigation will use endemic, rare,
or threatened species as models and will provide fundamental data to
assess the risks of genetic erosion and support strategies that reconcile
biodiversity conservation and mining activity.

The Vale Institute of Technology (ITV) is a privately funded research
institute in Belem, Para, Brazil and has a state-of-the-art genomics
laboratory infrastructure able to generate all data in-house and
high-performance computing resources.

We have four positions; one technical fellowship focused on reference
genomes (under supervision of Dr. Sibelle Vilaca) and three postdoctoral
fellowships, two on population genomics (supervised by Dr. Carolina
Carvalho) and one on transcriptomics (supervised by Dr. Amanda Vidal)

  1.  Technical training position (TT-V) on reference genomes of
  microendemic plants

The 12-month TT-V fellowship can be remote, with a monthly stipend of
BRL $9320 Brazilian reais (~USD$1700). Applicants should have a strong
background in genomics, with experience in chromosome-level genome
assembly. Depending on the interests of the candidate, there will be
opportunities to work in related projects in comparative genomics,
transcriptomics, and population genomics.

2) Postdoctoral fellowship on population genomes of
microendemic plants

The two 12-month fellowships are on-site, with a monthly stipend of
BRL $9320 Brazilian reais (~USD$1700). Applicants should have a strong
background in genomics, with experience in population-level resequencing
data for analyzing hybridization processes or with forward simulations
using SLim.

3) Postdoctoral fellowship on transcriptomes of microendemic plants

The on-site 12-month fellowship has a monthly stipend of BRL $9320
Brazilian reais (~USD$1700). Applicants should have a strong background
in transcriptomics, with experience in coding and non-coding (microRNAs
and long RNAs) RNAs, and regulatory networks.

Details for the positions with minimum requirements can be found here:
https://portalfadesp.org.br/?page_idR915 (pages 113 and 114). While
postdoctoral fellowships require a completed PhD, TT-V fellowships have
the same monthly stipend and require at least 5 years of experience
after an undergraduate degree or a finished PhD.

Applications have to be submitted through the FADESP website before
January 5th, 2025. Please note that the cover letter needs to be submitted
in Portuguese. Interviews are expected to happen in late January. Start
date is March 1st.

Thanks,

Sibelle

   Sibelle Torres Vilaça, PhD
    Adjunct Researcher

  Instituto Tecnologico Vale | Vale Institute of Technology
  Desenvolvimento Sustentável | Sustainable Development
  Genômica Ambiental | Environmental Genomics
   Rua Boaventura da Silva, 955 ' Nazaré
  66055-090 ' Belém, PA, Brasil

  E-mail: sibelle.vilaca@itv.org
  CV Lattes <https://lattes.cnpq.br/1331509121011444> 
  | Google Scholar
  <https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=QZxwYiwAAAAJ&hl> 
  | ORCID <https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6887-4703>

  Genômica da Biodiversidade Brasileira (GBB)
  <https://www.itv.org/projeto-genomica-da-biodiversidade-brasileira/>
  Coalition for Conservation Genetics
  <https://www.coalitionforconservationgenetics.org/about-us>
  Member, IUCN SSC Conservation Genetics Specialist Group
  <https://iucn.org/our-union/commissions/group/iucn-ssc-conservation-genetics-specialist-group>

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