Job Announcement ref.#12-24011 For the LOEWE funded Centre for Translational Biodiversity Genomics Centre (LOEWE-TBG), Project area Genomic Biomonitoring, Senckenberg invites applications for a Postdoctoral fellow in Population Genetics (Macrogenetics) (m/f/d) (2 years / 80 ' 100% FTE) This project will focus on large scale synthesis of published genetic and genomic data (Macrogenetics, see Leigh et al., 2021 NRG) to explore patterns and trends within species genetic diversity. Genetic diversity is declining globally. Society's ability to protect it is hampered by poor understanding of geographical patterns of genetic diversity and its key drivers. This project will focus on improving our understanding of within species genetic diversity of tree and/or island species. The postdoctoral fellow will develop methods and work with open access genetic and genomic datasets from nuclear and genomic markers, searching the literature for new data to add to compiled datasets, enriching datasets with key information, and establishing pipelines to extract key summary statistics for multiple species in a standardized manner. There are many open questions in Macrogenetics, and there is also a degree of flexibility to pursue additional questions of mutual interest alongside those planned. You will work in the new Genomic Biomonitoring lab at Senckenberg (Prof. Deborah Leigh) and have the chance to work within an established network of international collaborators, offering a great opportunity to grow as a scientist. The working language of the lab is English. We encourage healthy working habits, part time employment (80% minimum) and partial remote working/flexible hours can be arranged. The salary will follow the E13 scale. YOUR TASKS - Collate published nuclear genetic and genomic datasets to add to growing Macrogenetic databases - Enrich datasets with key species information (i.e. metadata) - Conduct population genetic and genomic analysis on multiple species by establishing standardized pipelines - Publish findings in high quality peer-reviewed scientific journals and present results at international conferences - Co-supervise MSc thesis students and/or BSc summer interns YOUR PROFILE - PhD in Population Genomics / Macrogenetics / Bioinformatics - Good to strong knowledge of basic population genetic theory - Familiarity with at least one of the fields of: conservation biology, evolutionary biology, or ecology - Good knowledge of different molecular genetic and genomic data types and common analysis methods - Experience working on remote computing clusters and analysing genomic data - Collaborative working style, with interest in working both in a lab and as part of international working groups. - Interest in Open Science - Excellent communication skills and writing skills in English - Strong personal and research organization skills BENEFITS - An interesting task in a newly established international research group - Flexible working hours ' leave of absence due to family reasons (certified by "auditberufundfamilie") ' parent-child- office ' annual special payment ' company pension scheme ' Senckenberg badge for free entry in museums in Frankfurt ' leave of 30 days/year LOCATION: Frankfurt am Main WORK HOURS: Full time / Part time (80 ' 100% position, 32-40 hours/week) CONTRACT TYPE: 2 years, starting September 16th, 2024 (or soon thereafter) SALARY: according to the German collective agreement TV-H (pay grade E 13) Senckenberg is committed to diversity. We benefit from the different expertise, perspectives and personalities of our staff and welcome every application from qualified candidates, irrespective of age, gender, ethnic or cultural origin, religion and ideology, sexual orientation and identity or disability. Women are particularly encouraged to apply, as they are underrepresented in the field of this position; in the case of equal qualifications and suitability they will be given preference. Applicants with a severe disability will be given special consideration in case of equal suitability. Senckenberg actively supports the compatibility of work and family and places great emphasis on an equal and inclusive work culture. HOW TO APPLY Please send us your complete application documents (including a 1-2 page cover letter detailing your past research experience and interest in the position, detailed curriculum vitae, PhD certificates or a signed letter from your official super visor stating your defense data, and the contact details of two references,) in electronic form as a single merged PDF file by 03.09.2024 to recruiting@senckenberg.de, quoting /reference number #12-24011, or apply directly on our homepage using the online application form. ----- Job Announcement Ref. #12-24012 For the LOEWE funded Centre for Translational Biodiversity Genomics Centre (LOEWETBG), Project area Genomic Biomonitoring, Senckenberg invites applications for a Postdoctoral fellow in Conservation Genomics (m/f/d) (Two years - 80-100% FTE) The postdoc position will focus on applied conservation genomics. This project is on the Western Leopard Toad (Sclerophrys pantherina), an endangered conservation flagship species from South African's West Cape Province that has declined in parallel with urbanization and agricultural spread. The postdoc will generate and analyze genome-wide genomic data (starting from range wide samples collected in 2021) and use this data to estimate key population genetic parameters, study genetic diversity loss, and explore inbreeding's effect in a large genome species. The postdoc will have the parallel aims of, supporting conservation management actions in the toad, while also expanding broader empirical conservation evidence and understanding of genetic processes in declining populations. There are many open questions in conservation genomics, so there is also degree of flexibility to pursue additional questions of mutual interest alongside those planned. You will work in the new Genomic Biomonitoring lab (Prof. Deborah Leigh) within the LOEWE Center for Translational Biodiversity Genomics ("TBG") in the Senckenberg Research Institute and Natural History Museum (Frankfurt, Germany) and collaborate with South African researchers (Dr. Jessica da Silva, South African National Biodiversity Institute "SANBI"). This offers a great opportunity to grow your scientific network. The TBG has access to high throughput computation clusters, internal bioinformatic expertise, and state-of-the-art wet labs. Note: no extensive field work is envisioned but a short trip to South Africa may be necessary for dissemination. The working language of the lab is English. In the Genomic Biomonitoring Lab we encourage healthy working habits, so part time employment (80% minimum) and partial remote working/flexible hours can be arranged. The salary will follow the German E13 scale. YOUR TASKS - Generate, process, and analyze genomic sequencing data. Conduct population genomic analysis (e.g. population structure) and estimate key statistics (e.g. ROH, Ne etc.). - Publish findings in high quality peer-reviewed scientific journals. Present results at international conferences. Report findings to partners. - Support MSc thesis students and/or BSc summer interns YOUR PROFILE - PhD in Population Genomics/Conservation Genomics/Bioinformatics. - Good/strong knowledge of conservation-relevant population genetic theory. - Strong downstream genomic data (i.e. SNP) analysis skills. - Experience working on remote computing clusters in a bash UNIX/BASH environment (i.e. submitting jobs and creating data analysis pipelines). - Collaborative working style, with interest in working in a lab and with an international team. - Experience or interest in working with conservation managers. - Excellent communication skills and writing skills in English. - Strong personal and research organization skills. What is awaiting you? - An interesting task in a newly established international research group - Flexible working hours - leave of absence due to family reasons (certified by "auditberufundfamilie") - parent-child- office - annual special payment - company pension scheme - Senckenberg badge for free entry in museums in Frankfurt - leave of 30 days/year - Senckenberg and TBG provide access to cutting-edge computational (large HPC clusters, genome browser, bioinformatic support) and lab infrastructure to sequence and analyze genomes - English is the working language in our lab Location: Frankfurt am Main, Germany Start date: October 1st, 2024 (or soon thereafter) Working hours: 100 % FTE (40hrs / week), 80% possible Type of contract: Limited to 2 years Salary: According to the collective agreement of the State of Hessen (TV-H), pay grade E13 HOW TO APPLY Please send us your application documents by September 13th 2024 including - CV with publication list - Contact information for at least two references - Cover letter with previous research experience and interest in position (max 2 pages) - Copies of PhD certificates or signed letter from supervisor confirming graduation date in electronic form (as a coherent PDF file) to recruiting@senckenberg.de quoting the reference number #12-24012. Or apply through the online application form on our homepage. E-Mail: recruiting@senckenberg.de For more information about the project, please contact Prof. Dr. Deborah Leigh (deborah.leigh@senckenberg.de). For more information about the Senckenberg Gesellschaft f�r Naturforschung, please visit www.senckenberg.d Kim Riemensperger (to subscribe/unsubscribe the EvolDir send mail to golding@mcmaster.ca)