Doctorado competitivo en genómica ecológica en Praga

PhD Position in Ecological Genomics of Convergent Adaptation to Whole Genome Duplication

Location: Prague, Czech Republic

Organization: Group of Ecological Genomics (Filip Kolár), Department of Botany, Faculty of Science, Charles University, and Institute of Botany, Czech Academy of Sciences

Contract Type: PhD position (start date negotiable)

Main Description:

When and under which circumstances does evolution repeat itself? Evolution is driven by a combination of deterministic forces and stochasticity, whose relative importance remains a matter of debate. Knowing how predictable evolution is can provide insights into predictive evolution of crops, pathogens or species under climate change.

This project will address genomic basis and phenotypic consequences of repeated genome evolution in response to whole genome duplication (WGD). WGD is a dramatic mutation that may provide evolutionary opportunity but also imposes severe stresses associated with cell division and homeostasis, to which a nascent polyploid has to adapt.

By leveraging the natural diversity of Brassicaceae plants which repeatedly underwent changes in ploidy level, the project aims at uncovering general mechanisms determining which portion of their genomes evolves in a predictable manner. The successful candidate will conduct detailed analyses of evolutionary history and genomic basis of WGD adaptation in several species using already available short- and long-read genome-wide data.

Development of spin-off projects in ecological genomics of selected species, participation in cytogenetic assays and/or additional field sampling campaigns in the Balkans is possible. The project builds on previous research in wild Arabidopsis (Konecná et al. 2021 Nat. Comms., Bohutínská et al. 2021 PNAS and 2024 Plos Gen, Vlcek et al. 2025 PNAS) but will extend well beyond this system in order to discern generality.

The project will involve close collaboration with other lab members and national and international project partners, including collaborators at SLU Uppsala (Levi Yant) and University of Calgary (Sam Yeaman).

Requirements:

• Strong motivation for interdisciplinary research at the border of evolutionary biology and population genomics
• MSc degree in Biology or related fields (must be obtained by early fall 2026 at the latest)
• Good spoken and written English; communication at the Department is fully in English

Desirable (not required):

• Experience with evolutionary history reconstruction/biosystematics
• Background in population genetics
• Experience with processing high-throughput sequence data

Benefits/Conditions:

• Creative and supporting atmosphere in an international team
• Membership to an international, diverse PhD student community at Department of Botany
• Additional interdisciplinary experience through international collaboration in polyploid evolutionary genomics and statistical genomics
• Competitive salary covered
• Fully covered health insurance and contribution to the social security system
• Support for establishment of foreign employees via the Staff Welcome Center of the University
• Work in the historical center of Prague, a vibrant cultural city

How to Apply:

Submit your CV (including contact details for two referees) and an approximately half-page motivation letter as a single PDF file via the registration form: https://forms.gle/LbDvGuSGWJBHvcJw9

Review of applications will begin on March 15, 2026 and will continue until the position has been filled.

For additional questions, contact: Filip Kolár (filip.kolar@natur.cuni.cz)

Further information: https://www.plantecologicalgenomics.cz/

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Project Assistant in Population Biology and Evolution

Location: Lund, Skåne County, Sweden (Stensoffa Ecological Field Station)

Organization: Lund University, Faculty of Science – Population biology, micro- and macroevolution research group, led by Professor Erik Svensson

Contract Type: Fixed-term seasonal employment, May 1 – September 15, 2026. 70% full-time, part-time position. Up to three positions available with flexible start and end dates within the specified period.

Main Description: Participate in and lead data collection within a long-term population study of damselflies ongoing since 2000. Work includes field experiments at Stensoffa Ecological Field Station, regular visits and re-visits to localities to estimate individual densities and marking of individuals in a mark-recapture study. During summer months, estimate population densities and colour morph frequencies in a standardized way. Laboratory work involves classifying captured individuals to phenotypic categories, collecting morphometric data registered in a database, and collecting specimens for later DNA-sequencing and molecular work. Additional responsibilities include administrative tasks, logistics coordination, and supervision of Swedish and foreign students.

Requirements: University education in ecology, evolution or conservation biology. Field work experience with insects required. Good knowledge of written and spoken English. Basic knowledge about insects, identification and capture techniques. Ability to work independently and in a group. Valid Swedish driver's license (car transport to field localities required).

Other Merits: Master's degree in biology. Broad experience of biological work with emphasis on field experience with insects. Good communicative and cooperative skills. Strong leadership skills and ability to supervise students. Administrative experience. Computer experience and excellent digital skills. Personal qualities valued: ambition, drive and independence.

Benefits/Conditions: Fixed-term contract May 1 – September 15, 2026. Monthly salary (amount not specified in posting). Position includes coordination with field logistics and student supervision.

How to Apply: Submit a cover letter stating your reasons for interest, how the position aligns with your qualifications, and how this experience will facilitate your future career trajectories. Include CV, degree certificate or equivalent, and supporting documents (grade transcripts, reference contact information, letters of recommendation, etc.). Submit through Lund University's recruitment system.

https://lu.varbi.com/en/what:job/jobID:895798/

Contact: Professor Erik Svensson Phone: +46 705 97 04 03 Email: erik.svensson@biol.lu.se

Reference Number: PA2026/211

Application Deadline: March 19, 2026

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Oferta de trabajo buceando en el Caribe

Lead Waterfront Assistant, SFS Center for Marine Resource Studies

Location: South Caicos, Turks and Caicos Islands

Organization: The School for Field Studies (SFS) - Center for Marine Resource Studies

Contract Type: Not specified

Main Description: The Lead Waterfront Assistant (Lead WA) provides support in the areas of program delivery, academics, research, group dynamics, logistics, program safety, risk management and site maintenance. The position assists faculty with various research projects, including planning, data gathering, analysis and report writing. The position also assists the Dive Safety Officer / Marine Operations Coordinator in the implementation of the dive and waterfront program. This includes assisting with the safe and prudent conduct of SCUBA, snorkeling, swimming, and boating activities conducted at the Center.

SFS creates transformative study abroad experiences through field-based learning and research. Educational programs explore the human and ecological dimensions of complex environmental problems faced by local partners, contributing to sustainable solutions in the places where we live and work.

Requirements:

• Ability to obtain Turks and Caicos Island visa (SFS will assist with completing this process)
• BA/BS in Marine Ecology, Marine Resource Management or Marine Policy and Socio-economics
• Current First Aid and CPR certifications
• Current, active PADI Instructor certification, including insurance
• Ability to provide own SCUBA gear, including service receipt for regulators
• Experience working with U.S. college-age students in a professional setting
• Small boat handling experience
• Small boat maintenance trouble identification
• Experience organizing and facilitating groups
• Clean driving record and ability to operate standard transmission vehicles and boats
• Demonstrated ability to work as a team member and independently
• Demonstrated commitment to environmental issues
• Willingness to work flexible hours and live on site at the field station with a small team of permanent staff, groups of US undergraduate students and visiting researchers or programs

Benefits/Conditions:

• SFS will assist with Turks and Caicos Island visa process
• Live on site at the field station
• Work with small team of permanent staff, groups of US undergraduate students and visiting researchers

How to Apply: Submit a cover letter and resume outlining relevant experiences via the online application on the SFS Careers page at https://fieldstudies.catsone.com/careers/

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Prácticas remuneradas en sostenibilidad marina (La Haya | 6 meses | €500/mes)

 

Internship in Sustainable European Seaweed Sector Development

Location: The Hague, Netherlands

Organization: European Seaweed Association (ESWA)

Contract Type: Internship, 6 months, full-time (40 hours per week), Start ASAP

Main Description: The European Seaweed Association (ESWA) is the representative body for the European seaweed industry. ESWA 1) represents the sector, 2) supports its member network and 3) promotes the seaweed sector on behalf of more than 130 member organisations from across Europe.

As an intern at ESWA, you will immerse yourself in the world of seaweed and actively contribute to a variety of projects and activities in the seaweed sector, depending on your interests and background. Examples of your work may include:

• Supporting innovative seaweed farming projects
• Helping to organise events, knowledge workshops and campaigns
• Contributing to further development of the roadmap for the sector

You will work together with stakeholders across the seaweed value chain and with the ESWA team. ESWA manages the largest Offshore Test Site in Europe (twelve kilometres off the coast of Scheveningen) and operates NSF#1, the first seaweed farm in an offshore wind farm.

Requirements:

• Bachelor or Master student at a university or university of applied sciences
• Passion for sustainability and innovation
• Relevant study background and profile
• Proactive, hands-on attitude and ability to work independently
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills in both Dutch and English
• Social and confident in approaching people
• Available full-time for six months, with at least two days per week at the office in The Hague

Benefits/Conditions:

• Gross internship allowance: €500 per month
• Inspiring and dynamic working environment at a unique organisation
• Valuable learning experience in diverse sustainability projects
• Opportunity to build a network in the seaweed sector
• Small organisation with highly motivated and enthusiastic team with a shared mission

How to Apply: Send your CV and cover letter to hr@northseafarmers.org

For more information: https://www.northseafarmers.org/jobs/stage

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Personal técnico en bioinformática (contrato 2 años, Asturias)

Personal técnico en bioinformática

Ubicación: Asturias, Principado de Asturias, España

Organización: Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria del Principado de Asturias (ISPA)

Tipo de Contrato: Contrato de Personal Técnico en Bioinformática, 2 años. Incorporación: enero de 2027. Contrato sujeto a concesión por organismo financiador en el marco de la Acción Estratégica en Salud (AES).

Descripción Principal:

El ISPA busca un Personal Técnico en Bioinformática para reforzar su capacidad de soporte transversal a los grupos de investigación del Instituto.

Funciones principales:

• Prestación de servicios de bioinformática de manera transversal a los distintos grupos de investigación del ISPA.
• Apoyo técnico en el análisis, procesamiento e interpretación de datos ómicos generados en proyectos de investigación biomédica.
• Colaboración estrecha con investigadores clínicos y básicos, facilitando soluciones analíticas adaptadas a las necesidades de cada proyecto.

Requisitos:

Obligatorios:

• Titulación de Grado en Bioinformática o cualquier otra titulación universitaria de Grado acompañada de Máster oficial especializado en Bioinformática.

Perfil a valorar: Se valorará especialmente experiencia y/o conocimientos en:

• Análisis de datos ómicos: proteómica, transcriptómica/genómica y metabolómica.
• Procesamiento y análisis de datos de LC-MS y/o NGS.
• Uso de R y/o Python para análisis estadístico y visualización de datos.
• Fundamentos sólidos de estadística aplicada.
• Aplicación de Machine Learning a datos ómicos.
• Herramientas de análisis downstream: enriquecimiento funcional, análisis de rutas (pathway analysis) y análisis de redes.
• Integración de datos multi-ómicos.
• Entornos de computación de alto rendimiento (HPC).
• Perfil claramente orientado a servicio técnico y soporte a la investigación, no al desarrollo de líneas de investigación propias.

Beneficios/Condiciones:

• Contrato competitivo de 2 años de duración.
• Incorporación en enero de 2027.
• Integración en un entorno de investigación biomédica dinámico y multidisciplinar.
• Participación en proyectos competitivos de ámbito regional, nacional e internacional.
• Oportunidad de aplicar bioinformática avanzada con impacto directo en investigación en salud.

Cómo Aplicar:

Contacto: guillermo.delriego@finba.es

Información completa: https://ispa-finba.es/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/Oferta-Bioinformatico.pdf

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Especialista freelance en redes sociales para naturaleza y empresas (2.100-3.500 USD/mes, remoto)

 

Freelance Social Media & Content Specialist (remote)

Location:
Remote. Virtual team, can be based anywhere with right to work, but overlap with UK/Central Europe time zone is essential.

Organization:
Business for Nature

Contract Type:
Freelance. Ideally starting 16 March 2026 - end 2026 with potential for extension. Retainer range: USD 2,100–3,500 per month, depending on location and experience.

Main Description:
Business for Nature is seeking a creative, strategic, experienced and hands-on freelance social media specialist to work alongside the communications team as a copywriter, visual designer and strategic partner for our social media channels, especially LinkedIn. We're looking for someone to help us tell our stories on social, navigating the "ambition loop" where business action drives policy ambition and vice-versa for nature.

Role objectives:

• Boost our advocacy impact: create real change that drives business action for nature through government policy and ambitious advocacy from our corporate partners
• Ensure we remain a credible voice: position Business for Nature as a trusted, evidence-based leader on the business-nature agenda
• Insert Business for Nature in the right conversations: ensure participation and visibility in high-level global policy and business dialogues
• Engage our audience: grow a community of advocates and supporters who actively share and interact with our content
• Build awareness, reach and understanding of Business for Nature and our work among target audiences, including policymakers and senior business leaders (CEO, CSO)

Key responsibilities:

• Day-to-day delivery of our social media strategy, mainly using LinkedIn
• Write compelling copy that aligns with our values: Conversational yet professional, concise and jargon-free, bold and ambitious. Must be able to make complex policy topics simple and engaging in plain and simple American English and appeal to a broad political spectrum
• Take the lead on designing new assets: elevate our visual identity. Business for Nature is undergoing a brand refresh, so you'll be taking the lead on bringing our new brand to life through professional, visual assets and templates for content series. This might include carousels, quote card graphics, infographics, dynamic/animated text-based content and short-form video, which can be adapted by the comms team as needed
• Strategic implementation: Link content to our organizational priorities to influence business leaders and policymakers, including repurposing reports and website content, campaign coverage, thought leadership and sharing policy wins and publications
• Community management: Proactively engage with our 33K+ LinkedIn audience, 100+ partners and 1,500+ signatory companies, ensuring Business for Nature is at the center of the right conversations
• Report on content performance: Assist with light reporting through Hootsuite and KPI tracking to refine our approach and maximize reach
• Scheduling and posting/cross-posting: Manage post scheduling in Hootsuite, ensuring all posts adhere to our strict branding and formatting standards

Requirements:

• Experience creating content for LinkedIn to engage a business or government audience
• Ability to make complex topics engaging and clear: find the compelling story in technical, policy and sustainability topics to bring copy to life while adding a touch of light-heartedness where it makes sense
• Mastery of tone: ability to write in a conversational, inclusive, and professional voice that avoids "faceless" jargon
• Design excellence: advanced understanding of Canva and social design principles using the BfN brand guidelines
• Stylistic rigor: Work within the BfN style guide, including the use of American English
• Technical proficiency: Strong grasp of Analytics, capable of managing light reporting and data tracking
• Organization and professionalism: Maintaining clear timelines and structured workflows, communicating proactively and meeting deadlines consistently. You uphold high standards of accuracy and attention to detail

Nice to have, but not essential:

• Experience in corporate or advocacy spaces: demonstrated experience creating engaging, strategic social media content for a professional audience
• Paid Ads experience
• Video content creation skills

Benefits/Conditions:
Remote work from anywhere (with right to work). Retainer: USD 2,100–3,500 per month, depending on location and experience.

How to Apply:
Submit a CV, a cover letter, and a portfolio of LinkedIn-specific content to contact@businessfornature.org with the subject line "freelance social media specialist application" by Sunday, 1 March 2026.

Important notes:

• Candidates who applied through LinkedIn or other channels without a cover letter will NOT be considered
• We will only respond to candidates selected for the interview process, and we may close the application window early if oversubscribed

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Diseña actividades de interpretación ambiental (contrato indefinido)

Especialista en Educación Ambiental – Talher

Ubicación:
Presencia nacional (España)

Organización:
Talher – Empresa de servicios medioambientales especializada en jardinería, forestal, limpieza viaria, recogida de residuos sólidos urbanos y educación ambiental.

Tipo de Contrato:
Indefinido, jornada parcial

Descripción Principal:
Talher busca un especialista en educación ambiental con conocimientos en técnicas y metodologías para dinamizar grupos, con acreditada experiencia en interpretación ambiental en medio urbano.

Tus funciones incluirán:

• Diseño y desarrollo de campañas de comunicación ambiental y concienciación ecológica
• Planificación de actividades y elaboración de material didáctico para las campañas
• Diseño, dinamización y evaluación de actividades del Programa educativo (itinerarios, rutas de senderismo, actividades ciclistas, talleres) dirigidas a escolares, grupos organizados, familias y público general
• Diseño, dinamización y evaluación de eventos
• Colaboración en la elaboración de contenidos de publicaciones
• Elaboración de contenidos del blog del Programa
• Participación en recogida de datos y elaboración de informes periódicos

Requisitos:

• Grado/Licenciatura en Ciencias de la Naturaleza, Biología, Forestal o similares
• Experiencia en educación ambiental e interpretación ambiental en medio urbano
• Capacidades para coordinación y dinamización de grupos de trabajo
• Experiencia en dinámicas de intervención social
• Experiencia en elaboración de materiales didácticos
• Experiencia deseable en posiciones similares
• Nivel B2 en inglés (valorable)
• Nociones en PRL, calidad y medio ambiente (deseable)
• Saber montar en bici y manejarse en rutas urbanas (deseable)

Beneficios/Condiciones:

• Horario: miércoles a domingo (3 semanas al mes) y lunes a viernes (1 semana al mes). Se libra un fin de semana al mes
• Jornada parcial
• Contrato indefinido
• Empresa comprometida con igualdad de oportunidades y presencia equilibrada de género

Cómo Aplicar:
https://www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/4361020383/

Más información sobre Talher: https://www.talher.com/

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Prácticas remuneradas con ballenas y delfines en Hawai'i ($1,000/mes, 4 meses)

Research Internship with Marine Mammals

Location: Maui, Hawai'i

Organization: Pacific Whale Foundation (non-profit organization dedicated to protecting whales and other marine wildlife through research, education, and conservation)

Contract Type: Full-time, four-month paid internship beginning in March

Main Description:

This internship offers hands-on experience in marine mammal research, combining photo-identification, data analysis, and regular fieldwork on whales and dolphins alongside experienced researchers.

In the office, interns will learn: how to input, organize, and quality-control data; how to photographically identify dolphins and whales; how to use database software; and gain a working understanding of the biology and ecology of Hawai'i's marine wildlife.

In the field, interns will learn: how to scan for and identify whales and dolphins, collect photo-identification data, and conduct behavioral observations of wild animals. Field days are weather dependent, typically occur approximately once per week, and can range from 7–12 hours in length.

Requirements:

• Possess a university degree or be an advanced undergraduate in biology, zoology, marine biology, ecology, or a related field
• Demonstrate a professional and responsible approach to scientific research
• Be proficient with computers and data entry (PCs and Microsoft Office)
• Be willing to spend extended periods performing repetitive, detail-oriented tasks
• Have a strong work ethic and be adaptable and independent
• Prior on-water experience is strongly preferred

Benefits/Conditions:

Interns receive a $1,000/month stipend and are responsible for their own travel and living expenses. Public transportation is available on the island.

How to Apply:

Applicants must be authorized to work in the United States or legally permitted to remain in Hawai'i for the duration of the internship. International applicants may be considered but are responsible for securing any required visas and documentation.

Interested candidates should email the following materials as PDF attachments to research@pacificwhale.org with the subject line "Hawai'i Research Internship Application":

• Cover letter including your availability and preferred internship period
• Resume describing training, experience, and relevant skills
• Names and contact information for two references

More details are available here: https://pacificwhale.org/what-we-do/research-internship/

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