Parasitismo, biodiversidad y cambios ambientales: varias y variadas opciones en la Universidad de Varsovia

Ofertas compartidas por Nuria

Two 3-year Postdoc positions at the Institute of Evolutionary Biology at the University of Warsaw (Application Deadline: 15/2/2022; starting date: April 2022) - ideally with background in specimen-based to quantitative evolutionary (paleo)biology/(paleo)ecology/(paleo)parasitology (PhD) to join the (future) team of Kenneth De Baets working on PARADIVE: the integrated study of parasitism, biodiversity and environmental change.

1st Postdoc (UW/IDUB/2021/91) is more focused on (bio)informatics/programming/data science and setting up an invertebrate paleopathology database and collected new data involving molluscs and/or echinoderms across extinction events to model the association between parasite prevalence and host diversity: https://inicjatywadoskonalosci.uw.edu.pl/wp-content/uploads/sites/11/2022/01/job-UW_IDUB_2021_91_EN.pdf

2nd Postdoc (UW/IDUB/2021/90) is more specimen-based and focuses on parasitic remains associated with vertebrate coprolites and species distribution modeling to co-phylogeny to test the impact of climate change and host extinctions: https://inicjatywadoskonalosci.uw.edu.pl/wp-content/uploads/sites/11/2022/01/job-UW_IDUB_2021_90_EN.pdf

There is also a research and technical specialist position (UW/IDUB/2021/89; Deadline: 31/1/2022) which will be closely collaborating with the same team: https://inicjatywadoskonalosci.uw.edu.pl/wp-content/uploads/sites/11/2022/01/job-UW_IDUB_2021_89_EN.pdf

All application details can be found in the linked pdfs. If this would not work, the same job offers can also be found here by searching for their mentioned UW/IDUB/2021 designation: https://inicjatywadoskonalosci.uw.edu.pl/en/job/
More information on the team/project can be found here: https://www.biol.uw.edu.pl/dr-kenneth-de-baets-will-join-the-institute-of-evolutionary-biology/

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PhD in evolutionary ecology of host-parasite interactions (Switzerland)

The group of Aquatic Ecology at ETH Zürich / Eawag has an open Ph. D. Position to study evolutionary ecology of host-parasite interactions, particularly parasite adaptation to host. The study system is the New Zealand freshwater snail Potamopyrgus antipodarum and its trematode parasite Microphallus sp. The goal of the project is to understand the genetic underpinnings of rapid parasite adaptation to new host types. The work includes field work in New Zealand and laboratory infection experiments followed by application of genomics and bioinformatics tools. General information about the research group can be found at http://www.ae.ethz.ch/. Co-PIs in the project are Dr. Hanna Hartikainen (ETH Zurich) and Prof. Roger Butlin (University of Sheffield).

http://www.ae.ethz.ch/jobs.html

Candidates must qualify for admission to the Ph.D. programme of ETH (https://www.ethz.ch/en/doctorate.html). The duration of the position is three years, starting not earlier than May 2016. Salary is according to ETH-scale starting from 47 kchf/year.

Suitable qualified persons are invited to apply by email. Please attach a single PDF file including a letter of motivation, C.V. and names plus addresses of two references. Subject line should read "PHD-Position 2016". Email address to use is jukka.jokela@env.ethz.ch.

Evaluation of applications starts January 2016, and continues until the position is filled.

jukka jokela
professor of aquatic ecology
ETH Zurich
www.ae.ethz.ch

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Post-doctoral fellowship - Parasitism, invasion success and immunoecology (Senegal / France)

*Start: *April 2014

*Places: *Senegal (Mbour, Dakar) / France (Montpellier)

*Context and research project*

The Center of Biology for Population Management (CBGP) offers a 18 month
position to work on an ANR-funded project examining the role of
parasites (or their absence) and immune trade-offs in the establishment
and proliferation of murine invasive species.

The aim of this post-doctoral position is to develop experimental
researches to evaluate the role of parasites and immune pathways in the
success of the house mouse /Mus musculus domesticus /bioinvasion in
Senegal. This work involves experimental infestations and immune
challenges that will be performed on the house mouse and on native
rodents (/Mastomys erythroleucus/) that share similar habitats.

·A preliminary study has emphasized parasites that could play a role in
the success of the mouse bioinvasion : a helminth with direct cycle
(/Aspiculuris/ sp.) and potentially murine malaria (/Plasmodium/ sp.),
which are both non pathogenic for humans and easy to breed in the lab
(eg : Gaherwal et al. 2012; Long et al. 2008). A first objective is to
evaluate the effects of these parasites on rodent fitness through
experimental infestations (cf. Graham /et al. /2011). Fecundity and
immune trade-offs could be investigated. Other experimentations using
infestations could also be performed to disentangle the effects of
parasitism vs immunopathologies on fitness decrease (e.g. Long et al.
2008 ; Belloni et al. 2010).

·A second objective is to compare immunocompetence of house mice living
on invasion fronts vs in anciently colonised areas. A preliminary work
has shown than humoral responses were higher in populations from the
invasion front, probably at the expense of inflammatory responses (Lee &
Klasing 2004). The applicant will test experimentally this result using
immune challenges. Experiments will be performed in the breeding lab
located in Mbour (Senegal). The applicant will work with local ingeneer,
technician and students. Immunological assays will be realised either in
Dakar (Elisa tests) or in Montpellier (multiplex immunoassays).

*Competence required and Procedure*

Ideal candidates would have one or more of the following areas of expertise

·PhD in immunoecology and post-doctoral experience

·Experimental work on rodents; infestations if possible using helminths
or /Plasmodium/

·Ability to work in a developing country

·Ability to work independently as well as in a team (management of
technicians and students)

Interested applicants should send their applications to Nathalie
Charbonnel (nathalie.charbonnel@supagro.inra.fr
) and Carine Brouat
(carine.brouat@ird.fr )

Applications should include: a CV; a research statement explaining the
candidate's previous research experience and research interests, and
contact information of two or more references.

*Closing date: 31 January 2014***

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