Empleo - Postdoctoral Research Fellowship in molecular biology with focus on epigenetic mechanisms underlying the impact of climatic conditions during embryogenesis in Norway spruce on progeny plants.

The Department of Plant Sciences (IPV) at the Norwegian University of Life Sciences (NMBU) has a vacant 3 year Postdoctoral Research Fellowship in molecular biology with focus on epigenetic mechanisms underlying the impact of climatic conditions during embryogenesis in Norway spruce on progeny plants (epigenetic memory).

IPV has approximately 80 employees, including permanent and temporary scientific positions, PhD students, post doctors, technicians and administrative positions.

The Department has six sections: Agroecology, Genetics and Plant Breeding, Plant Protection, Plant Biology and - Biotechnology, Food Crops, and Environmental Horticulture. Plant research at IPV covers a wide range of fields within molecular biology, genetics, genomics, plant physiology, plant breeding, agronomy, horticulture, landscape restoration and arboriculture.

Main tasks;
- Investigate the epigenetic mechanisms underlying epigenetic memory in Norway spruce.
- Identify target genes of the epigenetic machinery.
- Study methylation and histone modifications in target genes in plants arising from high and low embryogenesis temperature.
- Phenotyping with respect to bud-dormancy related traits (i.e. traits affected by the epigenetic memory).

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Becas - Scholarships INSPIRE Call 2 (open to both EU and South African nationals)

INSPIRE Call 2 (open to both EU and South African nationals) - Open 30/11 - 15/3 2015

In this second call of the INSPIRE project we offer 125 scholarships for students, researchers or staff to participate in an exchange or a full degree. It is open to all South African nationals either currently registered as a student, researcher or staff at a Higher Education Institution or with an already completed degree.
For EU nationals this call is open to all registered students, researchers or full-time members of staff interested in applying for an exchange. 

These comprehensive scholarships will cover the following:

• Monthly stipend between € 1000-2500;
• All tuition fees;
• Health insurance;
• Residence permit;
• Travels to and from your study destination.

We urge all applicants to show in their applications one or more instances where you have exhibited the innovation and entrepreneurship that is thematic to the INSPIRE Project and you will receive an additional 10 % in the evaluation of your application.

General Eligibility Criteria

In order to be eligible for an Erasmus Mundus scholarship under the INSPIRE Project all applicants must fulfill the following general criteria:

• be a national of South Africa or an EU member state;
  
• have sufficient knowledge of the language of instruction;
  
• South African applicants can neither have lived nor developed their main activity (study, work, etc.) over more than 12 months, in the last 5 years, in an EU member state - not applicable to staff;
  
• can not have benefited in the past from an Erasmus Mundus scholarship for the same type of mobility - not applicable to staff;
  
• for an exchange mobility, the applicant has to be an enrolled student, researcher or full-time staff member;
  
• for a full degree, the applicant has to have obtained a relevant degree from a Higher Education Institution.

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Empleo - Investigador Postdoctoral Proyecto modelos adecuación del hábitat y conectividad ecológica Oso Pardo Cantábrico

Se oferta un contrato para un investigador postdoctoral, financiado por un proyecto del Plan Nacional de I+D+i del que soy investigador principal, para el desarrollo de modelos de adecuación del hábitat y conectividad ecológica a diferentes escalas espaciales y temporales para el oso pardo cantábrico. La duración del contrato ofertado es de un año ampliable en función de los logros obtenidos en el primer año.

Se requiere contar con el grado de doctor, publicaciones en revistas internacionales como primer autor, nivel alto de inglés, conocimientos avanzados en el manejo de sistemas de información geográfica, y experiencia demostrable en la temática (aunque no necesariamente en la especie) indicada. Se valorarán positivamente los conocimientos del lenguaje de programación R. El candidato seleccionado se incorporaría al equipo del proyecto y a las líneas de investigación en ecología del paisaje que coordino en la Universidad Politécnica de Madrid.

Los interesados pueden enviar su CV y una breve carta de motivación por correo electrónico directamente a;