PhD position in Natural Science, specialising in Biology
Göteborgs universitet / Övriga jobb / Göteborg
2017-11-07
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The EU H2020-ITN-ETN project Plant.ID on molecular identification of plants is a European training network aimed at providing 15 PhD fellows across nine European host institutions with excellent training through a network of leading academic experts, museums, governmental and industry partners in the field, using an intensive program with network-wide training events, intra-network supervision and secondments.
At the Department of Biological and Environmental Sciences (BioEnv) we have teaching and research activities that stretch from the alpine ecosystem, through forests, cultivated land and streams, all the way into the marine environment. In these environments we study different levels of biological organisation from genes, individuals and populations, to communities and ecosystems. We work within ecology, evolution, physiology, systematics and combinations of these fields in order to understand the impact of natural and anthropogenic changes of the environment.
The department is placed at three different localities: in the Gothenburg Botanical garden, at Medicinareberget in Gothenburg, and at the marine research station Sven Lovén Centre for Marine Infrastructure-Kristineberg. The current position is placed at in the Gothenburg Botanical Garden.
Project description
"Species, a taxonomic category distinct from the lineage concept? A case study on species delimitation in Silene sect. Dipterospermae in Southern Africa."
Despite its alleged fundamental role in biology, the concept of "species" is surrounded by much confusion. In biological nomenclature, species is a categorical rank among others, but with some special properties like binomials. Reproductive isolation from other species is often regarded as a fundamental property of biological species, but is not a formal requirement for the nomenclatural category. With the advent of genome-wide sequencing and bioinformatic developments scientists are now able to view empirical data in relation to a well defined model of species. The multi-species coalescent is such a model, in which "species" constitute the branches of the phylogenies.
By contrast, "species" in the more traditional sense, used to put names on organisms, is simply a rank among others in the nomenclatural hierarchy used to name taxa. Phylogenetic trees are in contemporary systematics frequently used to name such taxa, which then correspond to clades of arbitrary inclusiveness. Objective: In this project, the impact of using a species-as-clade concept from a species-as-branch concept in various applications will be investigated. Special emphasis will be put on a group of the flowering plant genus Silene occurring in Southern Africa, where some have taxa been defined being critically endangered, whereas others are widespread. In addition, empirical data that may come from other projects in the Plant.ID network will be analyzed. Emphasis will be put on consequences of the various meanings of the word species to conservation and society.
Job description
• Manage and carry through your research project
• Take PhD courses within the Plant.ID network
• Write scientific articles and your PhD thesis
• Participate in international congresses and Plant.ID network meetings
• Stay at a research institution abroad for the secondment(s)
• Teach and disseminate your research
Job conditions
The PhD student will be appointed under an employment contract with a competitive salary and mobility allowance at the host institution. The fellow is expected to start in April 2018. Additional funding for research and participation in courses, workshops, conferences, etc. is ensured. All 15 PhD students in the Plant.ID project will be enrolled in a doctoral program, with the specific intent that it results in a Ph.D. degree and scientific publications.
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Closing date 2018-01-15
In connection to this recruitment, we have already decided which recruitment channels we should use. We therefore decline further contact with vendors, recruitment and staffing companies.
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Publiceringsdatum2017-11-07ErsättningEnligt fastställda lönenivåer för doktorander
Så ansöker duSista dag att ansöka är 2018-01-15
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AdressGöteborgs universitet
Box 463
40530 Göteborg
KontorsadressBox 463
Jobbnummer 3788800
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