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Göteborgs universitet / Biologjobb / Göteborg
2018-02-28
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The University of Gothenburg tackles society's challenges with diverse knowledge. 38 000 students and 6 000 employees make the university a large and inspiring place to work and study. Strong research and attractive study programmes attract scientists and students from around the world. With new knowledge and new perspectives, the University contributes to a better future.

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 Gothenburg Botanical garden, at Medicinarberget in Gothenburg, and at the marine research station that is run by the Sven Lovén Centre for Marine Infrastructure-Kristineberg. The current position is placed in Gothenburg.

Project description

Birds are one of the most charismatic and well-studied group of animals, yet we know very little about how humans have affected their global patterns of diversity and evolutionary history. This project is part of a larger initiative funded by the Swedish Research Council titled "Is biodiversity understandable from contemporary distributions?" with Søren Faurby (goo.gl/9S6nuP) as a PI and Tim Blackburn (goo.gl/9LWXfk; a bird macro-ecologist at University College London) and Manuel Steinbauer (goo.gl/UEiG7T; an island biologist at Friedrich-Alexander University Erlangen-Nürnberg) as co-applicants. The work will involve close collaboration with this team as well as additional researchers at Gothenburg University, especially members of the Antonelli Lab (http://antonelli-lab.net/).

Earlier work by the PI has discovered substantial biases in macro-scale analyses of mammals, when conclusions are drawn based only on present-day distributions (e.g. http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/ddi.12369/full; http://www.pnas.org/content/113/4/868.short;
http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/ecog.02287/abstract). The goal of this project is to investigate whether those biases are restricted to mammals (which could be particularly sensitive to anthropogenic impacts), or are more general and affect other organisms.

Job assignments

• Retrieving and analyzing information on the taxonomy of extinct birds
• Estimating and analysing potential present-natural distribution of all bird species and the differences between these and contemporary patterns

Employment

The employment is a full-time position for 18 months. The physical placement will be at the University of Gothenburg, Department of Biological and EnvironmentalScience but may include shorter stays at University College London or Friedrich-Alexander University Erlangen-Nürnberg.

Eligibility

The applicant must hold a PhD in an area relevant for the tasks at hand (macroecology, ornithology, spatial analysis, macroevolution, palaeontology, or related fields). Note that the thesis must be awarded prior to the Closing date of this position.

Necessary qualifications

• Documented capacity to work in groups and independently
• Advanced skills in R or potentially another analytical platform
• Excellent communication skills, written and spoken, in English are necessary since we work in an international environment.

Desirable qualifications

• A strong publication record (relative to the applicants' scientific age)
• Experience with handling and ideally generating large databases
• Experience with spatial and macro-evolutionary analyses
• Knowledge of the study group (birds)
• Experience in palaeontology and or taxonomy

How to apply

In order to apply for a position at the University of Gothenburg, you have to register an account in our online recruitment system. It is the responsibility of the applicant to ensure that the application is complete in accordance with the instructions in the job advertisement, and that it is submitted before the deadline. The selection of candidates is made on the basis of the qualifications registered in the application.

Link: https://www.gu.se/omuniversitetet/aktuellt/lediga-jobb

Closing date: 2018-04-15

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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Publiceringsdatum
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Jobbnummer
3992782

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