Doctoral Researcher, fish physiology and behaviour

Deadline: 18.4.2024 23:59pm.

The following documents should be attached to the application:

· A one-page motivation letter

· CV, including list of publications (if any).

· Copies of degree certificate and transcript of records (MSc level)

· Names and contact information of two referees

The University of Helsinki (https://www.helsinki.fi/en ) is an international scientific community of 40,000 students and researchers. It is one of the leading multidisciplinary research universities in Europe. The Faculty of Biological and Environmental Sciences is Finland’s most high-profile and extensive hub of research and teaching in the field. The Faculty educates experts to meet the needs of universities, research institutes, government, schools and the business sector.

Relevant literature

Barson, N.J., Aykanat, T., Hindar, K., Baranski, M., Bolstad, G.H., Fiske, P., Jacq, C., Jensen, A.J., Johnston, S.E., Karlsson, S., Kent, M., Oen, T.M., Niemela, E., Nome, T., Naesje, T.F., Orell, P., Romakkaniemi, A., Saegrov, H., Urdal, K., Erkinaro, J., Lien, S., Primmer, C.R., 2015. Sex-dependent dominance at a single locus maintains variation in age at maturity in salmon. Nature 528, 405–408. https://doi.org/10.1038/nature16062

House, A.H., Debes, P.V., Kurko, J., Erkinaro, J., Primmer, C.R., 2023. Genotype-specific variation in seasonal body condition at a large-effect maturation locus. Proceedings of the Royal Society B. https://doi.org/10.1098/rspb.2023.0432

Pearse, D.E., Barson, N.J., Nome, T., Gao, G., Campbell, M.A., Abadía-Cardoso, A., Anderson, E.C., Rundio, D.E., Williams, T.H., Naish, K.A., Moen, T., Liu, S., Kent, M., Moser, M., Minkley, D.R., Rondeau, E.B., Brieuc, M.S.O., Sandve, S.R., Miller, M.R., Cedillo, L., Baruch, K., Hernandez, A.G., Ben-Zvi, G., Shem-Tov, D., Barad, O., Kuzishchin, K., Garza, J.C., Lindley, S.T., Koop, B.F., Thorgaard, G.H., Palti, Y., Lien, S., 2019. Sex-dependent dominance maintains migration supergene in rainbow trout. Nat Ecol Evol 3, 1731–1742. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41559-019-1044-6

Prokkola, J.M., Chew, K.K., Anttila, K., Maamela, K.S., Yildiz, A., Åsheim, E.R., Primmer, C.R., Aykanat, T., 2024. Tissue-specific metabolic enzyme levels covary with whole-animal metabolic rates and life-history loci via epistatic effects. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences 379, 20220482. https://doi.org/10.1098/rstb.2022.0482

Waters, C.D., Clemento, A., Aykanat, T., Garza, J.C., Naish, K.A., Narum, S., Primmer, C.R., 2021. Heterogeneous genetic basis of age at maturity in salmonid fishes. Molecular Ecology 30, 1435–1456. https://doi.org/10.1111/mec.15822