PhD Student (f/m/d)

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The Leibniz Institute for the Analysis of Biodiversity Change (LIB) is one of the large, globally connected research museums of the Leibniz Association. In addition to excellent research on biodiversity and its change, we are advancing the further development of our extensive scientific collections with an international team and state-of-the-art technology. With our exhibition, knowledge transfer and communication work at our exhibition venues Museum Koenig Bonn and Museum der Natur Hamburg, we want to spread enthusiasm for nature and contribute with our research topics to current socio-political discussions on species loss, climate change and the protection of ecosystems. The construction of an integrated natural history museum is being planned for the Hamburg location; the research infrastructure at the Bonn location is currently being significantly expanded.

The LIB has a vacancy for a doctoral student (f/m/d) at the Bonn location limited to 30.09.2026 with the option of an extension to a total of 4 years, 65% hours, remunerated according to E13 TV-L

PhD Student (f/m/d)

in the ERC-funded project "The population genetics of the songbird germline-restricted chromosome". The songbird germline-restricted chromosome is an enigmatic accessory chromosome that is mostly inherited from the mother. In the zebra finch model, the GRC can also be occasionally inherited from the father. In this project, the genetic variation and the evolution of the germline-restricted chromosome within and between different songbird populations/subspecies will be investigated with the help of various genetic, genomic, transcriptomics and/or cytogenetic methods. The project is supervised by Prof. Alexander Suh ([email protected]), who is also happy to answer project-related questions.

 Tasks

  • Analysis of genomic datasets that have been/will be generated by the state-of-art sequencing technologies.
  • Managing and breeding of two populations of captive birds, and their hybrids in captivity.
  • Development of multidisciplinary approaches to trace the inheritance, estimate the genetic variation and recombination of GRCs in model and/or non-model species, including the study of genetic incompatibility of the GRC in captive-bred hybrids.

Requirements

  • Qualifying university degree (master's degree/diploma) in biology, genetics, bioinformatics or a related field
  • Good communication skills, ability to work independently and as a team
  • High commitment and curiosity to evolutionary questions
  • Programming skills and/or experience in cytogenetics and bird handling are an advantage

Applications should be submitted in English. The documents should include a covering letter (including the date when the position can be started and the motivation for this position), a CV in table form, final certificates and a reference contact.

In addition to an exciting task in an excellent research institution, we offer you the company supplementary pension scheme VBL and further training opportunities. Our institution is certified according to the "Work and Family" audit. Remuneration is based on the applicant's qualifications up to pay group E 13 of the TV-L. Applications from women are expressly welcome. Severely disabled persons will be given preference in case of equal suitability. Please send your application only digitally via our applicant portal to Ms Susanne Jenschke: Karriereportal . For organisational reasons, only online applications will be accepted. The closing date for applications for this position is 29.02.2024. You can find more information about our institution on the internet at https://leibniz-lib.de/ .



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