MSCA-ITN IGNITE: 15 PhD positions 1935 views

Pan-European MSCA-ITN IGNITE Network of institutions and companies invites applications for 15 PhD/Early Stage Researcher (ESR) positions. IGNITE is Comparative Genomics of Non-Model Invertebrates. All positions will open on 1st July 2018 or as soon as possible thereafter. The program will train a new generation of scientists skilled in all aspects of invertebrate genomics.

Duration: 36 months

Qualifications:

• Applicants are open to students of any nationality and must comply with mobility criteria concerning positions for Early Stage Researchers (ESRs) in Marie Skłodowska-Curie actions.
• Applicant must have less than 4 years full-time research experience at the time of recruitment by the host organisation (contract signature).
• Applicants must NOT hold PhD.
• Applicant must not have resided or carried our their main activity in the country of the host organization for more than a year in the last 3 years immediately prior to the recruitment date.
• Applicant must possess excellent knowledge of the English language (spoken and written / proficiency level).

Applications:

Application must include the following (in English):

• A brief account of the applicant’s research interests and motivation for applying for the position
• The names and contact information for two reference persons. One of these must be the main advisor for the master’s thesis or equivalent thesis.
• CV
• Transcripts and diplomas showing completion of the bachelor’s and master’s degrees, or official confirmation that your master’s thesis has been submitted
• Relevant certificates/references
• List of publications or other relevant scientific work

Projects:

ESR Project 1: Phylogenomics of non-bilaterian animals

ESR Project 2: Comparative genomics of sponge holobionts

ESR Project 3: Genome-wide assessment of the genetic basis of invertebrate adaptation

ESR Project 4: Comparative single-cell transcriptomics in sponges and placozoans

ESR Project 5: Using chromosome conformation capture to assemble genomes to perfection

ESR Project 6: Comparative and functional genomics of oogenesis and animal-vegetal axis specification of animals

ESR Project 7: Using an ‘OMICS’ approach to uncover novel biosynthetic pathways in sponges

ESR Project 8: Ecdysozoa as a model system to test early animal evolution

ESR Project 9: Auto-tuned & flexible phylogenetic likelihood calculations

ESR Project 10: Genomics and resilience of Limacina pteropods

ESR Project 11: Assembly and annotation of heterozygous insect genomes

ESR Project 12: Comparative genomics and phylogenetics of the Deuterostomes

ESR Project 13: Computational identification of major gene regulation modules in development and cell differentiation

ESR Project 14: Design and development of new kmer-based algorithms and application to sequence annotation, taxonomic assignment and transcriptome assembly

ESR Project 15: Semantic publication, dissemination, visualization and re-use of biodiversity-related genomic and metagenomic data