PhD Call 2009 at the University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna

PhD Call 2009 at the University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna

Several PhD positions are available in the Institute of Population
Genetics at the University of Veterinary Medicine in Vienna from
autumn 2009. Through the analysis of natural variation the students
will receive training in evolutionary theory and population genetics
in an interdisciplinary research environment. Students will join a
lively institute working at the interface between experimental and
theoretical population genetics. Our institute represents a synthesis
of theoretical and experimental expertise in population genetics
(Christian Schloetterer) , molecular evolution and bioinformatics
(Carolin Kosiol), functional genetics (Alistair McGregor and Thomas
Flatt) and conservation genetics (Franz Suchentrunk) . We welcome
applications from international students as the working language of
the institute is English. Available projects include:

-Functional characterization of copy number variation in Drosophila
(Schloetterer group)

-Probabilistic modeling of inter- and intraspecies sequence evolution
(Kosiol group)

-Mechanisms and evolution of Drosophila life history and aging (Flatt group)

-Genetic basis of morphological variation in Drosophila (McGregor group)

-Measuring gene flow between hare species by massive parallel
sequencing (Suchentrunk group)

See the following websites for more information on the projects and
the application procedure:

http://i122server.vu-wien.ac.at/pop/index.html

Application deadline is 15 May 2009

For questions and enquires, feel free to contact: carolin.kosiol@vu-wien.ac.at