Post-Doctoral Fellowships in Plant Barcoding

We seek qualified individuals with a Ph.D. and expertise in molecular techniques and a strong background in plant evolution or systematics for three post-doctoral fellowships to work with the Canadian Barcode of Life Network (CBOLN) to develop, evaluate and apply DNA barcoding to the
Vascular and non-vascular plants of Canada. The fellowships are for two years (salary $Can-45K per year) and are funded by a grant from Genome Canada to the Canadian Barcode of Life Network (CBOLN). Post-docs will collaborate with members of the Canadian Plant Barcoding Working Group composed of Spencer Barrett (Botany, University of Toronto), Sean Graham (UBC Botanical Garden, Univ. of British Columbia), Brian Husband and Steve Newmaster (Integrative Biology, University of Guelph). We would like to fill the positions this summer preferably by June. The three hires will be located in the laboratories of Barrett, Graham and Husband, respectively, but we anticipate considerable cross-fertilization among lab groups.

Post-docs will work on two main objectives: 1) the analysis of a local flora; 2) clade-based testing of barcoding and the analysis of intra-specific variation in taxonomically problematic groups.

Opportunities for additional projects related to barcoding and plant evolution are also available. Qualified applicants are encouraged to visit the websites of Barrett, Graham and Husband Husband where further details of the research focus of each investigator can be found. Applicants should contact individual investigators by e-mail if they are interested in applying for these positions and send a CV and arrange to have three letters of recommendation submitted.

For further information on barcoding and CBOLN visit The Canadian Barcode of Life and the Barcode of Life site.

Please apply by May 15, 2006.

Posted by Hardeep Rai at 1:24 PM on May 3, 2006