Stillingstittel:
ERC-funded postdoctoral position (3 years) in epigenetics of fish domestication

Stillingsbeskrivelse:

Nord University offers education at bachelor, master and doctoral levels. Each year, new students are admitted to more than 180 study programmes within both professional and theoretical fields. Nord University has approximately 1,200 employees and 12,000 students at study locations in Vesterålen, Bodø, Mo i Rana, Sandnessjøen, Nesna, Namsos, Steinkjer, Levanger and Stjørdal. Through contact with local communities and broad networks within business and industry, Nord University aims to contribute to meeting regional, national and global challenges.

Faculty of Biosciences and Aquaculture (FBA)FBA is responsible for research, teaching and dissemination of knowledge within biosciences and aquaculture. In recent years, FBA has undergone a major development both in terms of faculty and infrastructure. Today FBA stands as an internationally diverse academic environment. The Faculty has approximately 110 employees in professional and technical/administrative support functions.

The teaching at the Faculty is research-based. FBA offers Bachelor's programmes in Biology, International Marketing, Aquaculture Management and a unique Joint Bachelor Degree in Animal Science that grants students direct transfer to the veterinary studies at University of Veterinary Medicine and Pharmacy in Slovakia. Moreover, we offer Master's programme in Biology and Aquaculture, and a PhD programme in Aquatic Biosciences.

FBA aims to be a leading international arena in the High North for education, research and knowledge dissemination in aquaculture and marine ecology, fostered by a unique genomic platform and characterized by strong interaction between the disciplines. The Faculty possesses state-of-the-art laboratory facilities and operates a modern Research Station about 10 minutes from campus. The Faculty seeks to strengthen the relations between students, the research community, public sector and the industry. For more information, visit the Faculty's website www.nord.no/en/fba

Jobbnorge ID: 122479

A three-year postdoctoral position in epigenetics of fish domestication is available at the Faculty of Biosciences and Aquaculture, Nord University (Bodø, Norway) from 1 July 2016. 

About the position

FBA invites applications from outstanding candidates for a three-year postdoctoral position within the project Innovative Epigenetic Markers for Fish Domestication (EPIFISH), which has been recently funded by the EU H2020 excellence programme ERC consolidator grant. The project leader, professor Jorge Fernandes is affiliated with the Marine Genomics research group. The successful candidate is expected to participate in all activities related to EPIFISH, including the supervision of graduate and undergraduate students.

 

EPIFISH summary and objectives

Aquaculture is the fastest growing food production sector in the world, since there is an increasing demand for fish protein to feed a growing global population, which cannot be met by fisheries. In order to ensure the sustainability of this sector it is critical to domesticate and selectively improve the major commercial fish species. EPIFISH is a timely project that will address fish domestication and selection from a new perspective using a multidisciplinary approach. The rapid pace of substantial phenotypic changes during adaptation to new environmental conditions in fish undergoing domestication raises the hypothesis that epigenetic mechanisms are involved in this process. Thus, the overarching aim of EPIFISH is to ascertain the importance of epigenetics in fish domestication using the Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) as model species. The project

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Arbeidsgiver Navn: Nord universitet

Arbeidsgiver adresse: Postboks 1490 8049 BODØ

Job kort beskrivelse:
Biologists, botanists, zoologists and related professionals

Land: Norge

Region: Nordland

Kilde til jobbtilbud: NAV, Offentlige arbeidsformidlinger, Norge

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