Postdoctoral Position -- Molecular Systematics

At the University of Vienna (15 faculties, 3 centres, about 180 fields
of study, approx. 8.600 members of staff, approx. 85.000 students) the
position of a University Assistant (post doc) at the Department of
Animal Biodiversity is vacant.

Identification number of advertisement: 1979

Molecular data are nowadays an indispensable source of information to
answer research questions in ecology and biodiversity. In our department
we study patterns of species diversity and species composition at the
community level in order to unravel mechanisms that generate and
maintain biodiversity. Emphasis is on tropical biota, but temperate-zone
communities are also studied (see www.univie.ac.at/animal_biodiversity).
We are seeking for a scientist with an organismal perspective and broad
command of molecular biology techniques, working at the interface
between biodiversity research, ecology, and evolution. The focus should
be on insects as target organisms. A fully equipped lab is available, as
is support through a technician. The successful candidate is expected to
develop an independent, internationally visible research agenda.
Teaching obligation is 4 hours per semester week.

Degree of Employment: 40 hours/week

Areas of work: Generating and using of DNA sequence data for research
questions in evolution and ecology. Teaching in the field of biology,
with emphasis on animal biodiversity, evolution and ecology.

Profile: PhD degree in Biology, preferably with focus on ecology,
evolution, or zoology. Postdoc experience from a competitive research
laboratory. Experience with applying relevant analytical skills,
techniques and methods, including a broad range of molecular biology
techniques. Good command of up-to-date statistical and bioinformatics
methods to analyse molecular data. Strong interest in the field of
biodiversity and evolution. Good command of English language. Interest
in academic teaching in BSc and MSc curricula (e.g. molecular methods
for biologists, insect biodiversity). High motivation and commitment to
work in a team.

Expertise in conservation biology would be welcome.

Applications including a letter of motivation (German or English) should
be sent via Job Center to the University of Vienna
(http://jobcenter.univie.ac.at) no later than 31.03.2011 and be
referenced to the identification number 1979.

For further information please contact Univ.-Prof. Mag. Dr. Konrad
Fiedler (konrad.fiedler@univie.ac.at).

The University of Vienna intends to increase the number of women on its
faculty, particularly in high-level positions, and therefore
specifically invites applications by women. Among equally qualified
applicants women will receive preferential consideration.

Identification number of advertisement: 1979

E-Mail: jobcenter@univie.ac.at

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Dr. Brigitte Gottsberger

Department of Animal Biodiversity
Faculty of Life Sciences
University of Vienna

Rennweg 14
A- 1030 Vienna

Tel: +43-1-4277-57405
Fax: +43-1-4277-9574

e-mail: brigitte.gottsberger@univie.ac.at
http://www.univie.ac.at/animal_biodiversity/

ASPT Research Grants for Graduate Students in Systematics

American Society of Plant Taxonomists
2011 Research Grants for Graduate Students

The ASPT is pleased to announce the Society’s annual competition for research grants
for graduate student investigators. Support is available for both masters and doctoral
students to conduct fieldwork, herbarium studies, and/or laboratory research in any area
of plant systematics. No award will exceed $1000, and it is unlikely that proposals from
previous recipients will be funded. Proposals will be funded on the basis of merit,
regardless of the research area within systematics.

Proposals will be reviewed by the Society’s Awards and Honors Committee and must
include the following:

1. Curriculum vitae;
2. Proposal (the text, including figures but excluding literature cited, should
not exceed two single-spaced pages) that describes the research to be conducted,
emphasizing the role the grant funds will play;
3. Itemized budget;
4. A letter of recommendation from the student’s major professor or primary
research facilitator at the time of the proposal.

Eligibility: Applicants must be members of ASPT at the time of the application
deadline. Details regarding ASPT membership can be found at the ASPT homepage
(http://www.aspt.net/index.php).

Proposal submission: Proposal materials and letters of recommendation must be
submitted electronically as pdf files. Items 1-3 above should be submitted as a single
document. Use the following formats for filenames for the proposal materials and
reference letter, respectively:

student name_proposalASPT.pdf
student name_letterASPT.pdf.

All application materials should be submitted to Chelsea Specht via e-mail to
cdspecht at berkeley.edu

A list of past awardees and research topics can be found at
http://www.aspt.net/society/funding/gradstudentgrants.php

Submission deadline for all materials: 9 March 2011.

This message was sent from the ASPT Business Office:

Ms. Linda Brown
Business Office Manager
American Society of Plant Taxonomists
University of Wyoming
Department of Botany 3165
1000 E University Avenue
Laramie, WY 82071

Telephone: (307) 766-2556
Fax: (307) 766-2851
Email: aspt at uwyo.edu
URL ASPT: http://www.aspt.net/
URL Systematic Botany: http://www.sysbot.org
Online Application: https://extranet.sheridan.com/aspt/

"Making comparative methods as easy as ABC" on Phyloseminar.org

RESCHEDULED:

Brian O'Meara speaks Wednesday, March 30th at 11am PST on "Making comparative methods as easy as ABC"

For decades, biologists have addressed evolutionary and ecological questions using measurements of species traits, phylogenies, and an assortment of comparative methods. Unfortunately, while there is a large assortment of these methods, they are still fairly limited and development of new methods is slow. It took seven years between the introduction of using a simple Brownian motion model for looking at trait evolution (Felsenstein, 1985) and the use of this same model for looking at rates of trait evolution (Garland, 1992), and an additional 14 years to more powerful tests using a small modification of the basic model (O'Meara et al., 2006). Still other promising methods are described and even tested but remain unavailable to empiricists because they are not put into software. As a result, the questions empiricists can ask about the world are limited by the research productivity of the few dozen scientists who develop and implement new methods in phylogenetics. We describe a new approach based on Approximate Bayesian Computation and implemented in R that will allow researchers to easily develop their own models for trait evolution without requiring them to have specialized mathematical or computational knowledge.

http://phyloseminar.org./

TaXmeX: Colección bibliográfica sobre taxonomía publicada en México ¡en línea!

TaXmeX: Colección bibliográfica sobre taxonomía publicada en México

¡Ya está disponible en línea!
Coleccion artículos taxonómicos publicados en México durante el siglo XX, esta base contiene cerca del 90% de la información producida sobre taxonomía en México durante el siglo XX y tiene aplicación histórica y taxonómica. Consta de 57 revistas capturadas, 28 revistas examinadas, 1079 volúmenes analizados, 1329 números analizados, 6578 artículos capturados, 6150 artículos analizados, 79,294 páginas totales, 2460 autores capturados, 2331 autores analizados pertenecientes a 44 países y 164 instituciones mexicanas, y 31 tipos de trabajo taxonómico, por mencionar los más importantes.

Ya está cargada el 100% de la información estamos en la fase de validación y normalización. En breve iniciaremos la actualización, fase en la que completaremos la bibliografía publicada a partir del año 2000.

Disponible en:

http://atenea.fciencias.unam.mx:8080/jspui/handle/123456789/37171 http://hydra.fciencias.unam.mx:8080/xmlui/handle/123456789/37171

Mas información:

Michán, L., & Llorente, J. (2003). La taxonomía en méxico durante el siglo XX. Publ. Esp. Mus. Zool , 13 , 1-250.

URL http://sistemas.fciencias.unam.mx/\~layla/2003/tesisdoctoradolayla.pdf

La Taxonomía en México durante el siglo XX

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Workshop on Molecular Evolution, North America 2011

Workshop on Molecular Evolution, North America 2011

Fort Collins, Colorado, USA

24 July - 6 August 2011

Application Deadline: 15 May was the preferred application deadline, after which time people will be admitted to the course following review of applications by the admissions committee. However, later applications are accepted.

http://www.molecularevolution.org/workshops/WME

Michael P. Cummings, Scott A. Handley and Kendra Nightingale, Co-Directors

The Workshop consists of a series of lectures, demonstrations and computer laboratories that cover various aspects of molecular evolution. Faculty are chosen exclusively for their effectiveness in teaching theory and practice in molecular evolution. Included among the faculty are developers and other experts in the use of computer programs and packages such as BEAST, *BEAST, DataMonkey, FigTree, Genealogical Sorting Index, GARLI, HyPhy, LAMARC, MAFFT, MrBayes, and SeaView who provide demonstrations and consultations.

For more information and online application see the Workshop web site -

http://www.molecularevolution.org/workshops/WME