PostDoc for Molecular identification and quantification of bivalve larvae

The Alfred Wegener Institute Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research (AWI) is a member of the Helmholtz Association (HGF) and funded by federal and state government. AWI focuses on polar and marine research in a variety of disciplines such as biology, oceanography, geology, geochemistry and geophysics thus allowing multidisciplinary approaches to scientific goals.

PostDoc for "Molecular identification and quantification of bivalve larvae" (m/f/d)

Background

The DAM research mission aims to develop and support options for sustainable use of marine resources and ecosystem services provided by marine protected areas. By focussing on bivalves as epibenthic habitat engineers (especially restored oyster reefs) this part of the project will investigate whether planktonic life stages spill over from protected or restored habitats to create a network with surrounding habitats and other protected areas. Diversity of planktonic life stages will be characterized by metabarcoding and their dispersal will be quantified by quantitative/digital PCR to ground truth connectivity models.

Tasks

• Molecularly characterize diversity of bivalve larvae in samples collected in marine protected areas using metabarcoding
• Develop and optimise realtime or digital PCR assays to quantify target species

Requirements

• PhD in biology, genetics or related field
• Expertise in molecular ecology (especially metabarcoding of metazoans)
• Experience in ship and land based sampling of plankton
• Experience with statistics and bioinformatics
• Excellent communication skills in English (spoken and written)

Further Information

Please contact
Dr. Mathias Wegner
(
; +49 4651 956-4202) or
Dr. Lisa Shama
(
; + 49 4651 956-4204)
for further information.
This is a full-time position, limited to 18 months. It is also suitable for part-time employment. The salary will be paid in accordance with the Collective Agreement for the Public Service of the Federation (Tarifvertrag des öffentlichen Dienstes, TVöD Bund), up to salary level

13
.
The place of employment will be
Sylt.
Postdocs have to register with AWI's postdoc office
, thereby gaining access to a set of tailor-made career development tools.

The AWI is characterised by

• our scientific success - excellent research
• collaboration and cooperation - intra-institute, national and international, interdisciplinary
• opportunities to develop – on the job, aiming at other positions and beyond AWI
• a culture of reconciling work and family – an audited and well-supported aspect of our operation
• our outstanding research infrastructure – ships, stations, aircraft, laboratories and more
• an international environment – everyday contacts with people from all over the world
• having an influence – fundamental research with social and political relevance
• flat hierarchies – facilitating freedom and responsibility
• exciting science topics, with opportunities also in technology, administration and infrastructure

Equal opportunities are an integral part of our personnel policy. The AWI aims to increase the number of female employees and therefore strongly encourages qualified women to apply.

Disabled applicants will be given preference when equal qualifications are present.
The AWI fosters the compatibility of work and family in various ways and has received a number of awards as a result of this engagement.
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