Title- Russian speaking post-doctoral/ PhD student position in salmon parasite evolutionary genetics A position is available for up to 2.5 years to work as part of a collaborative project aimed at understanding the molecular and ecological mechanisms that have contributed to evolution of Gyrodactylus parasite resistance in Atlantic salmon populations of the Karelian republic in Russia.
Our earlier research has demonstrated that a remarkable feature of this host-parasite system is that there is a gradient of parasite tolerance which mirrors the phylogeography of Atlantic salmon:
The freshwater salmon of Karelia (in Lakes Onega and Ladoga) have the longest common history with the parasite and have evolved almost complete immunological resistance.
The project consortium includes research groups in Finland (Prof. Craig Primmer at the University of Turku: http://users.utu.fi/ primmer ; Prof. Jaakko Lumme at the University of Oulu: http://cc.oulu. fi/~jlumme/ ) and Russia (Dr. Alexei Veselov at the Karelian Research Center: http://ib.krc. karelia.ru/ ). The successful applicant should be able to communicate fluently in both English and Russian and have a strong background in evolutionary genetics and/or fish parasitology plus an interest in multi-disciplinary research on these topics.
The successful applicant would be expected to spend extended periods of time in each of the research groups as well as in the field in northwest Russia. Informal inquires and applications. Applications in BOTH English and Russian should be emailed as pdf attachments to Craig Primmer (craig.primmer@ utu.fi) and should include a full CV and publication list, a free-form letter indicating current research interests and motivation for applying for the position and names and contact details of at least two referees.
Prospective post docs should also include a statement of previous research and supervision experience and prospective PhD students should send a formal university document outlining courses taken during their degree. Review of applications will commence on 15.2 with the preferred starting date being April 2008. The salary range is approximately 2350-2600 EUR per month for post-docs and 1730-2050 for PhD students, depending on the level of previous experience of the candidate.
Relevant project publications: Kuusela, J. Zie;tara, M. S. and Lumme J (2007) Hybrid origin of Baltic salmon-specific parasite Gyrodactylus salaris: a model for speciation by host switch for hemiclonal organisms Molecular Ecology 16: 5234-5245 Tonteri, A., Veselov, A.Je. Titov, S., I., Lumme, J. and Primmer, G.R. (2007) The effect of migratory behaviour on genetic diversity and population divergence: a comparison of anadromous and freshwater Atlantic salmon Salmo salar. Journal of Fish Biology 70: 381-398 Vasemägi A, Nilsson J and Primmer CR (2005) Expressed sequence tag (EST) linked microsatellites as a source of gene associated polymorphisms for detecting signatures of divergent selection in Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar L.). Molecular Biology and Evolution 22: 1067-1076 Zie;tara, M. S., Kuusela, J., Veselov, A. and J. Lumme (2008).
Molecular faunistics of accidental infections of Gyrodactylus Nordmann, 1832 (Monogenea) parasitic on salmon Salmo salar L. and brown trout Salmo trutta L. in NW Russia . Systematic Parasitology 69: 123-135. -- Craig Primmer Professor of Genetics Division of Genetics and Physiology Department of Biology (Vesilinnantie 5) 20014 University of Turku FINLAND tel. +358 2 333 5571 fax. +358 2 333 6680 craig.primmer@ utu.fi http://users. utu.fi/primmer Craig Primmer
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