A call is open for a one-year (possibility of extension pending funding) postdoctoral position in Grenoble, France. The research topics are Bayesian methods in population genetics with special emphasis on the detection of selection from genome scans.

This postdoctoral position is funded by the Joseph Fourier University (Grenoble) and is part of an ongoing project between two labs: Olivier Francois, TIMC, Faculty of medicine (olivier.francois@imag.fr) and Oscar Gaggiotti, LECA, Lab Ecologie Alpine (oscar.gaggiotti@ujf-grenoble.fr).

It should start around september 2008, but the possibility of earlier or later start dates may be discussed with the applicants.

The postdoctoral fellow will be located in one of the two labs, in strong interaction with the people from the other lab which is located in the same city. Applicants should have a solid experience in at least one of the following fields: biostatistics, bioinformatics or population genetics. Application of computer scientists from the field of machine learning is also encouraged.

To apply: All applicants should send their cv and a list of references to:

olivier.francois@imag.fr
oscar.gaggiotti@ujf-grenoble.fr