From medicago from net.bio.net Wed Jan 19 08:52:01 2011 From: medicago from net.bio.net (medicago@net.bio.net) Date: Wed Jan 19 09:56:27 2011 Subject: [Medicago] Medicago postdoctoral fellowship in Sweden Message-ID: Dear colleagues, A postdoctoral fellowship is available at the Department of Plant and Environmental Sciences, University of Gothenburg Sweden to work on Mycorrhiza symbiosis in Medicago truncatula. More info about the position is provided in the attachment. Best regards Cornelia Spetea Wiklund Professor of Plant Cell Physiology Researcher of the Swedish Research Council Department of Plant & Environmental Sciences University of Gothenburg PO Box 461 S-405 30 Gothenburg, Sweden emailto: cornelia.spetea.wiklund@dpes.gu.se From medicago from net.bio.net Wed Jan 19 12:04:25 2011 From: medicago from net.bio.net (medicago@net.bio.net) Date: Wed Jan 19 12:20:06 2011 Subject: [Medicago] Medicago postdoctoral fellowship in Sweden Message-ID: Dear colleagues, A postdoctoral fellowship is available at the Department of Plant and Environmental Sciences, University of Gothenburg Sweden to work on Mycorrhiza symbiosis in Medicago truncatula. More info about the position is provided below. Postdoctoral fellowship Within molecular genetics, specializing in plants Department of Plant and Environmental Sciences (IVM) University of Gothenburg, Sweden. Job description Arbuscular mycorrhiza symbiosis is widely spread among crop plants, and therefore an important tool in a sustainable agriculture. During symbiosis the plant photosynthesis is considerably increased to ?feed? both the plant and the fungus. The aims of the project are to study: (i) the pathway used by the plant partner to increase its photosynthetic performance, and (ii) photosynthetic marker genes for a beneficial symbiosis, i.e. leading to a higher primary production. Medicago truncatula will be used as plant material since it is a model legume and an important forage crop species. During the project, bioinformatics analyses, molecular biology, photosynthetic and plant physiology methods will be employed. The knowledge gained about photosynthesis-mycorrhiza interaction could be utilized to improve other plant species undergoing mycorrhization, e.g. grain legumes, forage crops and cereals. Qualifications An eligible candidate should hold a PhD in a field of relevance for the position (plant molecular genetics/biology) and should have published papers in this field in peer-review journals. The doctorate shall have been obtained no longer than three years before the expiration date of the application. Previous experience from projects on plant biology including Medicago truncatula is considered a merit. Appointment time The Postdoctoral fellowship is for one year with possibility to be prolonged for an additional one year. The position is financed by Carl Tryggers Foundation. Location of the laboratory The Plant Genetics and Photosynthesis laboratory is presently located at the Department of Physics, Chemistry and Biology. Link?ping University. See the website for an overview (http://cms.ifm.liu.se/biology/molgen/spetea_lab/). Feb 1st 2011 the group will move to Department of Plant and Environmental Sciences, University of Gothenburg (http://www.dpes.gu.se/). Starting date 20110301 or as soon as possible according to agreement. More information Contact Cornelia Spetea Wiklund (cornelia.spetea.wiklund@dpes.gu.se). Application procedure The application should be written in English. Your application should include the following: ?a letter of application detailing why you are interested in the position, and why you are particularly well qualified for it ?a list of your academic qualifications and other qualifications which you deem appropriate ?a summary of your PhD thesis ? a list of publications ?names, e-mail addresses and telephone numbers of two persons who are willing to provide a reference for you. All applications must be sent electronically (doc/pdf format) by email to Cornelia Spetea Wiklund (cornelia.spetea.wiklund@dpes.gu.se) at the latest 28st of Feb, 2011. Best regards /Cornelia Spetea Wiklund Professor of Plant Cell Physiology Researcher of the Swedish Research Council Department of Plant & Environmental Sciences University of Gothenburg PO Box 461 S-405 30 Gothenburg, Sweden emailto: corsp@ifm.liu.se or cornelia.spetea.wiklund@dpes.gu se From medicago from net.bio.net Thu Jan 27 11:53:19 2011 From: medicago from net.bio.net (medicago@net.bio.net) Date: Thu Jan 27 12:18:00 2011 Subject: [Medicago] Distance courses using R Message-ID: <4D41A2FF.1060201@manchester.ac.uk> This is an update for those people considering taking one or more of the University of Manchester's online courses, beginning in March 2011. Mathematics for metabolic modelling, using R, is nearly full. If you are interested in this course you should apply as soon as possible. There are still places available on 'Introduction to microarray data analysis', using Bioconductor (http://octette.cs.man.ac.uk/bioinformatics/modules/BIOL61010.html). There is a list of all our March courses here : http://octette.cs.man.ac.uk/bioinformatics/modules/index.html There is a link from this page to an information page for each course. If you have any questions about the options, please contact our office for Advanced Professional Education (ape@cs.man.ac.uk).