Dear members,
A 24 months post-doctoral position is available starting from October
2008 at the Research Unit on Improvement, Genetics and Physiology of
Forest Trees in INRA Orleans (France).
This project is to gain insight through mathematical modelling on how
phenotypic plasticity responds to different causal genetic mechanisms
subjected to environmental shifts and evolutionary forces. This will
involve several successive objectives: (a) to explore theoretically the
underlying mechanisms responsible of the expression of given levels of
phenotypic plasticity, (b) to compare the constraints to the
evolutionary progress that are implicit to each of these identified
mechanisms, (c) to evaluate the adequacy of population based response
curves as measures of individual plasticity under the different
mechanisms. These mechanisms will be studied by means of allelic models
structured into gene networks. Two complementary modelling approaches
will be used, a “model-to-result” approach and an “expectation-to-model”
approach. The fulfilment of objective (c) will allow a first validation
over real results coming from dendrochronological records, where
families and individuals were simultaneously evaluated for temporal and
spatial phenotypic plasticities.
The position is funded by a grant from the French Ministry of Research.
QUALIFICATIONS: Applicants MUST have a Ph.D. degree by the time of
appointment, along with experience in quantitative and population
genetics and development of mathematical models, and training and/or
experience in one programming language (FORTRAN, C++, etc). An interest
in plant and/or forest tree improvement is also highly desirable.
APPLICATION: Application forms will be provided upon request at one of
the addresses below. Applications close by July 31, 2008. Final decision
will be taken by September 15, 2008. Send fulfilled forms to
leopoldo.sanchez from orleans.inra.fr,
or
jean-charles.bastien from orleans.inra.fr,
catherine.bastien from orleans.inra.fr
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ATTENTION NOUVELLE ADRESSE!
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Leopoldo Sanchez
Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique (INRA) - Centre d'Orléans
Unité Amélioration, Génétique et Physiologie Forestières
2163 Avenue de la Pomme de Pin
CS 40001 ARDON, 45075 ORLEANS Cedex 2, France
Tél: +33 (0) 2 38 41 78 14 Fax: +33 (0) 2 38 41 78 79
e-mail: sanchez from orleans.inra.frhttp://www.orleans.inra.fr/AGPF
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