德国马克斯·普朗克化学生态学研究所分子生态学部门五个博士后职位招聘

Department of Molecular Ecology of the Max Planck Institute for Chemical Ecology

Over the past two decades we have created a molecular-ecological toolbox for Nicotiana attenuata, a native diploid tobacco that grows in the Great Basin Desert in the primordial agricultural niche (it’s a fire chaser), to understand how this native plant survives in the real world. The toolbox is composed of three support platforms (molecular, analytical and ecological) which includes state-of-art molecular biological, genetic and analytical resources comparable or better than what you can find dispersed across the entire Arabidopsis community, but also a field station located in a nature preserve in the plant’s native habitat in SW Utah, at which communities of transgenic plants, harboring silencing and over-expression constructs for plant and insect (for plant-mediated RNAi) genes are regularly planted to test functional hypotheses about gene function (for more information see webpages starting at: http://www.ice.mpg.de/ext/molecular-ecology.html).
We are offering five 3-year Post Doctoral positions for creative biologists and chemists with a track record of research productivity and independence to utilize the tools of this remarkable molecular/ecological toolbox to explore hypotheses about the organismic level function of genes. We are particularly interested in functional hypotheses that address questions in the following broadly defined areas: 1) resistance, tolerance and avoidance traits that enhance plant fitness in response to biotic challenges; 2) survival in the seed banks; 3) mate-selection that includes all steps from pollen delivery to seed siring; 4) root behavior and function; 5) opportunistic mutualisms with microbial partners.
The candidate should have excellent verbal and written communication skills, a publication track record, and a collaborative personality capable of taking full advantage of the awesome genetic, analytical and ecological resources that the Department of Molecular Ecology has developed for Nicotiana attenuata as a model ecological expression system. The positions are available immediately and will remain open until filled.
Please send your CV, a summary of your previous research experience, a statement of research interests and how they could take advantage of the N. attenuata toolbox and contact information for at least two references to:

Dr. Matthias Schöttner
Department of Molecular Ecology
Max Planck Institute for Chemical Ecology
Hans-Knöll-Straße 8
D-07745 Jena
mschoettner@ice.mpg.de…