Dr. Manzon’s research group at the University of Regina, Canada, is seeking a postdoctoral fellow to study transcriptomic responses to stress in embryonic and early life stages in fish. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in bioinformatics and transcriptomics and/or fish physiology and interest understanding in how cellular responses lead to changes at the whole organism or population levels.
The successful applicant will use modern transcriptomic and genomic approaches to study the short- and long-term effects of changing environments and thermal pollution on embryonic and early life history stages of Lake Whitefish. Within this framework there will be ample opportunity to develop novel and independent research avenues. This research is part of a large project funded by NSERC, MITACS and an industry partner. The project involves four Principal Investigators at three different institutions (Dr. C. Somers, U. Regina; Dr. J. Wilson, McMaster; Dr. D. Boreham, NSOM), several postdoctoral fellows, and many graduate and undergraduate students who meet annually and work very closely with each other and our industrial partner, Bruce Power. Furthermore, there will be also ample opportunities for close interaction with a second post-doctoral fellow at the University of Regina studying population genomics associated with this project. Funding is currently available for 2 years ($45-50,000/year). This position is partly funded by MITACS as such it is only available to those who have completed their Ph.D. within the past five years. Additional information on the Manzon research group can be found at: https://www.uregina.ca/science/biology/people/faculty-research/manzon-richard/index.html or https://www.facebook.com/SaskFishPhysResearch/ Applications including a cover letter, CV, names and contact details of 3 academic references and unofficial transcripts should be sent to Dr. Richard Manzon at [email protected]. The ideal start date will be late winter 2019, but is negotiable. Review of applications will begin immediately and continue until the position is filled.
