Department of Biogeography of the Mammal Research Institute PAS is seeking postdocs interested in participating in the project:

„Comparison of Y-chromosome polymorphism  with mtDNA and biparentally inherited markers in European population of wolves Canis lupus“.

The aim of the project is to assess the spatial genetic variation pattern of paternal lineages in the European wolf population and to combine the results with the available data on mtDNA and SNPs variation from the former studies conducted in MRI PAS and by other researchers. We plan to conduct a phylogeographic study on the paternal lineage in the European wolf population (based on already collected samples from 14 European countries), to complement the genetic data in regions not previously analysed (Romania, Armenia, Georgia, Russia – Siberia). In the final stage, the project will focus on the synthesis of genetic data from mtDNA, Y chromosome, and SNP marker analyses.

Project start : 1st September 2016 – 1st January2017

Project leader: Professor Dr. habil. Bogumiła Jędrzejewska

For more information concerning the project, please contact:

Dr. Magdalena Niedziałkowska, e-mail: mniedz@ibs.bialowieza.pl

We encourage the candidates to apply for the fellowships in the frame of the , which will be announced by the Polish National Science Centre (NCN) in September 2015. Call deadline: 15 December 2015.

We will be happy to assist the candidates in preparing and submitting the proposal.

The fellowship lasts up to 24 months and includes a salary of 4.050 euro/month, mobility allowance of 300 euro/month, family allowance of 300 euro/month and a research grant.

For more information about the POLONEZ programme please visit:

https://ncn.gov.pl/sites/default/files/pliki/2015_03_28_POLONEZ_ENG.pdf

https://ncn.gov.pl/sites/default/files/pliki/polonez_presentation.pdf