Revising the population genetics of partially clonal organisms

Revising the population genetics of partially clonal organisms

A post-doc position of 18 months, to start ideally on November 1st or 
shortly thereafter, is available at Ifremer- S�te/Montpellier (Southern 
France). The candidate will work in the framework of a National research 
project (ANR Clonix; http://wwz.ifremer.fr/clonix/) aiming at providing 
new tools to understand the ecology and evolution of partially clonal 
organisms. In the context of a revision of "neutral" expectations in 
terms of genetic characteristic of populations presenting asexual 
reproduction, the candidate will work in parallel on a set of synthetic 
populations derived from simulations and on empirical data on a 
diversity of organisms with various types of clonality (corals, 
seagrasses, algae, aphids, human pathogens...). The objectives will be 
to i) test for the influence of sampling strategy on the reliability of 
clonality estimates by testing for the accuracy of two families of 
estimators, those derived from Multi Locus Genotypes characterization 
and those based on multi-genetic parameters, and ii) infer the impact of 
clonality on migration and genetic structure among demes in a 
metapopulation system. She/He will also contribute in building an update 
for an existing software (GenClone) including, based on results 
obtained, the necessary improvement in terms of estimators and indices 
used to characterize the occurrence and extent of clonality, and its 
influence on the dynamics of natural populations.

The work will be performed in S�te in close interaction with Solenn 
Stoeckel (INRA, Rennes) and with other partners of the project including 
Fabien Halkett & St�phane de Mita (INRA, Nancy) and Thierry de Meeus 
(IRD) and Myriam Valero (CNRS, Roscoff).

Requirements: (1) PhD with a strong background in population genetics, 
(2) programming skills (preferably C/C++, an experience with Delphi will 
be appreciated). (3) Good experience of team work (4) writing skills.

Interested candidates should apply by September 8th by following the 
guidelines provided at the following link:

http://wwz.ifremer.fr/institut_eng/Ifremer-careers/Research-grants/Call-for-candidates-for-the-2014-2015-post-doctoral-grants

Contacts:
Sophie Arnaud-Haond 
Solenn Stoeckel 

Sophie Arnaud-Haond
Institut Fran�ais de Recherche pour l'Exploitation de la MER
Unit� Halieutique M�diterran�e (HM) du
D�partement Ressources Biologiques et Environnement (RBE)- UMR 212 - Ecosyst�me Marin Exploit� (EME)
Bd Jean Monnet, BP 171, 34203 S�te Cedex - France
Tel: (+33)(0)4 99 57 32 61  Fax: (+33)(0)4 99 57 32 95
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Adresse secondaire:
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http://wwz.ifremer.fr/gdrmarco
http://wwz.ifremer.fr/clonix

Sophie Arnaud