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<p class=MsoNormal><b style='mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'><font size=4
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mso-ansi-language:EN-GB;font-weight:bold;mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'>33-month
postdoctoral fellowship on brown algal molecular biology<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
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style='font-size:12.0pt;mso-ansi-language:EN-GB'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><font size=3 face=Garamond><span
lang=EN-GB style='font-size:12.0pt;mso-ansi-language:EN-GB'>A 33-month
postdoctoral fellowship is available in the Algal Genetics Group at the Station
<span class=SpellE>Biologique</span> de <span class=SpellE>Roscoff</span>
(Brittany, France). <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><i style='mso-bidi-font-style:
normal'><font size=3 face=Garamond><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:12.0pt;
mso-ansi-language:EN-GB;font-style:italic;mso-bidi-font-style:normal'>Subject:</span></font></i><span
lang=EN-GB style='mso-ansi-language:EN-GB'> The life cycle is an elemental
feature of an organism, underpinning a broad range of developmental and
reproductive processes. The brown alga <span class=SpellE><i style='mso-bidi-font-style:
normal'><span style='font-style:italic;mso-bidi-font-style:normal'>Ectocarpus</span></i></span>
has recently emerged as a model organism (Cock <i style='mso-bidi-font-style:
normal'><span style='font-style:italic;mso-bidi-font-style:normal'>et al</span></i>.,
<b style='mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'><span style='font-weight:bold;
mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'>Nature</span></b>, 2010) that is particularly well
suited to the study of the molecular basis of life cycle regulation. This
project will use genetic and genomic approaches to investigate the regulation
of life cycle transitions in this alga. Key regulatory loci such as the <i
style='mso-bidi-font-style:normal'><span style='font-style:italic;mso-bidi-font-style:
normal'>immediate upright</span></i> gene (Peters <i style='mso-bidi-font-style:
normal'><span style='font-style:italic;mso-bidi-font-style:normal'>et al</span></i>.,
<b style='mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'><span style='font-weight:bold;
mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'>Development</span></b>, 2008) will be analysed and
high-throughput RNA-<span class=SpellE>seq</span> approaches will be used to
characterise genome-wide changes in gene expression associated with life cycle
transitions. The post will be financed as part of the "<span class=SpellE>Agence</span>
<span class=SpellE>Nationale</span> de la <span class=SpellE>Recherche</span>"
project Bi-cycle.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><i style='mso-bidi-font-style:
normal'><font size=3 face=Garamond><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:12.0pt;
mso-ansi-language:EN-GB;font-style:italic;mso-bidi-font-style:normal'>The host
laboratory:</span></font></i><span lang=EN-GB style='mso-ansi-language:EN-GB'>
The Station <span class=SpellE>Biologique</span> de <span class=SpellE>Roscoff</span>
(SBR) is a marine biology and <span class=SpellE>oceanology</span> research
centre (http://www3.sb-roscoff.fr/). It is situated in the town of <span
class=SpellE>Roscoff</span> on the beautiful north coast of Brittany about 60
km east of Brest. The personnel of the SBR <span class=GramE>includes</span> about
200 permanent staff. The Algal Genetics Group (http://www3.sb-roscoff.fr/en/algal-genetics.html)
has been developing <span class=SpellE><i style='mso-bidi-font-style:normal'><span
style='font-style:italic;mso-bidi-font-style:normal'>Ectocarpus</span></i></span>
as a model organism since 2002, work that has included the coordination of the
genome sequencing project (Cock <i style='mso-bidi-font-style:normal'><span
style='font-style:italic;mso-bidi-font-style:normal'>et al</span></i>., <b
style='mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'><span style='font-weight:bold;mso-bidi-font-weight:
normal'>Nature</span></b>, 2010). Research interests in the group include life
cycle regulation and sex determination.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><i style='mso-bidi-font-style:
normal'><font size=3 face=Garamond><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:12.0pt;
mso-ansi-language:EN-GB;font-style:italic;mso-bidi-font-style:normal'>Application:</span></font></i><span
lang=EN-GB style='mso-ansi-language:EN-GB'> Candidates should hold a PhD degree
and possess expertise in genomic and genetic methodologies. Please contact Mark
Cock (cock@sb-roscoff.fr) with a CV and the names of three referees. Deadline
for applications: 16th March 2011.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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