The Faculty of Biology, Department of Animal Behavior, has the following job opening: 
Research Position
ID: Wiss21501
- Start: 01.04.2021
- Teilzeit 65 %
- salary according to Remuneration level 13 TV-L
- befristet
The position will be clustered within the Department of Animal Behavior, which studies behavioral patterns within an ecological and evolutionary context. A central focus of research and teaching lays in the continued development of selection lines to better understand behavioral variation. In this project, the interaction between characteristics and behavior throughout the life of black grouse will be investigated.
Other tasks (5 %):
This employment promotes any scientific qualification.
Your Tasks
Research tasks (95 %):
- Research on the DFG funded project 'Genomische Analyse zu Inzucht, DNA-Methylierung und Expression sexueller Merkmale in einer Vogelart mit Balzverhalten'. This will involve generating and analysing whole genome resequencing data from black grouse, conducting epi-GBS sequencing and analysis, analysing the link between inbreeding, epigenetics and sexual trait expression using a long-term behavioural and phenotypic dataset, and writing and publishing manuscripts.
Other tasks (5 %):
- self-management within the department
This employment promotes any scientific qualification.
We offer
- salary according to Remuneration level 13 TV-L
- befristet to 36 months (§ 2 (1) sentence 1 of the WissZeitVG; in accordance with the provisions of the WissZeitVG and the Agreement on Satisfactory Conditions of Employment, the length of contract may differ in individual cases)
- Teilzeit 65 %
- internal and external training opportunities
- a wide range of health, consulting and prevention service
- reconcilability of family and working life
- constant place of work (Bielefeld) without travel activities
- flexible working hours
- job ticket for regional public transport network
- supplementary company pension
- collegial working environment
- open and pleasant working atmosphere
- exciting, varied tasks
Your Profile
We expect
- completed scientific university degree (M.Sc. degree or equivalent) in biology or another relevant discipline
- solid background in animal behavior, genetics and/or population biology
- very proficient in spoken and written English
- ability to work independently, self-reliantly and with dedication
- good organization and coordination skills
Preferable qualifications
- experience in the area of life history evolution, analysis of long-term individual-based datasets, population genetics, whole genome resequencing, RAD sequencing, single nucleotide polymorphism analysis, epigenetics
- experience with programming (bash, python) and statistical methods (R)
Application Procedure
We are looking forward to receiving your application. For full consideration, your application should be received via either email (a single PDF document is required) sent to joseph.hoffman@uni-bielefeld.de or post (see postal address). Please mark your application with the identification code: Wiss21501. Please note that the possibility of privacy breaches and unauthorized access by third parties cannot be excluded when communicating via unencrypted e-mail. For Information on the processing of personal data click here.
application deadline: 04.03.2021
Contact
Prof. Dr. Joseph Hoffman
+49 521 106-2711
joseph.hoffman@uni-bielefeld.de
Postal Address
Universität Bielefeld
Faculty of Biology
Prof. Dr. Joseph Hoffman
Postfach 10 01 31
33501 Bielefeld
Prof. Dr. Joseph Hoffman
+49 521 106-2711
joseph.hoffman@uni-bielefeld.de
Postal Address
Universität Bielefeld
Faculty of Biology
Prof. Dr. Joseph Hoffman
Postfach 10 01 31
33501 Bielefeld
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