[lista_ecologia] Postdoc in pollination and plant reproductive biology

From: André Frainer <andre.frainer@xxxxxx>
To: "lista_ecologia@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" <lista_ecologia@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Wed, 5 Feb 2020 14:46:59 +0000

From: Johan A Stenberg <Johan.Stenberg@xxxxxx>
Sent: onsdag 5. februar 2020 15:27
Subject: Postdoc in pollination and plant reproductive biology

Postdoc at SLU Alnarp, Sweden

Plants are evolving in response to abiotic and biotic factors, including insect
pollinators. Under climate change we can expect several of these factors to
change with consequences for natural selection in wild plant populations.
Knowledge about how climate change will affect such eco-evolutionary
interactions is of fundamental importance, but also holds applied relevance
given its direct link to crop pollination services.

The recruited postdoc will study genetic variation in, and natural selection
on, plant traits of relevance to sexual reproduction in wild woodland
strawberry, Fragaria vesca. At disposal to the postdoc will be (1) a replicated
common garden with almost 200 sequenced strawberry genotypes collected from
across Europe, and (2) five smaller common gardens with a subset of these
plants located in Finland, Sweden, Belgium, and Spain. The five common gardens
are designed to form a space-for time experiment for studying effects of
climate (i.e. latitude and precipitation) on e.g. pollinator-mediated natural
selection on plant traits.

We know that these woodland strawberry genotypes show genetic variation in many
traits incl. anti-herbivore defense, flower phenology, frost tolerance, and
runner production. The plant genotypes also seem to vary in other traits of
relevance for reproductive biology, incl. floral morphology (e.g. stamen
length), relative investment to flowers and runners, and selfing potential. The
traits to focus on will be decided by the recruited postdoc in dialogue with
mentors and other project members.

The successful candidate will actively design experiments, analyze data, and
write and publish scientific papers in collaboration with the research team.
The postdoc will be expected to spend much time in the field during field
season 2020. S/he should also be prepared to spend time in the different common
gardens in Sweden, Finland, Belgium, and Spain.

The current 12-months postdoctoral position may be extended to 24 months,
depending on additional funding.

Please apply here:
https://www.slu.se/en/about-slu/jobs-vacancies/?rmpage=job&rmjob=3284&rmlang=UK

Johan A. Stenberg
Professor

Sveriges lantbruksuniversitet
Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences

Department of Plant Protection Biology
PO Box 102, SE-230 53 ALNARP
Visiting address: Sundsvägen 14
Tel: +46 40 41 53 78
johan.stenberg@xxxxxx<mailto:johan.stenberg@xxxxxx>,
www.slu.se/stenberg<http://www.slu.se/stenberg>
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[lista_ecologia] Postdoc in pollination and plant reproductive biology

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