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A key player in the international development agenda, its priorities are aligned with the implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
Together, the Institute’s scientists and partners propose concrete solutions to address the global challenges facing societies and the planet. This win-win relationship makes science and innovation major drivers of development.
The Institute operates under the joint supervision of the Ministry of Higher Education and Research and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
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The DIADE research unit studies plant biodiversity, plant adaptation mechanisms and their interactions with the environment, and explores plant development mechanisms to create new phenotypes that are needed in the context of climate change. The unit’s teams develop a continuum of approaches, tools, and methods: genome analysis, biochemistry, physiology, microscopy, modeling, and data integration.
The unit is particularly interested in plants from tropical regions, which are where current challenges are greatest: areas of exceptional biodiversity, rapid population growth, sustained environmental pressure, and increasing demand for crop production. The unit conducts its research with a main office in Montpellier and fieldwork in Africa, Central and South America, and Asia.
An attractive mission:
This contract is part of the ANR RainForStory project, which focuses on the emergence and evolutionary history of agriculture in the tropical forests of the Congo Basin.
Under the supervision of the ANR RainForStory project leader, your mission will be to perform population genomic analyses to explore the evolutionary history (domestication and spread) of nine food plant species from the tropical forests of Central Africa.
In this role, your activities will include:
Conducting a literature review on analytical methods to be used within the project;
performing bioinformatic processing of Illumina sequencing data;
testing different demographic scenarios using population genetics analyses;
and formatting and communicating the results through oral presentations and scientific publications.Your future team
You will join the Dynadiv team and interact with researchers, doctoral students, and engineers working on the evolutionary history of tropical cultivated plants. No fieldwork abroad is planned.
- ProfileStrong knowledge of population genomics and statistical genetics.
Skills in demographic/phylogeographic analyses.
Skills in bioinformatics and programming.
Excellent oral and written communication skills.
C1 level English.
You demonstrate the following personal qualities:
Autonomy.
Intellectual curiosity.
Adaptability and conceptualization skills.
Rigor/reliability.
Critical thinking.
Interpersonal skills.
You hold a Level 8 (PhD) degree in a relevant field (evolutionary biology, population genomics) and have experience in population genomics.
The application file must include:
A curriculum vitae.
A list of publications.
A cover letter describing the candidate’s motivations and research experience (one page).
One or two letters of recommendation with full contact details.
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