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Interested in Functional morphology? Like the opportunity to develop your own research ideas and at the same time benefit from the unique contribution of our team?
Join our IBOT team in Třeboň, a significant part of The Czech Academy of Sciences (CAS). The Academy employs over 8,000 employees, more than a half of whom are researchers with university degrees.
Our team follows its independent lines of research, but also develops close collaborations with other local and international experts on data intensive projects.
More about IBOT at:
https://www.ibot.cas.cz/en/about-ib/video-and-poster-presentations/
and more about IBOT Třeboň: http://www.butbn.cas.cz/home
We invite motivated and skilled candidates to apply for the PostDoc position in a newly established Department of Experimental and Functional Morphology
Your role will involve:
- Your own project focused on relationship between plant age and morphological and anatomical traits in temperate perennial herbs. Existing datasets are available.
- Exploring plant traits along environmental gradients and in manipulative experiments considering evolutionary constraints.
- Opportunities to master anatomical and morphological methods (herbchronology, functional anatomy, clonal growth and bud bank traits) and combine them with your individual research focus.
- Collecting and analysing data, interpreting results, writing scientific papers, presenting at conferences.
- Co-operation with other members of Třeboň ´s international research team and with internal and external partners.
The start-up package includes:
- 19 000 EUR gross salary per a year (40 000 CZK per a month)
- Highly collaborative and supportive working environment
- The Czech Republic Transfer Support
- Non-commercial accommodation nearby the work-place at the beginning
- Various training and leadership opportunities are possible to broaden your expertise and skills
- Five weeks paid holiday; 5 sick-day
- A variety of leisure benefits
Contract duration: This is a two-year appointment with the possibility of extension.
Required qualifications:
- Ph.D. degree in fields related to plant functional ecology (e.g., plant biology, plant ecology, biodiversity conservation) achieved no more than 8 years ago
- Knowledgeable of statistical analyses applied to ecology
- A reasonable command of English (spoken and written)
Welcomed skills:
- Experience with anatomical and morphological analyses of plants
- Confidence in presenting before audiences (both scientific and non-specialist public)
- Self-driven team player with a passion for learning
Selection process
Please submit a CV, a short summary cover/motivation letter, and at least one recommendation (from supervisor or previous employer) in electronic form to prof. Jitka Klimesova: Jitka.klimesova@ibot.cas.cz. For further details and information related to the project, contact Jitka Klimesova through the email addresses provided. Deadline: 31st March 2020
The most suitable candidates will be selected for SKYPE interview.
