Postdoc: Population genomics and speciation in fungal pathogens

Post-doc position in genomics of introgressions in fungal pathogens [from EvolDir] We invite applications for a postdoctoral position in the Research Institute of Horticulture and Seeds. The position is for 1 year starting as soon as January 2016. The Postdoc will conduct his research in the field of population genomics of secondary contacts and introgression in two fungal pathogens: Venturia inaequalis, an ascomycete responsible of the apple scab, and the Scedosporium apiospermum species complex which is responsible for pulmonary infections in children with cystic fibrosis. The Postdoc will have to identify genomics regions involved in introgression between divergent populations of Venturia inaequalis and Scedosporium species. Indeed, secondary contacts between divergent genomics pools may favour the creation of new genetic combination of loci involved in pathogenicity. New hybrids should then exhibit hitherto unseen epidemiological properties. The Postdoc will work in a team involved in several projects of genetics or genomics, functional genomics, and evolutionary epidemiology (IRHS – ECOFUN team). Using resequenced genomes (89 for V. inaequalis and 23 for the Scedosporium species complex), the Postdoc will be in charge of the assembling, genome aligning and SNP calling, prior to population genomics analyses. The Postdoc will have to infer evolutionary histories at the interspecies and species levels for both datasets, identify and characterise genomic r...
Source: Fungal Genomes and Comparative Genomics - Category: Genetics & Stem Cells Authors: Tags: postdoc apple scab cystic fibrosis france pathogen population genomics Scedosporium speciation university of angers Venturia Source Type: blogs