Postdoctoral Position In Zoology

Eligibility criteria:Open to South Africans, permanent residents or international researchers (need to hold or obtain a SAQA accreditation). At equal qualifications, skills and experience, preference will be given to South African citizens and/or women (as per UFH employment policy).Successful applicants may not hold full-time salaried employment during the fellowship.Applicants should have a PhD in Zoology/Genetics (or related field) obtained within the last 5 years.Excellent academic record with demonstrated ability to publish in high-impact factor journals as corresponding/lead author.Experience in presenting research at national and/or international conferences (oral presentations).Data analysis will require an extensive knowledge of multivariate statistics of metagenomic analysis, and R programming skills to analyse the generated data.Lab work will require advanced knowledge of genetics methodologies involving dietary analysis using faecal samples (i.e. species identification, sex identification and DNA metabarcoding) and/or population genetics using hair/tissue samples.Knowledge of metagenomic methods in general is important, specifically the laboratory preparation of samples (DNA extraction to library preparation for high-throughput sequencing of targeted amplicons) and a solid understanding of metagenomic data analysis methods.An added advantage would be experience with the Oxford Nanopore sequencing technologies.Key performance and expectations:Publish a minimum of 3 peer-reviewed research articles per annum in DHET accredited journals.Assist with supervision of post-graduate students on campus (lab and statistical analyses, write-up).Participate in other research activities as delegated.Present research at local conferences (funding-dependent).Value of the fellowship and tenure:R300 000 per annum.The fellowship is available for a period of one year, renewable up to a total of 3 years, subject to satisfactory performance.Application: