We are hiring a Postdoctoral Researcher(PD) in bioinformatics as part of an interdisciplinary project on the origin of eukaryotic cells. The PD will develop phylogenetic methods to investigate the provenance of prokaryotic genes in eukaryotes and the timing of their integration into the nascent eukaryotic lineage. The PD will be based at the Institue of Evolution at the Hungarian Academy of Sciences' Center for Ecological Research under the supervision of Dr. Gergely Szöllősi.

The project is highly collaborative and inter-disciplinary, both among fields (palaeobiology, phylogenetics, method development) and among countries/cultures, with team members in Bristol (Dr. Tom Williams, Prof. Phil Donoghue FRS and Prof. Davide Pisani), Budapest (Dr. Gergely Szöllősi) and Den Helder (Dr. Anja Spang). More broadly, the project is part of a larger global initiative on the origin of eukaryotes funded jointly by the Simons and Moore Foundations. The PD will present their work at regular meetings of the entire consortium. The successful candidate will have a background in phylogenetics or, more generally, mathematical modeling.

Given the challenges of the ongoing pandemic, we're open to flexible/remote arrangements.

Pease enquire at ssolo@elte.hu

To be considered, please send a single merged PDF to ssolo@elte.hu that contains your CV including publication list, preferably with a link to your google scholar profile, academic transcripts, a statement of research interests (3 pages or less) as well as three academic references. Please include 'MOORE2020' in the subject of your email. Applications will be considered until the position is filled with first round of selection expected at the end of November 2020.