E-Board No. 41

May 2006

ISDCI E-Board Number 41
MAY 2006

Dear ISDCI Colleagues

ISDCI X CONGRESS UPDATE

The Guidelines for Presentations are now available on the Congress web site. This contains important information for all delegates intending to give oral or poster presentations in Charleston. Please see:

http://www.isdci.org/congress/guidelines.shtml


ISDCI CONGRESS BURSARIES 2006

Applications for ISDCI congress bursaries have now been processed and a budget for the awards has been settled. Applicants will soon receive notification by e-mail about their application. Every effort has been made to help as many pre/post doc applicants as possible but there was an unprecedented number of applications this year and the budget is limited. Thanks are due to Greg Warr and the Organisers of the 10th meeting in Charleston for raising funds to help applicants from US Institutions. Please note that membership of ISDCI has been taken as an important criterion for making the awards.

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REMINDER: ISDCI ELECTIONS

Balloting for the new ISDCI Officer posts closes on Saturday 10th May. If you have not voted you may still do so. Every vote counts and your say matters!

Norman Miller circulated ballot papers on 27 March. If you cannot find your ballot paper, please contact Norman Miller (nmiller@microbio.umsmed.edu) for a new one.

****************************************************************************************************MEETING ANNOUCEMENT

7TH NORDIC SYMPOSIUM ON FISH IMMUNOLOGY

June 17– 22 2007, Stirling, Scotland.

The seventh international symposium on fish immunology, organised by the Nordic Society for Fish Immunology (NOFFI), will be held in June 2007, at the University of Stirling, Scotland. This event is held every three years and as with previous meetings, scientists from around the world are invited to attend to discuss recent advances in fish immunology. The conference will last for three and half days and will consist of plenary and keynote lectures, and oral and poster presentations covering both basic and applied fish immunology. There will also be a workshop on the day prior to the conference aimed at PhD students and young researchers that will focus on new, cutting-edge technologies in fish immunology.

Registration fee will be £75 less for NOFFI members. To join NOFFI please contact the treasurer, Dr. Jarl Bøgwald, Norwegian College of Fishery Science, University of Tromsø, N-9037 Tromsø, Norway. E-mail: jarlb@nfh.uit.no

For Further Details Contact Janina Costa or Kim Thompson Institute of Aquaculture, University of Stirling, Stirling, Scotland FK9 4LA Fax: 0044 1786 472133 Tel: 0044 1786 467912 Email: noffi@stir.ac.uk http://www.noffi.org

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JUNIOR PROFESSORSHIP IN MOLECULAR OR EXPERIMENTAL EVOLUTION
MUNSTER, GERMANY

The Faculty of Biology, University of Muenster, seeks an Evolutionary
Biologist working on Molecular and/or Experimental Evolution at the
Junior Professor (W1)-level, equivalent to a non-tenure track assistant
Professorship. The position, allocated at the Institute of Evolution and
Biodiversity (IEB, www.uni-muenster.de/evolution), is funded by the
Volkswagen-Foundation initiative: Strengthening Evolutionary Biology in
Germany and starts on October 1st, 2006. Continuation after the initial
Three years is possible for another three years and depends on external
review. Candidates are expected to lead an independent junior group with
A strong research program.

Particularly welcome are applicants working on one or more of the
following subjects:

- experimental evolution in short generation organisms (e.g., phages,
bacteria, protists, unicellular algae, meiofaunal groups)

- molecular evolution of key genes

- population and comparative genomics using experimental and/or
computational approaches

The successful candidate must have a PhD or doctorate in a biological
discipline. Postdoctoral experience and a strong publication record are
expected. The position includes teaching at the undergraduate (Bachelor)
and graduate (Master) level in the field of evolutionary biology. To
promote exchange of students, all teaching at the graduate level will be
in English.

The IEB is equipped with a central molecular genetic laboratory,
greenhouses, climate chambers and computational facilities. There will
be some base funding, nevertheless the candidate is expected to
participate in ongoing collaborative funding efforts of the Faculty of
Biology and encouraged to acquire additional extramural funding.

Applications of women are particularly welcome. In the case of similar
qualification, competence and specific achievements, women will be
considered on preferential terms within the framework of the legal
possibilities.

Handicapped candidates with equivalent qualifications will be given
preference.

To apply for this position, please send a Curriculum Vitae in English,
including a publication list, a summary of scientific achievements,
teaching experience, acquired funding and a description of research
plans until 10 June 2006 to: Dekan des Fachbereichs Biologie,
Westfaelische Wilhelms-Universitaet, Hindenburgplatz 55, D-48143
Muenster, Germany.

Further information from Thorsten Reusch (treusch@uni-muenster.de) Dekan des Fachbereichs Biologie,
Westfaelische Wilhelms-Universitaet, Hindenburgplatz 55, D-48143
Muenster, Germany.

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The next E-Board will go out in June. Please send any announcements or items for posting to me at the e-mail address below.

Val Smith
ISDCI Education Secretary
vjs1@st-and.ac.uk

Gatty Marine Laboratory
School of Biology
University of St Andrews
Fife, KY16 8LB
Scotland, UK

Tel: +44 (0) 1334 463474
Fax: +44 (0) 1334 463443

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