Postdoc at SLU Alnarp, Sweden
Plants are evolving in response to abiotic and biotic factors, including insect pollinators. Under climate change we can expect several of these factors to change with consequences for natural selection in wild plant populations. Knowledge about how climate change will affect such eco-evolutionary interactions is of fundamental importance, but also holds applied relevance given its direct link to crop pollination services.
The recruited postdoc will study genetic variation in, and natural selection on, plant traits of relevance to sexual reproduction in wild woodland strawberry, Fragaria vesca. At disposal to the postdoc will be (1) a replicated common garden with almost 200 sequenced strawberry genotypes collected from across Europe, and (2) five smaller common gardens with a subset of these plants located in Finland, Sweden, Belgium, and Spain. The five common gardens are designed to form a space-for time experiment for studying effects of climate (i.e. latitude and precipitation) on e.g. pollinator-mediated natural selection on plant traits.
We know that these woodland strawberry genotypes show genetic variation in many traits incl. anti-herbivore defense, flower phenology, frost tolerance, and runner production. The plant genotypes also seem to vary in other traits of relevance for reproductive biology, incl. floral morphology (e.g. stamen length), relative investment to flowers and runners, and selfing potential. The traits to focus on will be decided by the recruited postdoc in dialogue with mentors and other project members.
The successful candidate will actively design experiments, analyze data, and write and publish scientific papers in collaboration with the research team. The postdoc will be expected to spend much time in the field during field season 2020. S/he should also be prepared to spend time in the different common gardens in Sweden, Finland, Belgium, and Spain.
The current 12-months postdoctoral position may be extended to 24 months, depending on additional funding.
Please apply here: https://www.slu.se/en/about-slu/jobs-vacancies/?rmpage=job&rmjob=3284&rmlang=UK
Johan A. Stenberg
Professor
Sveriges lantbruksuniversitet
Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
Department of Plant Protection Biology
PO Box 102, SE-230 53 ALNARP
Visiting address: Sundsvägen 14
Tel: +46 40 41 53 78
johan.stenberg@slu.se, www.slu.se/stenberg
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