PhD positions in Population Genetics

Over the past years, Vienna has developed into one of the leading centres of population genetics. The Vienna Graduate School of Population Genetics has been founded to provide a training opportunity for PhD students to build on this excellent on site expertise.

We invite applications from highly motivated and outstanding students with a background in one of the following disciplines: bioinformatics, statistics, evolutionary genetics, functional genetics, theoretical and experimental population genetics. Students from related disciplines, such as physics or mathematics are also welcome to apply.

Topics include:
• Population trees and polymorphism-aware phylogenetic models
• Inferring evolutionary trajectories from time series data
• Wolbachia infection dynamics in evolving Drosophila populations
• Functional characterization of beneficial alleles in Drosophila
• Modified evolve and re-sequence design
• Convergent and adaptive evolution during ecotype formation
• Population history and adaptation in natural Arabidopsis populations