Conservation genomics

…recruits a postdoctoral researcher in conservation genomics of the critically endangered Saimaa ringed seal (Pusa saimensis), which lives only in Lake Saimaa, Finland, and is challenged by climate change, dangerous fishing gear, disturbance of breeding and low genetic diversity. The position belongs to the EU LIFE project LIFE SOS, led by the University of Oulu with the University of Eastern Finland, which aims to grow the population to about 700 seals by 2032 by combining genetic research, population modelling and practical cons

…Unit, recruits a project researcher in genomics of endangered plant species for PLEDGE (Plants on the Edge), an EU Interreg NPA project in which botanical gardens, conservation agencies and universities from Ireland, Iceland and Finland develop transnational ex situ conservation through seed banking, cryopreservation, micropropagation and conservation genomics. The researcher uses genomic approaches to assess genetic diversity within and among populations of threatened pla