{"id":9805,"date":"2019-07-10T14:24:35","date_gmt":"2019-07-10T14:24:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mycor.iam.inrae.fr\/IAM\/?p=9805"},"modified":"2019-07-10T14:28:30","modified_gmt":"2019-07-10T14:28:30","slug":"phd-position-in-population-genetics-and-modeling","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mycor.iam.inrae.fr\/IAM\/?p=9805","title":{"rendered":"PhD position in population genetics and modeling"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Title of the thesis:
\n<\/strong>Study and inference\nof dispersion during clonal colonization waves in the poplar rust fungus<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Advisors:
\n<\/strong>Pascal FREY (Senior\nscientist), director of the thesis
\nFabien HALKETT (Junior\nscientist), co-director of the thesis<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Host laboratory
<\/strong>Department of Tree – Microbe Interactions, INRA \/ University of Lorraine, INRA Grand Est Nancy research centre, 54280 Champenoux <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Funding :<\/strong> INRA and ANR (French National\nResearch Agency). Duration 3 years. Monthly net salary about \u20ac1400.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Thesis summary
\n<\/strong>The main objective\nof this thesis is to study the conditions of emergence of spatial genetic\nstructures during waves of clonal propagation. The thesis proposes to explore\nthis question both theoretically, using simulation, but also empirically, using\ndatasets collected in a particular ecological system. This ecological system\nallows us studying recurrent invasive dynamics. In the Durance River valley,\nwhich forms a veritable ecological corridor, clonal epidemics of poplar rust\ndevelop each year, spreading from upstream to downstream along the wild poplar\nriparian forest. This ecological system has already been well described by the\nhost team and many data are available for the realization of the thesis. This\nproject aims to form an original and significant contribution, not only to the\nstudy of clonal population genetics (with the ultimate goal of developing a\ndispersion inference tool) but also in the field of propagation fronts, a field\nthat is currently very active but has remained mainly confined to theoretical\ndemonstrations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Application
\n<\/strong>Send CV, cover\nletter and contact details of two referees to Fabien Halkett (fabien.halkett@inra.fr<\/a>) before September 1, 2019.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Required skills
\n<\/strong>The candidate should\nhave good skills in population genetics, modeling, ecology and evolutionary\nbiology. A strong taste for teamwork is essential. Knowledge of French will be\nan asset.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Titre du sujet de th\u00e8se :<\/strong>
<\/strong><\/a>Etude et inf\u00e9rence de la dispersion lors de vagues de colonisation clonales chez un champignon phytopathog\u00e8ne responsable de la rouille du peuplier <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Encadrants\n:<\/strong>
\n<\/strong>Pascal FREY (DR2, HDR), directeur de la th\u00e8se
\n<\/strong>Fabien HALKETT (CRCN), co-directeur de la th\u00e8se<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Laboratoire d\u2019accueil :<\/strong>
\n<\/strong>UMR Interactions Arbres \u2013 Microorganismes
\n<\/strong>INRA\/Universit\u00e9 de Lorraine
\n<\/strong>Centre INRA Grand Est Nancy
\n<\/strong>54280 Champenoux<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Universit\u00e9 d\u2019inscription de\nl\u2019\u00e9tudiant en th\u00e8se<\/strong> : Universit\u00e9 de Lorraine<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Financement\u00a0: <\/strong>INRA (D\u00e9partement EFPA) et ANR. Dur\u00e9e 3 ans. Salaire mensuel net environ 1400\u20ac.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

R\u00e9sum\u00e9 de la th\u00e8se<\/strong>
\n<\/strong>L\u2019objectif majeur de cette\nth\u00e8se est d\u2019\u00e9tudier les conditions d\u2019\u00e9mergence de structures g\u00e9n\u00e9tiques\nspatiales lors de vagues de propagation clonale. La th\u00e8se se propose d\u2019explorer\ncette question \u00e0 la fois sous l\u2019angle th\u00e9orique, \u00e0 l\u2019aide de simulations, mais\n\u00e9galement sous l\u2019angle empirique, \u00e0 l\u2019aide de jeux de donn\u00e9es collect\u00e9es dans\nun syst\u00e8me \u00e9cologique particulier. Celui-ci pr\u00e9sente l\u2019avantage de pouvoir\n\u00e9tudier des dynamiques invasives r\u00e9currentes. Dans la vall\u00e9e de la Durance, qui\nforme un v\u00e9ritable corridor \u00e9cologique, se d\u00e9veloppent chaque ann\u00e9e des\n\u00e9pid\u00e9mies clonales de rouille du peuplier qui se propagent d\u2019amont en aval le\nlong de la ripisylve. Ce syst\u00e8me \u00e9cologique a d\u00e9j\u00e0 \u00e9t\u00e9 bien d\u00e9crit par l\u2019\u00e9quipe\nd\u2019accueil et de nombreuses donn\u00e9es sont disponibles pour la r\u00e9alisation de la\nth\u00e8se. Ce projet a pour ambition de former une contribution originale et\nsignificative, non seulement \u00e0 l\u2019\u00e9tude de g\u00e9n\u00e9tique des populations clonales\n(avec pour but ultime de d\u00e9velopper un outil d\u2019inf\u00e9rence de la dispersion) mais\n\u00e9galement dans le domaine d\u2019\u00e9tude des fronts de propagation, domaine\nactuellement tr\u00e8s actif mais qui est rest\u00e9 cantonn\u00e9 principalement \u00e0 des\nd\u00e9monstrations th\u00e9oriques.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Candidature :
<\/strong>Envoyer un CV, une lettre de motivation et les coordonn\u00e9es de 2 personnes de r\u00e9f\u00e9rence \u00e0 Fabien Halkett (fabien.halkett@inra.fr<\/a>) avant le 1er septembre 2019.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Comp\u00e9tences recherch\u00e9es<\/strong>
\n<\/strong>Le(la) candidat(e) devra avoir de bonnes comp\u00e9tences en g\u00e9n\u00e9tique\ndes populations, mod\u00e9lisation, \u00e9cologie et biologie \u00e9volutive. Un go\u00fbt prononc\u00e9\npour le travail en \u00e9quipe est indispensable.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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