Postdoctoral Researcher, Ecology and Genetics

id="offer-description" class="ecl-u-type-heading-2 ecl-u-mt-none ecl-u-mb-l">Offer Description The University of Oulu is a multidisciplinary, international research university, with about 4000 employees who produce new knowledge based on high-standards research and provide research based education to build a more sustainable, smarter, and more humane world. The University of Oulu community has about 19,000 people in total. Our northern scientific community operates globally and creates conditions for the emergence of innovations. The University of Oulu is ranked in the top 3% of the world’s universities. All our research, education, and community activities are guided by our university’s values and ethical principles. We are looking for. a Postdoctoral Researcher . in Conservation genomics of the endangered Saimaa ringed seal . to join us in the Ecology and Genetics Research Unit at the Faculty of Sciences as part of the European Union Life Project “LIFE in Support of Survival: Uniting local and science-based know-how to support the long-term survival of the endangered Saimaa ringed seal population". About the project . The Saimaa ringed seal ( Pusa saimensis ) is a critically endangered seal that lives exclusively in Lake Saimaa, Finland. Although the population has grown thanks to successful conservation efforts, the future of the species continues to be challenged by climate change, dangerous fishing gear, disturbance to breeding caused by human activities, and low genetic