[Taxacom] Fish Systematics - Bergen

[Bjarte Henry Jordal]

There is a fish systematics position open at the Natural History Museum, Bergen, Norway:

https://www.jobbnorge.no/en/available-jobs/job/144750/associate-professor-in-fish-systematics


Associate professor in fish systematics
The Department of Natural History has the scientific and curatorial responsibility for botany, geology and zoology at the museum. There are currently 13 permanent scientific and 30 technical and administrative employees in this unit, in addition to temporary project staff.

Work tasks/research field:
We are seeking a productive and innovative academic who will be a dedicated researcher in fish systematics and a responsible curator for our scientific collection of fishes. The successful applicant has an excellent track record in systematics and taxonomy of fishes and is conducting research on phylogenetic relationships, taxonomy, species diversity, biogeography, and evolutionary processes underlying past and present diversity patterns.

We emphasize competence in both molecular and morphological methods of phylogenetics and taxonomy. The research should have a global perspective on fish groups that are common also in the Nordic / Atlantic waters, and must not be restricted by interest in commercial fish species.

The position also includes curatorial responsibility for our fish collections. The museum'swet and dry collections of vertebrates currently comprise 37,400 lots (c. 200,000 specimens), of which fish make up 22,300 lots (60%).

We hope to recruit an ichthyologist with a broader interest in vertebrates generally and a sincere dedication to collection development. The selected candidate will also take part in the production of exhibitions and other outreach activities at the museum. It is also expected that the employee will teach inhisorher area of expertise and contribute towards a successful development ofthe research school in biosystematics (ForBio).

The new employee will be an active partner in the systematics research group and is expected to submit extramural grant applications. There is currently a strong focus on lesser known species in Norway and the Arctic and the department continues to provide data for the Norwegian Biodiversity information Centre (Artsdatabanken), BoLD and GBiF.




Bjarte Jordal, PhD
Associate Professor in Systematic Entomology
The Natural History Museum
University Museum of Bergen
P.B. 7800, NO-5020 Bergen

Webpage: Bjarte Jordal<http://www.uib.no/en/persons/Bjarte.Jordal>
Research Group: "Phylogenetic Systematics and Evolution"<http://www.uib.no/en/rg/pse>
Associate Editor, BMC Evolutionary Biology<http://www.biomedcentral.com/bmcevolbiol>
Subject Editor, Insect Systematics and Diversity<https://academic.oup.com/isd>