PROPUESTA EDUCATIVA INTEGRAL DEL INECOL
A petición del Director General del Instituto, se integró un grupo de trabajo multidisciplinario para el diseño de una propuesta del Programa Educativo Integral del INECOL. En este sentido, como primera acción realizaremos un diagnóstico que nos permita identificar todas aquellas actividades institucionales que se realizan con fines educativos, impartidas como parte de un programa escolarizado, o no, o bien de comunicación o de difusión de la ciencia, pudiendo ser entonces:
Teniendo en cuenta lo anterior, le agradecemos su participación contestando la siguiente ENCUESTA:
Atentamente solicitamos que preferentemente sea llenada por el responsable o autor de la actividad, a fin de evitar duplicidad en las respuestas y actividades
Programa
Ponentes
Dr. John C Avise
El Dr. Avise conocido como “el padre” de la Filogeografía, acuño el término y desarrollo esta nueva disciplina evolutiva. Actualmente labora como profesor distinguido en Ecología y Biología Evolutiva en la Universidad de California, Irvine. En su quehacer científico cuenta con más de 26 libros o capítulos de libros escritos o editados por él y más de 340 artículos científicos; sus trabajos suman más de 42,000 citas.
El Dr. Avise nos compartirá su ponencia: The Phylogeographic Revolution in Evolutionary Biology.
Dr. Juan Francisco Ornelas
Los intereses de investigación del Dr. Ornelas incluyen la ecología y evolución de los colibríes y sus interacciones con las plantas, particularmente sobre procesos de especiación y evolución de rasgos, así como la filogeografía y conservación de plantas y aves del bosque mesofilo de montaña. Actualmente labora como Investigador Titular C de tiempo completo en el Departamento de Biología Evolutiva del Instituto de Ecología, AC, ha sido distinguido con el nivel 3 del Sistema Nacional de Investigadores, y es Editor Asociado del Journal of Evolutionary Biology. Su producción científica incluye 64 artículos publicados en revistas indexadas, así como artículos en revistas no indexadas, de divulgación y técnicos; sus publicaciones registran 1163 citas.
El Dr. Ornelas nos compartirá la ponencia: Filogeografía integrativa.
Dr. B. R. Riddle
El Dr. Riddle es profesor en la Escuela de Ciencias de la Universidad de las Vegas, Nevada. Sus intereses se centran en reconstruir la historia evolutiva de los desiertos del Noroeste de Norte América. Sus investigaciones con diversos grupos de animales y plantas, buscan responder preguntas sobre la historia evolutiva y estructura de las especies mediante un enfoque multidisciplinario que abarca biogeografía, filogeografía, genética de poblaciones y genética del paisaje. Ha publicado 21 libros o capítulos de libros y más de 54 artículos científicos, que suman más de 4,000 citas.
El Dr. Riddle compartirá dos ponencias: la primera el jueves 2 de Octubre titulada Twenty-four years after grasshopper mice: what have we learned about biotic diversification in the North American deserts, la segunda el día viernes 3 de Octubre Some thoughts on phylogeographic contributions to a better biogeography, and biogeographic contributions to a better phylogeography.
Dr. Bryan Cartens
Las investigaciones del Dr. Cartens se centran en el uso de herramientas computaciones para entender la diversidad biológica. Es investigador en la Universidad del estado de Ohio. El objetivo de sus investigaciones es generar modelos que puedan describir la historia demográfica de acuerdo a datos reales colectados del campo, y de esta forma entender como las fuerzas evolutivas actúan dentro o entre poblaciones para producir patrones macro o micro evolutivos.
El Dr. Cartens nos compartirá su ponencia: Model selection as tool for inference in phylogeographic research.
Dra. Ella Vázquez Domínguez
El campo de estudio de la Dra. Ella abarca temas de ecología molecular, genética de poblaciones y del paisaje, filogeografía, macroecología (patrones y procesos de diversidad biológica), así como conservación de recursos naturales. Actualmente labora como Investigadora Titular B de tiempo completo en el departamento de Ecología de la Biodiversidad del Instituto de Ecología, UNAM; mismo instituto de donde también tiene el cargo de la secretaría académica desde el 2008. Su producción científica incluye 41 artículos publicados en revistas indexadas, 4 libros, participación con capítulos en 17 libros publicados y dos en prensa, así como 11 artículos de divulgación y técnicos; sus publicaciones registran 493 citas.
La Dra. Ella nos compartirá su ponencia La historia evolutiva del sur de México y Centroamérica contada a través de los patrones filogeográficos de vertebrados.
Dr. Christopher Irwin Smith
El laboratorio del Dr. Smith usa técnicas de biología molecular y genética de poblaciones para responder preguntas aplicadas a ecología y evolución. Sus áreas de interés incluyen la coevolución de las interacciones planta-insecto, la formación de especies y la radiación adaptativa. Actualmente labora en la Universidad de Willamette en el estado de Oregon. Sus publicaciones suman más de 500 citas.
El Dr. Smith nos compartirá su ponencia: Coevolution and codivergence in an obligate pollination system: understanding the evolutionary history of yuccas and yuca moths.
Dr. Frank T. Burbrink
El Dr. Burbrink es profesor en el Colegio de Staten Island, en donde a través de herramientas moleculares y estadística filogenética busca describir y entender los procesos de especiación e historia evolutiva de especies de reptiles y anfibios, así como los procesos y eventos geográficos que promovieron la diversificación de dichos grupos.
El Dr. Burbrink nos compartirá su ponencia: Assesing processes that drive diversification and community assemblage
INSTITUTO DE ECOLOGIA A.C. - INECOL
ANNOUNCEMENT OF RESEARCH POSITIONS
INECOL invites applications for 11 top quality researcher positions and 10 highly trained academic technician positions from Mexico and the rest of the world. Review of applications will begin immediately and will continue until September 15, 2013 or until the suitable candidates have been identified/selected. Candidates should be available to start working at INECOL on November 1st, 2013.
INECOL is an institution funded by the Mexican government that performs research and student training in the field of ecology and related disciplines (www.inecol.mx). INECOL has research facilities in the states of Veracruz and Michoacán and field stations in coastal Veracruz and in a pine forest and desert region in Durango. There are currently 105 full-time scientists, 92 technicians, 30 administrators, 123 graduate students as well as over 100 collaborators hired through external grants. Academic life is organized around 10 departments: Biodiversity and Systematics, Functional Ecology, Environment and Sustainability, Evolutionary Biology, Biorational Management of Pests and Vectors, Biotechnological Resource Management, Ecoethology, Biology and Conservation of Vertebrates, Multitrophic Interactions and the recently created department of Advanced Molecular Studies.
INECOL is currently building new research facilities (13,000 m²) within the framework of a Scientific and Technological Cluster named BioMimic (from biomimicry) formed through strategic alliances with the following research institutions: Centro de Investigación en Materiales Avanzados (CIMAV), Centro de Investigación Científica de Yucatán (CICY), Centro de Investigación en Química Aplicada (CIQA), Laboratorio Nacional de Genómica para la Biodiversidad (LANGEBIO) and Unidad Irapuato of CINVESTAV. Future partners will also include the Instituto de Ecología at the Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM) and the Instituto Potosino de Investigación Científica y Tecnológica (IPICyT). These institutions will share facilities and equipment and will exchange scientific personnel in order to potentiate capacities, generate synergies and foster trans-disciplinary research.
As part of this new scientific and technological cluster, a new research department called “Advanced Molecular Studies” will be the focus of researchers and technicians working in one of three laboratories: Chemical Ecology, Molecular Biology and Nanotechnology (agro-nanotechnology and environmental nanotechnology). Biorational Management of Pests and Vectors offers an additional endowed research position focused on avocado pest and disease control funded by the Asociación de Productores, Empacadores y Exportadores de Aguacate de Michoacán (APEAM). It is expected that all the new hires will actively interact with each other as well as with the rest of the scientific communities of all partners forming the BioMimic cluster.
The new facilities also include classrooms, a teaching laboratory and an auditorium built for INECOL’s graduate school, a “Center for the Recruitment of New Talents for Science and Technology” aimed at fostering interest in these fields among schoolchildren, a coffee-tasting laboratory, a small natural history museum, the Institute’s biological collections (herbarium, tree-bark, fungi and insect collections), four pilot plants (edible mushrooms, plant tissue culture, fruit fly parasitoids, parasitic fungi), a 50-year cloud forest restoration project and an “Water Education Center ”.
To foster a broad understanding of the aims of the BioMimic cluster among the new scientific staff, once formally recruited, all 20 new hires will stay at INECOL’s headquarters in Xalapa for one month getting to know the institution thoroughly. After this period, and depending on their field of expertise, they will be sent for a period of between two and six months to the allied institutions to establish productive networks and collaborations, write collaborative grants, foster long-term research projects and, importantly, team work. After this period they will return to INECOL’s headquarters to start working in the brand new facilities that will be equipped with state-of-the art technologies to facilitate the high quality academic and technological productivity expected from all new hires. That is, emphasis will be placed on teams, team-working, collaborations, and trans-disciplinary projects.
It is expected that chemists, molecular biologists, and nanotechnologists will actively collaborate with biologists, ecologists (including chemical ecologists), and agronomists to develop novel solutions to Mexico’s most pressing challenges. Of particular interest, is the use of knowledge on biodiversity, one of INECOL’s historical strengths, linked to the development of designs, products, materials, and tools based on nature’s own solutions generated through evolution (i.e., bio-mimicry). In other words, emphasis will be placed on the added value of fundamental biological knowledge for the development of innovative materials or techniques that offer solutions to problems. For example, new adhesive/repellent/attractive materials for use in industry and medicine, nanoformulation of insecticides to enhance their performance and reduce environmental impact, compounds of pharmacological value, and mechanisms of pest and disease resistance in fruit trees. Fundamental understanding of biological, physiological, and ecological processes involving macro or micro-organisms will also be sought as the basis for applying knowledge to problem-solving endeavors. Planning and follow-up meetings will be held at least every two months among all members of research teams to maintain focus, to foster feedback, and to provide sustained support for cutting edge research developments. It is also expected that scientists and technicians meet on a regular basis with industry and government representatives to identify demands, common interests and suitable funding sources.
In congruence with the above, the focus of this new research facility will be to develop cutting edge science and technological developments aimed at ultimately solving specific demands from society, governments and the productive sector (e.g., industry, agroindustry, and rural communities involved in the management of productive natural systems). It is expected that in addition to high quality scientific output, in terms of high impact publications, and the training of highly competitive students and post-doctoral scientists, hired researchers should also be involved with the development of patentable innovations, prototypes and other practical solutions to real-world problems and demands. BioMimic is conceptualized as a place where innovations will be developed with specific applications to solve a myriad of environmental and agricultural problems, such as invasive and already existing pests and diseases, ecosystem effects of global climate change, resilience to global climate change, pollution and its effects on ecosystem functionality, forest and ecosystem productivity, emerging human and wildlife diseases. On top of this, and as a result of the strategic alliances with BioMimic partners, additional solutions and technological developments will be pursued in the area of advanced materials containing natural components (i.e., bio-nano approaches).
Salaries: Information on salaries will be provided upon request. Please write to Guillermo Angeles, Academy Secretary, at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
ONE POSITION IS AVAILABLE
Position Title: Researcher (Investigador Titular A or B).
Employment Status: Full-Time, 12 months. The appointment is renewable depending upon performance and funding. After three years, candidates can apply for tenure.
General Description: A highly innovative and productive scientist is required for a newly established biomimicry-inspired Scientific and Technological Cluster (Biomimic) through which research institutions share facilities and equipment and exchange scientific personnel to foster transdisciplinary research. Biomimic is being built at the headquarters of the Instituto de Ecología A.C., (INECOL) in Xalapa, Veracruz. To foster a broad understanding of the aims of the Biomimic cluster among the new scientific staff, once recruited, the candidate will spend a period of 2-6 months in either CIMAV (Centro de Investigación en Materiales Avanzados), CIQA (Centro de Investigación en Química Aplicada) or CICY (Centro de Investigación Científica de Yucatán) to establish productive collaborations, write collaborative grants, and to foster long-term collaborative research projects. The candidate will then return to the brand new facilities at INECOL’s headquarters equipped with state-of-the art technologies to facilitate high quality academic and technological research.
The recruited agro-nanotechnologist and environmental nanotechnologist will actively collaborate with agronomists, biologists, ecologists, molecular biologists, chemists, biochemists, and microbiologists to produce novel solutions to Mexico’s most pressing environmental problems/challenges. Emphasis will be placed on the development of innovative materials or techniques that offer solutions to specific problems, such as nanoformulation of insecticides to enhance their performance and reduce environmental impact, adhesive/repellent/attractive materials for use in agro-industry, and the development of materials of potential pharmacological value. Additional solutions and technological developments will be pursued in the area of advanced materials containing natural components (i.e., bio-nano approaches), as well as in environmental sciences, medicine, food science, renewable energies, agriculture and industrial uses such as the development of novel formulations for environmentally-friendly paints, polymers, etc. The recruited scientist will meet on a regular basis with industry and government representatives to identify demands, common interests and suitable funding sources.
Responsibilities:
Qualifications:
Interested candidates from Mexico and elsewhere in the entire world should send their updated Curriculum Vitae and additional support material of particular value for members of the Search Committee (e.g., citation record, relevant awards, narrative of particular achievements or contributions to science) to Dr. Guillermo Angeles, Secretario Académico at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. always cc’ing This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.. Three letters of recommendation are needed as well as the e-mail addresses and telephones of three established scientists/professors that have agreed to be interviewed on the candidate’s strengths and weaknesses. An additional letter by the candidate expressing interest in the job, explaining how exactly her/his training/experience fits the job description, and expressing her/his willingness to strictly adhere to the principles of collaboration, team working, networking and scientific integrity is also needed. Any questions should be addressed to Dr. Guillermo Angeles.
ONE POSITION IS AVAILABLE
Position Title: Researcher (Investigador Titular A).
Employment Status: Full-Time, 12 months. The appointment is renewable depending upon performance and funding. After three years, candidates can apply for tenure.
General Description: A highly innovative and productive scientist is required for a newly established biomimicry-inspired Scientific and Technological Cluster (Biomimic) through which research institutions share facilities and equipment and exchange scientific personnel to foster transdisciplinary research. Biomimic is being built at the headquarters of the Instituto de Ecología A.C., (INECOL) in Xalapa, Veracruz. To foster a broad understanding of the aims of the Biomimic cluster among the new scientific staff, once recruited, the candidate will spend a period of 2-6 months in either CIMAV (Centro de Investigación en Materiales Avanzados) or CIQA (Centro de Investigación en Química Aplicada) to establish productive collaborations, write collaborative grants, and to foster long-term collaborative research projects. The candidate will then return to the brand new facilities at INECOL’s headquarters equipped with state-of-the art technologies to facilitate high quality academic and technological research.
The successful candidate will develop a highly original line of research on the isolation and identification of organic molecules from natural sources derived from Mexico’s enormous natural biodiversity. The identification and characterization of these compounds should find potential applications in medicine, food science, cosmetics, renewable energies, agriculture and industrial uses such as the development of novel formulations for environmentally-friendly paints, polymers, etc. These lines of research will involve extensive collaboration/team working with other members of the Biomimic cluster in trans-disciplinary projects focused on aspects of Mexico’s most pressing environmental, social and development issues.
Responsibilities:
Qualifications:
Interested candidates from Mexico and elsewhere in the entire world should send their updated Curriculum Vitae and additional support material of particular value for members of the Search Committee (e.g., citation record, relevant awards, narrative of particular achievements or contributions to science) to Dr. Guillermo Angeles, Secretario Académico at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. always cc’ing This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.. Three letters of recommendation are needed as well as the e-mail addresses and telephones of three established scientists/professors that have agreed to be interviewed on the candidate’s strengths and weaknesses. An additional letter by the candidate expressing interest in the job, explaining how exactly her/his training/experience fits the job description, and expressing her/his willingness to strictly adhere to the principles of collaboration, team working, networking and scientific integrity is also needed. Any questions should be addressed to Dr. Guillermo Angeles.
ONE POSITION IS AVAILABLE
Position Title: Researcher (Investigador Titular A).
Employment Status: Full-Time, 12 months. The appointment is renewable depending upon performance and funding. After three years, candidates can apply for tenure.
General Description: A productive and innovative computational chemist is required for a newly established biomimicry-inspired Scientific and Technological Cluster (Biomimic) through which institutions share facilities and equipment and exchange scientific personnel to foster transdisciplinary research. The successful candidate will be responsible for the design, simulation and analysis of biomolecules, such as antibiotics, proteins, enzymes, nucleic acids, nanoparticles and nanomaterials. This will be achieved through computational studies and molecular modeling of natural and naturally-derived products, particularly related to nanostructures and/or potential applications in agriculture, in the solution of environmental issues, in the production of materials with potential pharmacological value as well as useful in medicine, food science, cosmetics, renewable energies, agriculture and industrial uses such as the development of novel formulations for environmentally-friendly paints, polymers, etc.
To foster a broad understanding of the aims of the Biomimic cluster among the new scientific staff, once recruited, the candidate will spend a period of 2-6 months in CIMAV (Centro de Investigación en Materiales Avanzados) or CIQA (Centro de Investigación en Química Aplicada) to establish productive collaborations, write collaborative grants, and to foster long-term research projects. The candidate will then return to the brand new facilities equipped with state-of-the art technologies to perform high quality academic and technological studies. The recruited computational chemist will actively collaborate with agronomists, biologists, ecologists, molecular biologists, chemists, biochemists, and microbiologists to produce novel solutions to Mexico’s most pressing problems/challenges. The recruited scientists will also meet on a regular basis with industry and government representatives to identify demands, common interests and suitable funding sources.
Responsibilities:
Qualifications:
Interested candidates from Mexico and elsewhere in the entire world should send their updated Curriculum Vitae and additional support material of particular value for members of the Search Committee (e.g., citation record, relevant awards, narrative of particular achievements or contributions to science) to Dr. Guillermo Angeles, Secretario Académico at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. always cc’ing This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.. Three letters of recommendation are needed as well as the e-mail addresses and telephones of three established scientists/professors that have agreed to be interviewed on the candidate’s strengths and weaknesses. An additional letter by the candidate expressing interest in the job, explaining how exactly her/his training/experience fits the job description, and expressing her/his willingness to strictly adhere to the principles of collaboration, team working, networking and scientific integrity is also needed. Any questions should be addressed to Dr. Guillermo Angeles.
ONE POSITION IS AVAILABLE
Position Title: Researcher (Investigador Titular A).
Employment Status: Full-Time, 12 months. The appointment is renewable depending upon performance and funding. After three years, candidates can apply for tenure.
General Description: The selected candidate is expected to lead research on the development of pest and disease resistant strains of crops including fruit trees and timber of major importance for Mexico. The main aim of the research is to identify and employ pest and disease resistance mechanisms present in the native flora that can be harnessed for use in crop plants, particularly crops suffering from emerging disease problems or diseases with major adverse effects on crop productivity. The successful candidate will join Biomimic, a multidisciplinary team and will directly interact with other scientists specialized in genomics, functional genomics, natural or induced mechanisms of genetic recombination, chemists and technicians trained in molecular biology and bioinformatics. Biomimic provides access to state of the art high-throughput DNA sequencing equipment and bioinformatics facilities. Solid experience in molecular biology is required, as well as strong grant-writing, computer, and oral/writing skills. Experience in plant-microbe and/or plant-insect interactions at the molecular level is essential. Experience working with fruit trees is not necessary but the selected candidate is expected to quickly gain experience in the area.
To foster a broad understanding of the aims of the Biomimic cluster among the new scientific staff, once recruited, the candidate will spend a period of 2-6 months in either the Laboratorio Nacional de Genómica para la Biodiversidad (LANGEBIO), Unidad Irapuato of CINVESTAV, or Centro de Investigación Científica de Yucatán (CICY) to establish productive collaborations, write collaborative grants, and to foster long-term collaborative research projects. The candidate will then return to the brand new facilities at INECOL’s headquarters equipped with state-of-the art technologies to facilitate high quality academic and technological research.
Responsibilities:
Qualifications:
Interested candidates from Mexico and elsewhere in the entire world should send their updated Curriculum Vitae and additional support material of particular value for members of the Search Committee (e.g., citation record, relevant awards, narrative of particular achievements or contributions to science) to Dr. Guillermo Angeles, Secretario Académico at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. always cc’ing This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.. Three letters of recommendation are needed as well as the e-mail addresses and telephones of three established scientists/professors that have agreed to be interviewed on the candidate’s strengths and weaknesses. An additional letter by the candidate expressing interest in the job, explaining how exactly her/his training/experience fits the job description, and expressing her/his willingness to strictly adhere to the principles of collaboration, team working, networking and scientific integrity is also needed. Any questions should be addressed to Dr. Guillermo Angeles.
ONE POSITION IS AVAILABLE
Position Title: Researcher (Investigador Titular A).
Employment Status: Full-Time, 12 months. The appointment is renewable depending upon performance and funding. After three years, candidates can apply for tenure.
General Description: The selected candidate is expected to develop a highly original research program with emphasis on the isolation and identification of soil microorganisms that affect soil fertility, including host-parasite, host-pathogen or plant-microbe systems, and specifically investigate potential beneficial or adverse impacts of novel nanomaterials and nanocompounds on the dynamics, structure and function of microbial communities in aquatic, soil, rhizosphere, and phylloplane ecosystems. The successful candidate will join Biomimic and will directly interact with other scientists specialized in genomics, functional genomics, natural or induced mechanisms of genetic recombination, and technicians trained in molecular biology and bioinformatics.
To foster a broad understanding of the aims of the Biomimic cluster among the new scientific staff, once recruited, the candidate will spend a period of 2-6 months in either the Laboratorio Nacional de Genómica para la Biodiversidad (LANGEBIO), Unidad Irapuato of CINVESTAV, CIMAV (Centro de Investigación en Materiales Avanzados), or Centro de Investigación Científica de Yucatán (CICY) to establish productive collaborations, write collaborative grants, and to foster long-term collaborative research projects. The candidate will then return to the brand new facilities at INECOL’s headquarters equipped with state-of-the art technologies to facilitate high quality academic and technological research.
Responsibilities:
Qualifications:
Interested candidates from Mexico and elsewhere in the entire world should send their updated Curriculum Vitae and additional support material of particular value for members of the Search Committee (e.g., citation record, relevant awards, narrative of particular achievements or contributions to science) to Dr. Guillermo Angeles, Secretario Académico at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. always cc’ing This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.. Three letters of recommendation are needed as well as the e-mail addresses and telephones of three established scientists/professors that have agreed to be interviewed on the candidate’s strengths and weaknesses. An additional letter by the candidate expressing interest in the job, explaining how exactly her/his training/experience fits the job description, and expressing her/his willingness to strictly adhere to the principles of collaboration, team working, networking and scientific integrity is also needed. Any questions should be addressed to Dr. Guillermo Angeles.
ONE POSITION IS AVAILABLE
Position Title: Researcher (Investigador Titular A).
Employment Status: Full-Time, 12 months. The appointment is renewable depending upon performance and funding. After three years, candidates can apply for tenure.
General Description: The selected candidate is expected to lead research towards the elucidation of complex plant genomes and comparative genomics of fruit trees of major importance for Mexico, including avocado, mango, plum, citrus, and guava. The successful candidate will join Biomimic, a multidisciplinary team working on the protection and rational use of Mexican biodiversity, and will interact directly with another scientist of the team specialized in functional genomics, and two technicians trained on molecular biology techniques, as well as two bioinformaticians. The main aim of the research team is to define molecular markers associated with pest and disease resistance, particularly emerging problems or those causing severe negative effects on productivity. Biomimic provides access to state of the art high-throughput DNA sequencing equipment, including all technologies available in the market, and bioinformatics facilities. Solid experience in genetics and genomics is required, as well as strong grant-writing, computer, and oral/writing skills. Experience working with fruit trees is highly desirable but not absolutely necessary (selected candidate is expected to quickly gain experience in the area). Experience in plant-microbe and/or plant-insect interactions is desirable but not indispensable.
To foster a broad understanding of the aims of the Biomimic cluster among the new scientific staff, once recruited, the candidate will spend a period of 2-6 months in either the Laboratorio Nacional de Genómica para la Biodiversidad (LANGEBIO), Unidad Irapuato of CINVESTAV, or Centro de Investigación Científica de Yucatán (CICY) to establish productive collaborations, write collaborative grants, and to foster long-term collaborative research projects. The candidate will then return to the brand new facilities at INECOL’s headquarters equipped with state-of-the art technologies to facilitate high quality academic and technological research.
Responsibilities:
Qualifications:
Interested candidates from Mexico and elsewhere in the entire world should send their updated Curriculum Vitae and additional support material of particular value for members of the Search Committee (e.g., citation record, relevant awards, narrative of particular achievements or contributions to science) to Dr. Guillermo Angeles, Secretario Académico at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. always cc’ing This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.. Three letters of recommendation are needed as well as the e-mail addresses and telephones of three established scientists/professors that have agreed to be interviewed on the candidate’s strengths and weaknesses. An additional letter by the candidate expressing interest in the job, explaining how exactly her/his training/experience fits the job description, and expressing her/his willingness to strictly adhere to the principles of collaboration, team working, networking and scientific integrity is also needed. Any questions should be addressed to Dr. Guillermo Angeles.
ONE POSITION IS AVAILABLE
Position Title: Researcher (Investigador Titular A or Titular B).
Employment Status: Full-Time, 12 months. The appointment is renewable depending upon performance and funding. After three years, candidates can apply for tenure.
General Description: Although the combination of fields is not common, we are seeking a candidate expected to lead research in the area of plant proteomics and transcriptomics. The main aim of the research team, that the successful candidate will join, is to find alternatives to deal with emerging pests and diseases of fruit trees of major importance for Mexico, including avocado, mango, plum, citrus, and guava. The contributions expected from the selected candidate will also be related to the analysis of the transcriptional and proteomic responses of plants to biotic and abiotic stress, such as drought. The successful candidate will join Biomimic, a multidisciplinary team working on the protection and rational use of Mexican biodiversity, and will directly interact with other scientists of the team specialized in structural genomics, structural and chemical basis of plant resistance to insect pests, and technicians trained in molecular biology techniques, as well as two bioinformaticians. Biomimic provides access to state of the art high-throughput DNA sequencing equipment, and bioinformatics facilities. Solid experience in genomics, transcriptomics, proteomics and statistics is required, as well as strong grant-writing, computer, and oral/writing skills. Experience working with fruit trees is highly desirable but not absolutely necessary (selected candidate is expected to quickly gain experience in the area). Experience in plant-microbe and/or plant-insect interactions is desirable but not indispensable.
To foster a broad understanding of the aims of the Biomimic cluster among the new scientific staff, once recruited, the candidate will spend a period of 2-6 months in either the Laboratorio Nacional de Genómica para la Biodiversidad (LANGEBIO), Unidad Irapuato of CINVESTAV, or Centro de Investigación Científica de Yucatán (CICY) to establish productive collaborations, write collaborative grants, and to foster long-term collaborative research projects. The candidate will then return to the brand new facilities at INECOL’s headquarters equipped with state-of-the art technologies to facilitate high quality academic and technological research.
Responsibilities:
Qualifications:
Interested candidates from Mexico and elsewhere in the entire world should send their updated Curriculum Vitae and additional support material of particular value for members of the Search Committee (e.g., citation record, relevant awards, narrative of particular achievements or contributions to science) to Dr. Guillermo Angeles, Secretario Académico at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. always cc’ing This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.. Three letters of recommendation are needed as well as the e-mail addresses and telephones of three established scientists/professors that have agreed to be interviewed on the candidate’s strengths and weaknesses. An additional letter by the candidate expressing interest in the job, explaining how exactly her/his training/experience fits the job description, and expressing her/his willingness to strictly adhere to the principles of collaboration, team working, networking and scientific integrity is also needed. Any questions should be addressed to Dr. Guillermo Angeles.
ONE POSITION IS AVAILABLE
Position Title: Researcher (Investigador Titular A).
Employment Status: Full-Time, 12 months. The appointment is renewable depending upon performance and funding. After three years, candidates can apply for tenure.
General Description: The main objective of this position is to develop an understanding of the molecular biology of insect symbiosis and its potential applications in pest control. Scientific effort will be directed at the characterization of different insect symbiotic associations towards the development of non-chemical control methods against agricultural, environmental and medical insect pests, as well as the exploration of their metagenomes to identify novel compounds with potential biotechnological applications. This line of research should provide: (i) improved understanding of the symbiotic microbiota associated with important agricultural and medical pests in Mexico, (ii) characterize symbiont population dynamics and determine their effects on host fitness, and pathogen transmission capabilities, (iii) coordinate efforts between research and industry for the development of symbiont-based control methods to address major pest issues in agriculture and public health, (iv) the use of metagenomics as a tool for insect symbiont bioprospecting to identify novel biotechnologically important products.
To foster a broad understanding of the aims of the Biomimic cluster among the new scientific staff, once recruited, the candidate will spend a period of 2-6 months in either the Laboratorio Nacional de Genómica para la Biodiversidad (LANGEBIO) or the Unidad Irapuato of CINVESTAV to establish productive collaborations, write collaborative grants, and to foster long-term collaborative research projects. The candidate will then return to the brand new facilities at INECOL’s headquarters equipped with state-of-the art technologies to facilitate high quality academic and technological research.
Responsibilities:
Qualifications:
Interested candidates from Mexico and elsewhere in the entire world should send their updated Curriculum Vitae and additional support material of particular value for members of the Search Committee (e.g., citation record, relevant awards, narrative of particular achievements or contributions to science) to Dr. Guillermo Angeles, Secretario Académico at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. always cc’ing This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.. Three letters of recommendation are needed as well as the e-mail addresses and telephones of three established scientists/professors that have agreed to be interviewed on the candidate’s strengths and weaknesses. An additional letter by the candidate expressing interest in the job, explaining how exactly her/his training/experience fits the job description, and expressing her/his willingness to strictly adhere to the principles of collaboration, team working, networking and scientific integrity is also needed. Any questions should be addressed to Dr. Guillermo Angeles.
ONE POSITION IS AVAILABLE
Position Title: Researcher (Investigador Titular A).
Employment Status: Full-Time, 12 months. The appointment is renewable depending upon performance and funding. After three years, candidates can apply for tenure.
General Description: The selected candidate is expected to lead research in the area of plant secondary chemistry in research programs on plant-insect and plant-pathogen interactions, focused mainly on the chemical basis of plant resistance. The successful candidate will join Biomimic, a multidisciplinary team working on the chemical basis of plant resistance that will cover the ecochemical importance of phenolic compounds, cyanogenics, alkaloids, glucosynolates and their potential synthesis. Studies will also include research on plant secondary metabolic pathways (e.g., phenylpropanoid biosynthesis) when plant resistance enhancers, growth regulators are applied on fruit trees. Secondary metabolite characterization, gene expression and its influence on plant resistance phenotype will also be analyzed with the aim of identifying genes and markers of importance for breeding programs and the development of resistant cultivars.
To foster a broad understanding of the aims of the Biomimic cluster among the new scientific staff, once recruited, the candidate will spend a period of 2-6 months in CIMAV (Centro de Investigación en Materiales Avanzados), CIQA (Centro de Investigación en Química Aplicada) or CICY (Centro de Investigación Científica de Yucatán) to establish productive collaborations, write collaborative grants, and to foster long-term research projects. The candidate will then return to the brand new facilities equipped with state-of-the art technologies to perform high quality academic and technological studies. The recruited natural products chemist will actively collaborate with agronomists, biologists, ecologists, molecular biologists, chemists, biochemists, and microbiologists to produce novel solutions to Mexico’s most pressing problems/challenges. The recruited scientist will also meet on a regular basis with industry and government representatives to identify demands, common interests and suitable funding sources.
Responsibilities:
Qualifications:
Interested candidates from Mexico and elsewhere in the entire world should send their updated Curriculum Vitae and additional support material of particular value for members of the Search Committee (e.g., citation record, relevant awards, narrative of particular achievements or contributions to science) to Dr. Guillermo Angeles, Secretario Académico at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. always cc’ing This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.. Three letters of recommendation are needed as well as the e-mail addresses and telephones of three established scientists/professors that have agreed to be interviewed on the candidate’s strengths and weaknesses. An additional letter by the candidate expressing interest in the job, explaining how exactly her/his training/experience fits the job description, and expressing her/his willingness to strictly adhere to the principles of collaboration, team working, networking and scientific integrity is also needed. Any questions should be addressed to Dr. Guillermo Angeles.
ONE POSITION IS AVAILABLE
Position Title: Researcher (Investigador Titular A).
Employment Status: Full-Time, 12 months. The appointment is renewable depending upon performance and funding. After three years, candidates can apply for tenure.
General Description:The successful candidate will develop a line of research directed at elucidating the chemical mechanisms involved in insect-plant and insect-insect interactions as well as the interactions between/among other animals. The applicant will work in the Biomimic cluster, newly established biomimicry-inspired Scientific and Technological laboratories, developing diverse projects focused in generating solutions of pests, diseases or environmental problems through the identification and isolation and use of plant secondary metabolites related to plant resistance in plant-insect and plant-pathogen interactions, semiochemicals involved in the plant-herbivore, parasitoid and predator-host relationships, as well as sexual (e.g., pheromones), protection (e.g., alarm pheromones) and social (e.g., aggregation and host marking pheromone). The candidate will study physiological, chemical and behavioral aspects of plant-insect and plant-animal interactions, and develop projects and collaborations with other members of the Biomimic cluster and other researchers at INECOL and associated institutions, such as CIQA (Centro de Investigación en Química Aplicada) or CICY (Centro de Investigación Científica de Yucatán).
To foster a broad understanding of the aims of the Biomimic cluster among the new scientific staff, once recruited, the candidate will spend a period of 2-6 months in CIQA (Centro de Investigación en Química Aplicada), CICY (Centro de Investigación Científica de Yucatán) or the Instituto de Ecología at UNAM to establish productive collaborations, write collaborative grants, and to foster long-term research projects. The candidate will then return to the brand new facilities equipped with state-of-the art technologies to perform high quality academic and technological studies. The recruited scientist will actively collaborate with agronomists, biologists, ecologists, molecular biologists, chemists, biochemists, and microbiologists to produce novel solutions to Mexico’s most pressing problems/challenges. The recruited scientist will also meet on a regular basis with industry and government representatives to identify demands, common interests and suitable funding sources.
Responsibilities:
Qualifications:
Interested candidates from Mexico and elsewhere in the entire world should send their updated Curriculum Vitae and additional support material of particular value for members of the Search Committee (e.g., citation record, relevant awards, narrative of particular achievements or contributions to science) to Dr. Guillermo Angeles, Secretario Académico at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. always cc’ing This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.. Three letters of recommendation are needed as well as the e-mail addresses and telephones of three established scientists/professors that have agreed to be interviewed on the candidate’s strengths and weaknesses. An additional letter by the candidate expressing interest in the job, explaining how exactly her/his training/experience fits the job description, and expressing her/his willingness to strictly adhere to the principles of collaboration, team working, networking and scientific integrity is also needed. Any questions should be addressed to Dr. Guillermo Angeles.
ONE POSITION IS AVAILABLE
Position Title: Researcher (Investigador Titular A or Titular B).
Employment Status: Full-Time, 12 months. The appointment is renewable depending upon performance and funding. After three years, candidates can apply for tenure.
General Description: The Asociación de Productores, Empacadores, y Exportadores de Aguacate de Michoacán, A.C. (henceforth APEAM) is a Mexican association of avocado (= Persea americana cultivar Hass, henceforth Hass avocados) producers, exporters and packers that has its headquarters in the centre of the Hass avocado-growing region in Uruapan, Michoacán State, Mexico. APEAM and INECOL have agreed that the search for sustainable solutions to phytosanitary issues affecting avocado production in Mexico requires the highest quality research and technological advancement programs. To this end, an endowed research position has been established using funds donated by APEAM as an initiative to provide scientific and technological answers to the phytosanitary and crop production demands of Persea americana cultivar Hass growers in this region and elsewhere in Mexico.
The researcher will be based at INECOL’s headquarters in Xalapa, Veracruz, Mexico, but will be expected to travel and work extensively in the Persea americana cultivar Hass growing region around Uruapan, Michoacán and elsewhere in Mexico. To foster a broad understanding of the aims of the Biomimic cluster among the new scientific staff, once recruited, the candidate will possibly spend a period of 1-3 months in either the Laboratorio Nacional de Genómica para la Biodiversidad (LANGEBIO) or CICY (Centro de Investigación Científica de Yucatán) to establish productive collaborations, write collaborative grants, and to foster long-term research projects. The candidate will then return to the brand new facilities equipped with state-of-the art technologies to perform high quality academic and technological studies. The recruited computational chemist will actively collaborate with agronomists, biologists, ecologists, molecular biologists, chemists, biochemists, and microbiologists to produce novel solutions to Mexico’s most pressing problems/challenges. The recruited scientists will also meet on a regular basis with industry and government representatives to identify demands, common interests and suitable funding sources.
Responsibilities: The research scientist that will occupy this position will lead an innovative research program in the following priority areas.
Qualifications:
Interested candidates from Mexico and elsewhere in the entire world should send their updated Curriculum Vitae and additional support material of particular value for members of the Search Committee (e.g., citation record, relevant awards, narrative of particular achievements or contributions to science) to Dr. Guillermo Angeles, Secretario Académico at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. always cc’ing This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.. Three letters of recommendation are needed as well as the e-mail addresses and telephones of three established scientists/professors that have agreed to be interviewed on the candidate’s strengths and weaknesses. An additional letter by the candidate expressing interest in the job, explaining how exactly her/his training/experience fits the job description, and expressing her/his willingness to strictly adhere to the principles of collaboration, team working, networking and scientific integrity is also needed. Any questions should be addressed to Dr. Guillermo Angeles.
RESEARCH TECHNICIAN IN BIOINFORMATICS
TWO POSITIONS ARE AVAILABLE
Position Title: Technician (Técnico Titular A).
Employment Status: Full-Time, 12 months. The appointment is renewable depending upon performance and funding. After three years, candidates can apply for tenure.
General Description: The selected candidate will be part of a team working on the elucidation of complex plant genomes, comparative and functional genomics of fruit trees of major importance for Mexico, including avocado, mango, citrus, apple, and guava. The main aim of the research team that the successful candidate will join is to find alternatives to deal with emerging pests and diseases of fruit trees in Mexico. The successful candidate will join Biomimic, a multidisciplinary team working on the protection of Mexican biodiversity, and will interact with a team of specialists in genomics, molecular biology, and bioinformatics. Biomimic provides access to state of the art high-throughput DNA sequencing equipment, and bioinformatics facilities. Knowledge of genetics, molecular biology, and genomics is required. Experience working with fruit trees is not necessary but the selected candidate is expected to quickly gain experience in the area; experience in plant-microbe and/or plant-insect interactions is desirable but not indispensable.
Responsibilities:
Qualifications:
Additional beneficial skills:
Interested candidates from Mexico and elsewhere in the entire world should send their updated Curriculum Vitae and additional support material of particular value for members of the Search Committee (e.g., citation record, relevant awards, narrative of particular achievements or contributions to science) to Dr. Guillermo Angeles, Secretario Académico at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. always cc’ing This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.. Three letters of recommendation are needed as well as the e-mail addresses and telephones of three established scientists/professors that have agreed to be interviewed on the candidate’s strengths and weaknesses. An additional letter by the candidate expressing interest in the job, explaining how exactly her/his training/experience fits the job description, and expressing her/his willingness to strictly adhere to the principles of collaboration, team working, networking and scientific integrity is also needed. Any questions should be addressed to Dr. Guillermo Angeles.
RESEARCH TECHNICIAN IN SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY AND X-RAY DIFFRACTION
ONE POSITION IS AVAILABLE
Position Title: Technician (Técnico Titular A).
Employment Status: Full-Time, 12 months. The appointment is renewable depending upon performance and funding. After three years, candidates can apply for tenure.
General Description: The successful candidate will have an understanding of the theoretical basis of optics or optical physics, a clear analytical approach to problem solving applied to the interpretation of diffraction patterns and the processing of SEM-generated images. These studies will support the work of researchers in organic chemistry, plant secondary compounds and nanotechnology that form part of the Biomimic cluster. As such, the candidate will be working on the identification of compounds present in ceramics, minerals, polymers and other natural and synthetic materials.
Responsibilities:
Qualifications:
Interested candidates from Mexico and elsewhere in the entire world should send their updated Curriculum Vitae and additional support material of particular value for members of the Search Committee (e.g., citation record, relevant awards, narrative of particular achievements or contributions to science) to Dr. Guillermo Angeles, Secretario Académico at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. always cc’ing This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.. Three letters of recommendation are needed as well as the e-mail addresses and telephones of three established scientists/professors that have agreed to be interviewed on the candidate’s strengths and weaknesses. An additional letter by the candidate expressing interest in the job, explaining how exactly her/his training/experience fits the job description, and expressing her/his willingness to strictly adhere to the principles of collaboration, team working, networking and scientific integrity is also needed. Any questions should be addressed to Dr. Guillermo Angeles.
RESEARCH TECHNICIAN IN ENVIRONMENTAL SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY
ONE POSITION IS AVAILABLE
Position Title: Technician (Técnico Titular A).
Employment Status: Full-Time, 12 months. The appointment is renewable depending upon performance and funding. After three years, candidates can apply for tenure.
General Description: The selected candidate will provide scanning electron microscopy (SEM) support, particularly environmental (low-vacuum) SEM, to a team of researchers working on biomimicry, crop protection and nanotechnology. The successful candidate will join Biomimic, a transdisciplinary group of specialists in genomics, bioinformatics, organic chemistry, biorational crop pest control, and agro-nanotechnology.
Experience working on the preparation, manipulation, mounting, and imaging of specimens, preferentially those of biological origin, is required, as is a clear ability to interpret the results of SEM studies, preferably an environmental, 3D low vacuum SEM. The successful candidate will undergo training in advanced SEM techniques, using an environmental, 3D low vacuum SEM. Most or all training and reference literature will be given in English. These studies require a meticulous and painstaking approach to sample preparation and analysis.
Responsibilities:
Qualifications:
Interested candidates from Mexico and elsewhere in the entire world should send their updated Curriculum Vitae and additional support material of particular value for members of the Search Committee (e.g., citation record, relevant awards, narrative of particular achievements or contributions to science) to Dr. Guillermo Angeles, Secretario Académico at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. always cc’ing This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.. Three letters of recommendation are needed as well as the e-mail addresses and telephones of three established scientists/professors that have agreed to be interviewed on the candidate’s strengths and weaknesses. An additional letter by the candidate expressing interest in the job, explaining how exactly her/his training/experience fits the job description, and expressing her/his willingness to strictly adhere to the principles of collaboration, team working, networking and scientific integrity is also needed. Any questions should be addressed to Dr. Guillermo Angeles.
RESEARCH TECHNICIAN IN ORGANIC CHEMISTRY
ONE POSITION IS AVAILABLE
Position Title: Technician (Técnico Titular A).
Employment Status: Full-Time, 12 months. The appointment is renewable depending upon performance and funding. After three years, candidates can apply for tenure.
General Description: The successful candidate will provide technical support for research on the isolation and identification of organic molecules from natural sources derived from Mexico’s enormous natural biodiversity. The identification and characterization of these compounds should find potential applications in medicine, food science, cosmetics, renewable energies, agriculture and industrial uses such as the development of novel formulations for paints, polymers, etc. These lines of research will involve extensive collaboration/team working with other members of the Biomimic cluster in trans-disciplinary projects focused on aspects of Mexico’s most pressing environmental, social and development issues.
Responsibilities:
Qualifications:
Interested candidates from Mexico and elsewhere in the entire world should send their updated Curriculum Vitae and additional support material of particular value for members of the Search Committee (e.g., citation record, relevant awards, narrative of particular achievements or contributions to science) to Dr. Guillermo Angeles, Secretario Académico at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. always cc’ing This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.. Three letters of recommendation are needed as well as the e-mail addresses and telephones of three established scientists/professors that have agreed to be interviewed on the candidate’s strengths and weaknesses. An additional letter by the candidate expressing interest in the job, explaining how exactly her/his training/experience fits the job description, and expressing her/his willingness to strictly adhere to the principles of collaboration, team working, networking and scientific integrity is also needed. Any questions should be addressed to Dr. Guillermo Angeles.
RESEARCH TECHNICIAN IN ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY (Soil and Insects)
ONE POSITION IS AVAILABLE
Position Title: Technician (Técnico Titular A).
Employment Status: Full-Time, 12 months. The appointment is renewable depending upon performance and funding. After three years, candidates can apply for tenure.
General Description: The selected candidate is expected to provide technical support to microbiologists involved in research programs on soil microbiota and insect symbionts. Soil microbiology research focuses on microorganisms that affect soil fertility, including host-parasite, host-pathogen or plant-microbe systems, and specifically investigate potential impacts of novel nanomaterials and nanocompounds on the dynamics, structure and function of microbial communities in water, soil, rhizosphere, and phylloplane ecosystems. The microbiology of insect symbiosis focuses on the potential applications of these microorganisms in pest control, to provide an improved understanding of the symbiotic microbiota associated with important agricultural and medical pests in Mexico, to characterize symbiont population dynamics and determine their effects on host fitness, and pathogen transmission capabilities, and apply genomics techniques for insect symbiont bioprospecting with the aim of identifying novel biotechnologically important products.
Responsibilities:
Qualifications:
Interested candidates from Mexico and elsewhere in the entire world should send their updated Curriculum Vitae and additional support material of particular value for members of the Search Committee (e.g., citation record, relevant awards, narrative of particular achievements or contributions to science) to Dr. Guillermo Angeles, Secretario Académico at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. always cc’ing This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.. Three letters of recommendation are needed as well as the e-mail addresses and telephones of three established scientists/professors that have agreed to be interviewed on the candidate’s strengths and weaknesses. An additional letter by the candidate expressing interest in the job, explaining how exactly her/his training/experience fits the job description, and expressing her/his willingness to strictly adhere to the principles of collaboration, team working, networking and scientific integrity is also needed. Any questions should be addressed to Dr. Guillermo Angeles.
RESEARCH TECHNICIAN IN PLANT GENOMICS
ONE POSITION IS AVAILABLE
Position Title: Technician (Técnico Titular A).
Employment Status: Full-Time, 12 months. The appointment is renewable depending upon performance and funding. After three years, candidates can apply for tenure.
General Description: The selected candidate will be part of a team working on the elucidation of complex plant genomes and comparative genomics of fruit trees of major importance for Mexico, including avocado, mango, plum, citrus, and guava. The main aim of the research team is to define molecular markers associated with pest and disease resistance, particularly emerging problems or those causing severe negative effects on productivity. The successful candidate will join Biomimic, a multidisciplinary team working on the protection of Mexican biodiversity, will interact with a team of specialists on genomics, molecular biology, and bioinformatics. Biomimic provides access to state of the art high-throughput DNA sequencing equipment, including all technologies available in the market, and bioinformatics facilities. Knowledge of genetics, molecular biology, and genomics is required. Experience working with fruit trees is not necessary but the selected candidate is expected to quickly gain experience in the area. Experience in plant-microbe and/or plant-insect interactions is desirable but not indispensable.
Responsibilities:
Qualifications:
Interested candidates from Mexico and elsewhere in the entire world should send their updated Curriculum Vitae and additional support material of particular value for members of the Search Committee (e.g., citation record, relevant awards, narrative of particular achievements or contributions to science) to Dr. Guillermo Angeles, Secretario Académico at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. always cc’ing This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.. Three letters of recommendation are needed as well as the e-mail addresses and telephones of three established scientists/professors that have agreed to be interviewed on the candidate’s strengths and weaknesses. An additional letter by the candidate expressing interest in the job, explaining how exactly her/his training/experience fits the job description, and expressing her/his willingness to strictly adhere to the principles of collaboration, team working, networking and scientific integrity is also needed. Any questions should be addressed to Dr. Guillermo Angeles.
RESEARCH TECHNICIAN IN PLANT PROTEOMICS/TRANSCRIPTOMICS
ONE POSITION IS AVAILABLE
Position Title: Technician (Técnico Titular A).
Employment Status: Full-Time, 12 months. The appointment is renewable depending upon performance and funding. After three years, candidates can apply for tenure.
General Description: The selected candidate will provide technical support to a research team in the area of plant proteomics and transcriptomics. The main aim of the research team that the successful candidate will join is to find alternatives to deal with emerging pests and diseases of fruit trees of major importance for Mexico. The contributions expected from the selected candidate are related to the analysis of the proteomic and transcriptomal profiles of plants exposed to biotic but also to abiotic stress, such as the attack by an insect, a pathogen or drought. The successful candidate will join Biomimic, a multidisciplinary team working on the protection and rational use of Mexican biodiversity, and will assist a team of experts in genomics, molecular biology, chemical ecology, and bioinformatics. Biomimic provides access to state of the art high-throughput DNA sequencing equipment, including all technologies available in the market, and bioinformatics facilities. Strong knowledge of proteomics, genomics, transcriptomics, and statistics is required, as well as computer skills. Experience working with fruit trees is not necessary but the selected candidate is expected to quickly gain experience in the area. Experience in plant-microbe and/or plant-insect interactions is desirable but not indispensable.
Responsibilities:
Qualifications:
Interested candidates from Mexico and elsewhere in the entire world should send their updated Curriculum Vitae and additional support material of particular value for members of the Search Committee (e.g., citation record, relevant awards, narrative of particular achievements or contributions to science) to Dr. Guillermo Angeles, Secretario Académico at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. always cc’ing This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.. Three letters of recommendation are needed as well as the e-mail addresses and telephones of three established scientists/professors that have agreed to be interviewed on the candidate’s strengths and weaknesses. An additional letter by the candidate expressing interest in the job, explaining how exactly her/his training/experience fits the job description, and expressing her/his willingness to strictly adhere to the principles of collaboration, team working, networking and scientific integrity is also needed. Any questions should be addressed to Dr. Guillermo Angeles.
RESEARCH TECHNICIAN IN NATURAL PRODUCTS CHEMISTRY, PARTICULARLY PLANT SECONDARY METABOLITES
ONE POSITION IS AVAILABLE
Position Title: Technician (Técnico Titular A).
Employment Status: Full-Time, 12 months. The appointment is renewable depending upon performance and funding. After three years, candidates can apply for tenure.
General Description: The selected candidate is expected to provide technical support to researchers in entomology, organic chemistry, molecular biology in research programs on plant-insect and plant-pathogen interactions, focused mainly on the chemical basis of plant resistance. Work with animals other than insects will also be expected if time permits. Studies on the chemical basis of plant resistance will cover the ecochemical importance of phenolic compounds, cyanogenics, alkaloids, glucosynolates and their potential synthesis. Studies will also include research on plant secondary metabolic pathways (e.g., phenylpropanoid biosynthesis) when plant resistance enhancers, growth regulators are applied on fruit tree crops in Mexico. Secondary metabolite characterization, gene expression and its influence on plant resistance phenotype will also be analyzed with the aim of identifying genes and markers of importance for breeding programs and the development of resistant cultivars.
Responsibilities: The technician will support researchers by:
Qualifications:
Interested candidates from Mexico and elsewhere in the entire world should send their updated Curriculum Vitae and additional support material of particular value for members of the Search Committee (e.g., citation record, relevant awards, narrative of particular achievements or contributions to science) to Dr. Guillermo Angeles, Secretario Académico at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. always cc’ing This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.. Three letters of recommendation are needed as well as the e-mail addresses and telephones of three established scientists/professors that have agreed to be interviewed on the candidate’s strengths and weaknesses. An additional letter by the candidate expressing interest in the job, explaining how exactly her/his training/experience fits the job description, and expressing her/his willingness to strictly adhere to the principles of collaboration, team working, networking and scientific integrity is also needed. Any questions should be addressed to Dr. Guillermo Angeles.
RESEARCH TECHNICIAN IN INSECT/ANIMAL CHEMICAL ECOLOGY
ONE POSITION IS AVAILABLE
Position Title: Technician (Técnico Titular A).
Employment Status: Full-Time, 12 months. The appointment is renewable depending upon performance and funding. After three years, candidates can apply for tenure.
General Description: The selected candidate is expected to provide technical support to researchers in entomology, pest management and behavioral studies in research programs on plant-insect and insect-insect interactions, focused mainly on understanding the chemical ecology of insect pests and their host plants or natural enemies as the basis for the development of innovative and sustainable pest management strategies.
Responsibilities: The technician will support researchers by:
Qualifications:
Interested candidates from Mexico and elsewhere in the entire world should send their updated Curriculum Vitae and additional support material of particular value for members of the Search Committee (e.g., citation record, relevant awards, narrative of particular achievements or contributions to science) to Dr. Guillermo Angeles, Secretario Académico at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. always cc’ing This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.. Three letters of recommendation are needed as well as the e-mail addresses and telephones of three established scientists/professors that have agreed to be interviewed on the candidate’s strengths and weaknesses. An additional letter by the candidate expressing interest in the job, explaining how exactly her/his training/experience fits the job description, and expressing her/his willingness to strictly adhere to the principles of collaboration, team working, networking and scientific integrity is also needed. Any questions should be addressed to Dr. Guillermo Angeles.