INSTITUTE OF ZOOLOGY - Three Postdoctoral Fellowships

INSTITUTE OF ZOOLOGY

ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF LONDON

Three Postdoctoral Fellowships

Starting salary ?33,461 including London Weighting

Applications are invited for up to three postdoctoral research 
fellowships, each available from 1 February 2012. These are four-year 
fixed-term appointments for outstanding early career researchers to 
undertake a programme of independent research within the Institute of 
Zoology?s current research themes (www.zsl.org/science/research). 
Applications are particularly encouraged in the area of conservation 
genomics but applicants wishing to work on other topics relevant to 
the Institute's research will also be considered.

The primary criterion for appointment is scientific excellence, 
although projects with an applied component that links to the 
conservation work of ZSL will also be encouraged as long they also 
fulfil the primary criterion. Successful candidates may also 
occasionally be requested to undertake tasks relating to the wider 
conservation and educational roles of ZSL, as required.

Candidates must be within 5 years of completing a Ph.D. on the closing 
date for applications, and should be able to demonstrate their 
potential to develop a successful independent research programme (with 
associated funding) in the appropriate field. Applications should 
include a covering letter (stating preferred research theme within the 
Institute), curriculum vitae, an outline of the research they would 
develop over the course of the Fellowship (maximum 1 side of A4, Arial 
11 point font), and the names and full contact details of three 
referees (including the candidate's Ph.D. supervisor). For informal 
enquiries, contact the senior researcher identified within each 
specified area on the website, or the Director of the Institute of 
Zoology (tim.blackburn@ioz.ac.uk).

Applications should be sent to: Human Resources, Zoological Society of 
London, Regent?s Park, London, NW1 4RY, where further details are 
available (tel. +44 (0)20 7449 6253; e-mail hr@zsl.org).

Closing date: November 20th 2011