{"id":3996,"date":"2025-07-29T00:12:42","date_gmt":"2025-07-29T00:12:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sciences-unamur.be\/bio\/system-ecotox\/?p=3996"},"modified":"2025-07-29T21:11:04","modified_gmt":"2025-07-29T21:11:04","slug":"new-phd-position-to-work-on-the-beluga-whale","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sciences-unamur.be\/bio\/system-ecotox\/new-phd-position-to-work-on-the-beluga-whale\/","title":{"rendered":"New PhD position to work on the Beluga whale"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-start=\"87\" data-end=\"241\"><strong data-start=\"87\" data-end=\"241\">We are pleased to announce two fully funded PhD positions within our new research project on the St. Lawrence River Beluga whale population in Quebec.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"87\" data-end=\"241\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.frs-fnrs.be\/fr\/l-actualite-fnrs\/3931-collaboration-quebec-federation-wallonie-bruxelles-6-nouveaux-projets-de-recherche-novateurs?fbclid=IwY2xjawL08fVleHRuA2FlbQIxMABicmlkETFpS1p2VklvZDhQOVJRTVNTAR4EMvUWpUVEAAkzNKBjuLWgCidOgt6Fv81lxr03jRAjL9TCnGq2rUgNlnCIaw_aem_rSKjcKETnbyZgXLRxSABog\">Read<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.frs-fnrs.be\/fr\/l-actualite-fnrs\/3931-collaboration-quebec-federation-wallonie-bruxelles-6-nouveaux-projets-de-recherche-novateurs?fbclid=IwY2xjawL08fVleHRuA2FlbQIxMABicmlkETFpS1p2VklvZDhQOVJRTVNTAR4EMvUWpUVEAAkzNKBjuLWgCidOgt6Fv81lxr03jRAjL9TCnGq2rUgNlnCIaw_aem_rSKjcKETnbyZgXLRxSABog\"> the official announcement of the project by FNRS here.<\/a><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"87\" data-end=\"241\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sciences-unamur.be\/bio\/system-ecotox\/new-research-project-on-the-beluga-whale\/\">More informations on the project news can be found here.<\/a><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"243\" data-end=\"491\">One PhD position will be based in Montreal, in the research group of our collaborator <strong data-start=\"329\" data-end=\"355\">Dr. Jonathan Verreault<\/strong>. The second PhD will be based in <strong data-start=\"389\" data-end=\"398\">Namur<\/strong>, Belgium, at the <strong data-start=\"416\" data-end=\"435\">LEAP laboratory<\/strong>, under the supervision of <strong data-start=\"462\" data-end=\"490\">Prof. Fr\u00e9d\u00e9ric Silvestre<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"493\" data-end=\"566\"><strong data-start=\"496\" data-end=\"566\">Full details of both positions can be found in the document below.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"655\" data-end=\"850\">The position in Namur will focus on the development and application of an <strong data-start=\"721\" data-end=\"741\">epigenetic clock<\/strong> for the St. Lawrence Beluga population. We are seeking a candidate with strong expertise and\/or interest in:<\/p>\n<ul data-start=\"852\" data-end=\"920\">\n<li data-start=\"852\" data-end=\"869\">\n<p data-start=\"854\" data-end=\"869\"><strong data-start=\"854\" data-end=\"869\">Epigenetics<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"870\" data-end=\"899\">\n<p data-start=\"872\" data-end=\"899\"><strong data-start=\"872\" data-end=\"899\">Whole-genome sequencing<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"900\" data-end=\"920\">\n<p data-start=\"902\" data-end=\"920\"><strong data-start=\"902\" data-end=\"920\">Bioinformatics<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p data-start=\"922\" data-end=\"964\">The main techniques involved may include:<\/p>\n<ul data-start=\"966\" data-end=\"1144\">\n<li data-start=\"966\" data-end=\"990\">\n<p data-start=\"968\" data-end=\"990\">Reduced representation bisulfite sequencing<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"991\" data-end=\"1024\">\n<p data-start=\"993\" data-end=\"1024\">Nanopore long-read sequencing<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"1025\" data-end=\"1067\">\n<p data-start=\"1027\" data-end=\"1067\">Targeted amplicon bisulfite sequencing<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"1068\" data-end=\"1086\">\n<p data-start=\"1070\" data-end=\"1086\">Pyrosequencing<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"1087\" data-end=\"1144\">\n<p data-start=\"1089\" data-end=\"1144\">Bioinformatic workflows for methylation data analysis<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p data-start=\"1146\" data-end=\"1294\">One of the project\u2019s goals is to develop a <strong data-start=\"1189\" data-end=\"1214\">Shiny web application<\/strong> to make the epigenetic clock tool accessible to the broader research community.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1296\" data-end=\"1323\">The position also includes:<\/p>\n<ul data-start=\"1325\" data-end=\"1468\">\n<li data-start=\"1325\" data-end=\"1360\">\n<p data-start=\"1327\" data-end=\"1360\">Opportunities for <strong data-start=\"1345\" data-end=\"1358\">fieldwork<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"1361\" data-end=\"1402\">\n<p data-start=\"1363\" data-end=\"1402\">Several <strong data-start=\"1371\" data-end=\"1400\">research visits to Quebec<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"1403\" data-end=\"1468\">\n<p data-start=\"1405\" data-end=\"1468\">A strong component of <strong data-start=\"1427\" data-end=\"1468\">scientific outreach and communication<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em>The working language will be French, but non-French speakers are encouraged to apply if they speak English.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Please send your applications <a href=\"&#109;&#x61;&#105;&#x6c;&#116;&#x6f;:&#x66;r&#x65;d&#x65;r&#x69;c&#x2e;s&#x69;l&#x76;e&#x73;t&#114;&#x65;&#64;&#x75;&#110;&#x61;&#109;&#x75;r&#x2e;b&#x65;\">&#102;r&#101;d&#101;r&#x69;c&#x2e;s&#x69;l&#x76;e&#x73;t&#x72;e&#x40;u&#x6e;a&#x6d;u&#x72;.&#x62;e\u00a0<\/a>by the 1st of September 2025.<\/strong><\/p>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/sciences-unamur.be\/bio\/system-ecotox\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Projet-PhD-FRQ-FNRS-beluga-Juillet-2025-EN.pdf\" class=\"pdfemb-viewer\" style=\"\" data-width=\"max\" data-height=\"max\" data-toolbar=\"bottom\" data-toolbar-fixed=\"off\">Projet PhD FRQ-FNRS beluga Juillet 2025-EN<\/a>\n<div style=\"margin: 20px 0;\"><div class=\"qrcswholewtapper\" style=\"text-align:center;\"><div class=\"qrcprowrapper\"  id=\"qrcwraa2leds\"><div class=\"qrc_canvass\" id=\"qrc_cuttenpages_2\" style=\"display:inline-block\" data-text=\"https:\/\/sciences-unamur.be\/bio\/system-ecotox\/new-phd-position-to-work-on-the-beluga-whale\/\"><\/div><div><a download=\"New PhD position to work on the Beluga whale.png\" class=\"qrcdownloads\" id=\"worign\">\r\n           <button type=\"button\" style=\"min-width:150px;background:#44d813;color:#000;font-weight: 600;border: 1px solid #44d813;border-radius:20px;font-size:12px;padding: 6px 0;\" class=\"uqr_code_btn\">Download QR<\/button>\r\n           <\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We are pleased to announce two fully funded PhD positions within our new research project on the St. Lawrence River Beluga whale population in Quebec. 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