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*** 1st position***Postdoctoral researcher in functional morphology and paleobiology
Project title: Morphological convergence and functional inferences: an  
integrative study of the masticatory apparatus in rodents and extinct  
notoungulates.

Supervisors: Guillaume Billet (UMR7207; 
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Herrel (UMR7179; 
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Location: Mus�um National d'Histoire Naturelle, Paris, France
 
Salary: 2500Euro/month (ďż˝ 2000 Euro net) depending on experience.
 
We are looking for a postdoctoral researcher in functional morphology  
and paleontology to work on a project investigating a typical  
case-study of repeated morphological convergence in the masticatory  
apparatus of mammals. The project focuses on the rich mosaic of  
resemblances found in several groups of extant rodents and extinct  
notoungulates. The postdoctoral researcher will quantify the shape of  
the masticatory apparatus and identify areas of mechanical constraints  
based on 3D models and using geometric morphometric and finite element  
approaches. Moreover, the postdoctoral researcher will evaluate the  
main chewing directions by examining dental microwear patterns and  
will use in-vivo cineradiographic studies in order to characterize the  
kinematics associated with variation in muzzle shape in selected  
extant rodents. The goal of this project is to integrate these results  
within a comprehensive framework in order to characterize the  
convergence observed in the masticatory apparatus of rodents and  
notoungulates, and to provide more robust functional inferences for  
the latter.
 
Expertise in the anatomy and functional analysis of the masticatory  
apparatus and solid knowledge of its evolution within mammals are  
requirements for the position. Experience with geometric morphometric  
methods and the interpretation of fossil material is considered as an  
additional plus for the project.
 
Candidates should send (1) a letter of motivation, (2) a full CV, and  
(3) two letters of recommendation to the following e-mail address:  

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DEADLINE to send your application: March 16, 2015.
 
Please contact Guillaume BILLET, or any of the other supervisors for  
additional information.
 
-- 
Anthony Herrel
Associate Editor Herpetological Journal, The European Journal of  
Anatomy & Functional Ecology
Branch Editor Functional anatomy of amphibians and reptiles Zookeys
Editorial board member J. Zoology & Zoology
 
UMR 7179 C.N.R.S/M.N.H.N.
D�partement d'Ecologie et de Gestion de la Biodiversit�,
55 rue Buffon, Bat Anatomie Comparee, CP 55, 75005, Paris Cedex 5, France
e-mail: 
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URL: www.anthonyherrel.fr

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*** 2nd position***
Postdoctoral researcher in evolutionary functional morphology
 
Project title: Form-function relationships and the evolution of  
arboreal locomotion in mammals
 
Supervisors: Anthony Herrel (UMR7179; 
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Herbin (UMR7179; 
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 ), Raphďż˝el Cornette (UMR7205;  

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Location: Mus�um National d'Histoire Naturelle, Paris, France
 
Salary: ďż˝2500Euro/month (ďż˝ 2000 Euro net) funded by the LabEx BCDiv.  
Salary will vary with experience based on national salary scales  
defined by the CNRS.
 
We are looking for a postdoctoral researcher in functional morphology  
to work on a project investigating the evolution of arboreal  
locomotion in mammals. The postdoctoral researcher will quantify the  
functionally relevant properties of the musculature of the limbs  
(muscle mass, physiological cross sectional area) using specimens from  
the comparative anatomy collections at the MNHN. Moreover, the  
postdoctoral researcher will quantify the shape of limb bones in  
arboreal mammals based on 3D surface scans and using geometric  
morphometric approaches. One of the goals of this study will be to  
make better inferences on the locomotor ecology and life-style in  
extinct animals. As such the project will focus more specifically on  
carnivorans and primates given the presence of well preserved fossil  
material.
 
Expertise in geometric morphometrics and experience with dissection  
are requirements for the position. Experience with comparative methods  
and the interpretation of fossil material is considered as an  
additional plus for the project.
 
Candidates should send (1) a letter of motivation, (2) a full CV, and  
(3) two letters of recommendation to the following e-mail address:  

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The deadline for submission of applications is May 1st, 2015.
Please contact Anthony Herrel, or any of the other supervisors for  
additional information.
 
-- 
Anthony Herrel
Associate Editor Herpetological Journal, The European Journal of  
Anatomy & Functional Ecology
Branch Editor Functional anatomy of amphibians and reptiles Zookeys
Editorial board member J. Zoology & Zoology
 
UMR 7179 C.N.R.S/M.N.H.N.
D�partement d'Ecologie et de Gestion de la Biodiversit�,
55 rue Buffon, Bat Anatomie Comparee, CP 55, 75005, Paris Cedex 5, France
e-mail: 
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  - phone: ++33-140798120 - fax: ++33-140793773
URL: www.anthonyherrel.fr
 
 
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