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CV

Employment

Guest Research Associate

April 2025 - present

Colorado State University, CO, USA

Marie Skłodowska-Curie Fellow

May 2023 - April 2025

Rapid adaptation in King penguins
Marche Polytechnic University, Italy

Postdoctoral Research Associate

February 2023 - May 2023

University of Exeter, UK

Postdoctoral Research Associate

Feb 2022 - Feb 2023

Population genomic studies on the biogeography and evolution of the endemic Mediterranean reptiles
University of L'Aquila, Italy

Postdoctoral Research Associate

July 2021 - January 2022

BBSRC Aqualeap: Innovation in Genetics and Breeding to Advance UK Aquaculture Production

University of Exeter, UK

Postdoctoral Research Associate

October 2017 - June 2021

NERC-NSF: Ecological Genomics of Adaptive Polymorphism

University of Sussex --> University of Exeter, UK

Postdoctoral Research Associate

July 2017 - Sept. 2017

CEFAS: Cost-effective genetic monitoring tools for salmonids in the UK

University of Exeter, UK

Graduate Research Assistant

March 2017 - June 2017

The Leverhulme Trust: Bd fungus lateral flow devices (LFD)

University of Exeter, UK

Professional experience

Director of the Workshop on Genomics, Český Krumlov, Czech Republic

 

Two-weeks, annually: 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026

 

I am the Director of the international Workshop on Genomics, which delivers advanced training in bioinformatics analysis of genomic data to ~70 participants from ~15 countries annually. See the 2025 program here.

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Genomics Consultant for The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).
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I am sub-contracted to provide consultancy, genomics analyses, and advice and interpretation for several projects involving the generation and use of genomic data for legal and mitigation purposes for damage and injury cases

Education

PhD in Molecular Ecology and Evolution

September 2012 - April 2017

Brown trout and toxic metals: Local adaptation to the legacy of Britain’s mining history

University of Exeter

BSc in Ecology and Conservation

2009 - 2012

University of Sussex

Research Secondments

​​2022. Two-week research secondment with Prof. Dan MacQueen & Dr. Tim Bean (Roslin Institute, Edinburgh, UK). Secondment to collaborate with members of The Roslin Institute to generate the first reference genome of the European lobster (Homarus gammarus). Output: in preparation.

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2019. Two-week research secondment with Prof. Christopher Wheat (Stockholm University, Sweden). Secondment to analyse pool-seq data to detect signatures of colour polymorphism. Publication (Paris et al. 2022, Nature Communications).

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2016. Three-month research secondment with Dr Julian Catchen (University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, USA). Secondment to develop methods for accurate locus recovery in RAD-seq. Publication (Paris et al 2017, Methods in Ecology and Evolution).

Grants & Awards

2022

2019

2017

2016

2015

2014

2013

2012

  • Grant: European Union Marie SkÅ‚odowska-Curie Actions (188,542 EUR).

  • Genetics Society Training Grant (£500)

  • ‘Lost in Parameter Space’, 2017, Paris, Stevens, Catchen. Top Downloaded Article 2017-2018 and top 20 most read paper in Methods in Ecology and Evolution

  • Genetics Society Training Grant (£500)

  • FSBI Small Research Grant (£4900)

  • University of Exeter Research Enhancement Fund (£480)

  • Genetics Society Training Grant (£700)

  • Santander Postgraduate Research Award (£500)

  • Award nomination: Linnean Society of London Nomination for The Bicentenary Medal

  • FSBI Small Research Grant (£1000), 

  • GBS Workshop Funding, The Genome Analysis Centre (TGAC) (€800), 

  • University of Exeter Research Enhancement Fund (£500)

  • Genetics Society Junior Scientist Travel Grant (£750)

  • NoWPaS 2013 Conference Committee (£21,000, as a committee of six)

  • John Maynard Smith Award for Ecology and Conservation (2012), University of Sussex

Other Stuff

  • Director of the Workshop on Genomics (2023-present)

  • Co-Director for the Workshop on Genomics (2018-present)​

  • Teaching Assistant for the Workshop on Genomics (2015-2018)

  • Graduate Teaching Assistant, Coral Reef Field Course, The Bahamas, University of Exeter (2013-2018)

Email

parisjosephine<at>gmail.com

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