Fwd: Graduate position: UDenver_Speciation.EvolGenomics

[Ellen Hostert]

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From: <evo...@web.rhpcs.mcmaster.ca>
Date: Sun, Dec 19, 2021 at 2:18 AM
Subject: Graduate position: UDenver_Speciation.EvolGenomics
To: <ehos...@maine.edu>

Erica Larson's Lab (https://www.larsonlab.space) at the University of
Denver has openings for PhD or MS students (starting Fall 2022) interested
in speciation, evolutionary genomics, or hybrid zones. We have a highly
collaborative team that spans the Larson Lab and the Tinghitella Lab. We
are looking for students to work on an NSF funded project that uses a
phenotype-drive approach across replicate hybrid zones to connect spatial
variation in ecology, behavior and genomic architecture with patterns
of gene flow. There are many different research opportunities including:

1. Genomic analyses of extensive population genomic datasets from
   multiple transects of the hybrid zone (ddRADseq, WGS, RNAseq) to test
   variation recombination rates, population structure, introgression,
   and selection.
2. Field work throughout the hybrid zone. Field season span late July-
   early October with flexible schedules for collecting or conducting
   work in the field.
3. Lab crosses to investigate population variation in fertilization
   barriers and hybrid fitness, with the potential to do QTL analyses.
4. New directions exploring these processes in other, closely related
   cricket systems.
5. Community Science projects on singing insects, including biodiversity
   surveys and developing field guides.

The Larson Lab is committed to justice, equity, diversity and inclusion
and welcomes applications from members of historically excluded
groups. The University of Denver has a strong research group in ecology
and evolutionary biology (https://dueeb.weebly.com) and is situated in
an awesome western city with a vibrant art community, music, and access
to amazing recreation in the Rocky Mountains. We also have great weather,
with lots of sunshine!

If interested, please contact Erica Larson, erica....@du.edu. Include
a CV and brief statement describing your research background, motivation
for applying to graduate school, and interests in this research project.



Erica Larson <Erica....@du.edu>

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Ellen E. Hostert, Ph.D. (she/her)
Professor of Biology
University of Maine at Machias
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Machias, ME 04654
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