Postdoctoral Position in Evolutionary Genetics/Genomics at Wisconsin

[Teresa Szczepińska]

Postdoctoral Position in Evolutionary Genetics/Genomics

 

A postdoctoral position is available immediately (one year, renewable) in the Laboratory of Professor Carol Lee in the Center of Rapid Evolution (CORE) at the University of Wisconsin, Madison to work on a project in collaboration with Joana Silva at the Institute for Genome Sciences.   

The research focuses on the evolutionary genetics and genomics of invasive populations. We are exploring the systematic and functional composition of microbial communities associated with an invading host, the copepod Eurytemora affinis, and how microbial-host interactions shift following habitat invasions. The project will make extensive use of microbiome and metagenome methodologies to study the microbiota, and of transcriptome sequencing and analyses to characterize metabolic shifts within the copepod host.

Requirements for this position include a Ph.D., a strong background in molecular biology/genomics and strong analytical and quantitative skills. Relevant training and experience include research in metagenomics, culturing of bacteria from environmental samples, transcriptomics, and genomic data analysis.

Applicants should email a cover letter, CV, a brief statement of research interests and experience, and up to three representative publications to:  caro...@wisc.edu.  Applicants should also arrange for three letters of recommendation to be sent by email. Any questions regarding this position are welcome. Application Deadline:  March 30, 2010 (earlier applications are welcome). 

 

The University of Wisconsin, Madison provides an intellectually vibrant research environment, with ~37 biology departments and ~800 biology faculty, including a strong community of evolutionary biologists and geneticists. The University of Wisconsin is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. 

 

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Carol Eunmi Lee, Ph.D.

Associate Professor

Center of Rapid Evolution (CORE)

430 Lincoln Drive, Birge Hall

University of Wisconsin

Madison, WI  53706

caro...@wisc.edu

 

https://mywebspace.wisc.edu/carollee/web/Lee/Lee.html