Postdoc in Evolutionary Genomics of Endangered Tree Snails
Position is available beginning October 2014 to work at the University of
Michigan (Ann Arbor) with Diarmaid Ó Foighil and Taehwan Lee.
We are looking for a highly motivated postdoc with a background in
comparative evolutionary genomics to participate in an ongoing research
project. It concerns Tahitian tree snail species (Partulidae) that
differentially survived a recent mass extinction event and involves working
with museum, captive and remnant wild specimens. A background in
invertebrate biology is preferred. Demonstrated expertise in
next-generation sequencing, bioinformatics and comparative/population
genomics is required.
The position will be initially funded for one year, with the possibility of
renewal for up to two additional years contingent on funding and
satisfactory performance. Salary and benefits are competitive. Ann Arbor
is a classic American college town. It routinely makes the national “best
of” lists (www.annarborusa.org/live-here/facts-rankings) and the University
of Michigan’s Department of Ecology & Evolutionary Biology is an excellent
academic environment with a dynamic and interactive research program (
http://www.lsa.umich.edu/eeb/).
The position is available October 1st 2014, but the start is flexible to
some degree. Applicants should have earned their Ph.D. by September 2014
and should send (to the email address below) a cover letter with a
statement of background and research interests, a *Curriculum Vitae* and
the names and contact details of three references. Review of applications
will begin May 1st, 2014; however, the position will remain open until
filled.
Diarmaid Ó Foighil, University of Michigan Museum of Zoology and Department
of Ecology & Evolutionary Biology, 1109 Geddes Avenue, Ann Arbor, MI
48109-1079.
Phone: 734 647 2193