Postdoctoral Fellow in Bioinformatics at Phenoscape Knowledgebase
The research group at Phenoscape Knowledgebase is recruiting a postdoc with training in bioinformatics who is interested in studying phenotypic evolution by combining model organism genetic data with comparative anatomical data from throughout the vertebrates. One of the biggest challenges in systems biology is the inclusion of whole organism phenotypes. The Phenoscape group has developed ontology-based methods for representing phenotypes of diverse species in order to integrate them with model organism developmental and genetic data. They have collected these data in a sophisticated Knowledgebase, which has an initial focus on the diversity of phenotypes in fish, including zebrafish (kb.phenoscape.org).
Phenoscape invites postdoctoral applicants to propose an independent project that uses the Phenoscape Knowledgebase as a research platform. In particular, they are interested in projects that will leverage functional genomic data to study the evolution of whole-organism phenotype in non-model organisms. Projects may range from primarily computational to primarily biological. The postdoc will work under the direction of Paula Mabee (University of South Dakota) and Todd Vision (University of North Carolina), as part of a distributed, multidisciplinary team that includes evolutionary biologists, computer scientists, model organism experts, and bioinformaticians. It will be based in South Dakota, with opportunities to travel to other sites, including the National Evolutionary Synthesis Center (NESCent), the University of Chicago, and the California Academy of Sciences.
This two year postdoctoral position is available to be filled immediately.
Required qualifications include:
– Ph.D. degree with strong background in bioinformatics
– Previous experience in one of the following: ontologies, functional genomics, developmental biology
– Demonstrated communication and writing skills, in English
– Demonstrated ability to work in a team setting
To apply, contact Dr. Mabee (pmabee@usd.edu) for inquiries. Applications should be directed to Dr. Mabee and include a cover letter, CV, a brief statement detailing your research interests and career goals, and three letters of recommendation. For more information, visit: https://phenoscape.org and http://kb.phenoscape.org/.