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Postdoctoral Fellow
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Position Title
Postdoctoral Fellow
Department
Invertebrate Zoology - 011
Position Summary
The Postdoctoral Fellow will assist in reconstructing the phylogeny of Hemiptera using generated AHE data, Sanger data, morphological and other data.
Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:
Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:
- Evolutionary Biology work: DNA extraction, preparation of plates of extractions for shipment to external sequencing company, post sequencing data processing, generation of datasets from AHE pipeline, phylogenetic reconstruction, other analyses. Morphology work: SEM imaging, CT scanning.
- Collaborative capacity building: hosting workshops to train others in basic evolutionary analyses, coordinating workshops on morphological data capture, co-mentoring graduate and undergraduate students.
- Communicating Science: Writing of scientific manuscripts, presenting data at conferences, outreach activities.
Required Qualifications
- PhD in related field.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience with genetic and morphological data would be very beneficial.
- Previous experience with phylogenetics would be very helpful.
Physical Demands
Category
Full-Time/Term
Total Number of Scheduled Hours Per Pay Period
70
Union Status
Non-Union
FLSA
Exempt
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