Post-Doc Research Associate (Schrider)
About The Position
The Schrider Lab at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is hiring a postdoc in population genetics and/or phylogenetics. The successful candidate will help design and carry out projects related to one or more of the following: 1) the development and application of computational methods to interrogate the impacts of (and interplay between) adaptation, recombination, introgression, and demographic changes on genetic diversity within and between species; 2) elucidating the phylogenetic relationships among species and/or the genealogical relationships of individuals of the same species; 3) the study of these or other evolutionary questions in mosquito genomes; 4) examining the dynamics of evolutionary models (e.g. the evolution of therapeutic resistance in cancer) via simulation and/or analytical theory.
Requirements
- Strong research background in evolutionary genetics and/or computational genomics.
Nice To Haves
- Highly motivated by team science.
Responsibilities
- Design and carry out projects related to population genetics and/or phylogenetics.
- Develop and apply computational methods to interrogate the impacts of adaptation, recombination, introgression, and demographic changes on genetic diversity.
- Elucidate phylogenetic relationships among species and/or genealogical relationships of individuals.
- Study evolutionary questions in mosquito genomes.
- Examine the dynamics of evolutionary models via simulation and/or analytical theory.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
Education Level
Ph.D. or professional degree
