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EVOLDIRRecent posts to the EVOLDIR mailing list URLhttp://evol.mcmaster.ca/evoldir.htmlLast update1 hour 16 min agoMay 24, 201303:06
Dear Evoldir members,
We are investigating the route(s) of invasion of the lily leaf beetle
(Lilioceris lilii) in North America.
We would be grateful to anyone willing to send us ethanol-preserved
samples (15-30 individuals) from Eurasia.
This conspicuous red insect lives exclusively on lilies (Lilium) and
fritillary (Fritillaria), you may have seen it in your garden or in
public parks.
(http://invasives.biodiversityireland.ie/wp-content/uploads/lily_leaf_beetle-U.S-fact-sheet.pdf)
Please contact me for further information ('collection kit', mailing
addresses, etc).
Alessandro Dieni, Candidat Msc.
Laboratoire Jacques Brodeur - Institut de Recherche en Biologie V駩tale
Universit頤e Montr顬
4101 Sherbrooke Est - Bureau G202
Montr顬, Qc, Canada, H1X 2B2
T鬩phone (514) 343-6111 #82548
Courriel : alessandro.dieni-lafrance[at]umontreal.ca
Alessandro Dieni
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A postdoctoral position is available to join a new collaboration between the Abbot and Rokas labs at Vanderbilt University. We are seeking candidates with strong backgrounds in evolutionary genetics and genomics, with expertise in statistical/computational/quantitative genetics. The primary appointment will be in the Abbot lab, but the candidate will join a team of faculty, postdocs, graduate students, and technicians in Biological Sciences at Vanderbilt. The Abbot lab studies social evolution and species interactions between insects and microbes, using a variety of evolutionary and molecular approaches.
The candidate will be encouraged to develop independent research and training directions. However, the candidate will be a primary associate in Abbot & Rokas' team working in a new March of Dimes-funded transdisciplinary Center, the goal of which is to elucidate the biology of birth timing and the pathogenesis of preterm birth to allow evidence-based development of preventative measures (http://www.marchofdimes.com/news/11085.html). Preterm birth is a frequent and often devastating adverse outcome of pregnancy, and the single most challenging problem in modern obstetric practice and child health. As part of the new Center, the Abbot & Rokas labs are developing the computational and conceptual tools necessary for generating a comprehensive evolutionary synthesis of human pregnancy. Our goal is to generate a set of database tools that will build bridges between evolutionary biologists, geneticists, developmental biologists, physiologists, obstetricians, and social anthropologi
sts, and to exploit the power of cross-species comparisons and macroevolutionary history in order to elucidate human birth timing and disease susceptibility.
The Department of Biological Sciences at Vanderbilt University has a diverse research faculty. The department is centrally located on the main campus, and adjoins the Vanderbilt University Medical Center. Vanderbilt researchers enjoy the participation of excellent undergraduates and the resources of a thriving medical center. Our campus is located in the heart of Nashville, an up-and-coming, yet friendly and inexpensive city situated amidst the rolling hills of biologically diverse middle Tennessee. Candidates should send a CV and contact information for three references to Dr. Patrick Abbot, patrick.abbot@vanderbilt.edu. The position is effective immediately / July 1ST 2013 onward.
Patrick Abbot
Department of Biological Sciences
Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN 37235
Tel. 615.936.2550
patrick.abbot@vanderbilt.edu
http://vanderbilt.edu/abbotlab/Home.html
See also: Antonis Rokas (http://as.vanderbilt.edu/rokaslab/)
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A postdoctoral position is available to join a new collaboration between the Abbot and Rokas labs at Vanderbilt University. We are seeking candidates with strong backgrounds in evolutionary genetics and genomics, with expertise in statistical/computational/quantitative genetics. The primary appointment will be in the Abbot lab, but the candidate will join a team of faculty, postdocs, graduate students, and technicians in Biological Sciences at Vanderbilt. The Abbot lab studies social evolution and species interactions between insects and microbes, using a variety of evolutionary and molecular approaches.
The candidate will be encouraged to develop independent research and training directions. However, the candidate will be a primary associate in Abbot & Rokas' team working in a new March of Dimes-funded transdisciplinary Center, the goal of which is to elucidate the biology of birth timing and the pathogenesis of preterm birth to allow evidence-based development of preventative measures (http://www.marchofdimes.com/news/11085.html">http://www.marchofdimes.com/news/11085.html). Preterm birth is a frequent and often devastating adverse outcome of pregnancy, and the single most challenging problem in modern obstetric practice and child health. As part of the new Center, the Abbot & Rokas labs are developing the computational and conceptual tools necessary for generating a comprehensive evolutionary synthesis of human pregnancy. Our goal is to generate a set of database tools that will build bridges between evolutionary biologists, geneticists, developmental biologists, physiologists, obstetricians, and social anthropologists, and to exploit the power of cross-species comparisons and macroevolutionary history in order to elucidate human birth timing and disease susceptibility.
The Department of Biological Sciences at Vanderbilt University has a diverse research faculty. The department is centrally located on the main campus, and adjoins the Vanderbilt University Medical Center. Vanderbilt researchers enjoy the participation of excellent undergraduates and the resources of a thriving medical center. Our campus is located in the heart of Nashville, an up-and-coming, yet friendly and inexpensive city situated amidst the rolling hills of biologically diverse middle Tennessee. Candidates should send a CV and contact information for three references to Dr. Patrick Abbot, patrick.abbot[at]vanderbilt.edu. The position is effective immediately / July 1ST 2013 onward.
Patrick Abbot Department of Biological Sciences Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN 37235 Tel. 615.936.2550 patrick.abbot[at]vanderbilt.edu http://vanderbilt.edu/abbotlab/Home.html
See also: Antonis Rokas (http://as.vanderbilt.edu/rokaslab/)
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University Lecturer
conservation biology, with special emphasis on the ecological and
evolutionary issues of conservation biology
Position announced on: May 13, 2013
Apply at latest on: Jun 14, 2013
Fixed-term: Permanent
Employer:
Faculty of Biological and Environmental Sciences
Department of Biosciences
The University of Helsinki is among the leading multidisciplinary research
universities in the world and the most versatile institution of scholarship,
education and intellectual stimulation in Finland. In addition to its 11
faculties, the University of Helsinki includes several independent
institutes, some of which are jointly operated with other universities. Some
35,000 students are currently pursuing an undergraduate or postgraduate
degree at the University.
The Department of Biosciences in the Faculty of Biological and Environmental
Sciences, University of Helsinki, is Finland's largest and most prominent
institution engaged in the research and teaching of the biosciences. The
Department of Biosciences, based in the Viikki Science Park, is among the
largest departments of the University. Its budget is EUR 24 million, and it
employs over 300 people. The Department is divided into six divisions,
namely those of biochemistry, ecology and evolutionary biology, physiology
and neuroscience, plant biology, genetics, general microbiology. The
Department coordinates the administration and provision of basic teaching
for all students during the first few years of study, but each of the above
major subject divisions are independently responsible for their teaching and
research. The Department also offers a degree programme that provides
students with the qualification of a biology teacher.
The Department of Biosciences invites applications for the position of
UNIVERSITY LECTURER
The field of the position is conservation biology, with special emphasis on
the ecological and evolutionary issues of conservation biology.
The duties of the university lecturer include providing basic and
intermediate level teaching, supervising and examining theses, conducting
research in the field and attending to any other duties involving the
discipline. Moreover, the duties include coordinating and developing
teaching for international students.
According to the University of Helsinki Regulations, holders of university
lectureships are required to possess an applicable doctoral degree, to have
the ability to provide high quality research-based teaching and to supervise
theses and dissertations. When assessing the qualifications of the
applicants, attention shall be paid to scientific publications and other
research results of scientific value, teaching experience and pedagogical
training, the ability to produce learning materials, other teaching merits
and, if necessary, a teaching demonstration.
University lecturers are required to be competent in the language in which
they provide instruction. According to the Government Decree on
Universities, university instructors must have at least satisfactory oral
and written skills in Finnish and Swedish. Foreign citizens, non-native
Finnish citizens or citizens who have not been educated in Finnish or
Swedish may be exempted from this requirement without a separate
application. To successfully attend to the duties of the position,
appointees must also have good English skills.
The salary will be based on levels 5-7 of the job requirement scheme for
teaching and research personnel in the salary system of Finnish
universities. In addition, the appointee will be paid a salary component
based on personal work performance.
Applications must be accompanied by a CV, a list of publications and other
documents that may be relevant to filling the position, or alternatively, an
academic portfolio containing the above-mentioned documents. Applicants who
do not intend to enclose an academic portfolio with their applications must
enclose a brief written report of their qualifications which they deem
relevant to the assessment of their teaching skills. Further information
about the academic portfolio and assessment of teaching qualifications can
be obtained from the Faculty Office or the Faculty's website, or from the
following website:
http://www.helsinki.fi/henkos/academicportfolio/index.htm.
Applications addressed to the head of the Department of Biosciences,
together with the required enclosures, must be delivered to the following
address: Registry of the University of Helsinki, P.O. Box 33 (Yliopistonkatu
4), 00014 University of Helsinki, Finland, or to
hy-kirjaamo[at]helsinki.fi. The closing date
for applications is June 14, 2013. (The Registry closes at 15.45 local
Helsinki time.)
Further information may be obtained from Professor Veijo Kaitala, +358 9
19157723, veijo.kaitala[at]helsinki.fi.
http://www.helsinki.fi/recruitment/index.html?id=67217
Anna-Liisa Laine
02:06
International Conference on Individual Differences
(20th KNDV Congress of Zoology)
1-3 November 2013
Groningen, The Netherlands
www.rug.nl/fwn/indiv
This meeting aims to bring together different perspectives on the
importance, mechanisms, function and evolution of consistent individual
differences at different levels of biological organisation.
Jointly organised by the Groningen Centres for Behaviour and Neurosciences
(http://www.rug.nl/research/cbn/) and Ecological and Evolutionary Studies
(http://www.rug.nl/research/cees/), under the auspices of the Royal Dutch
Zoological Society (http://kndv.science.ru.nl/index.html).
Plenary speakers include:
Stephen Suomi (National Institute of Child Health & Human Development,
Bethesda, Maryland)
Renee Duckworth (University of Arizona)
Jonathan Seckl (University of Edinburgh)
Distinguished Zoologist Lecture:
Judy Stamps (University of California at Davis)
We welcome contributions to the following seven symposia:
. Individuality and neurobiology
. Individuality and chronobiology
. Individuality and energetics
. Individuality and behaviour
. Individuality and ecology, evolution and biodiversity
. Individuality: applications and implications (welfare, biomedicine
and conservation)
. Individuality and aging
In addition, it will be possible to submit contributions to a general
symposium.
Registration and Abstract submission for oral and poster contributions is
now open. Check the conference website: www.rug.nl/fwn/indiv
Dr. Martine E. Maan
University of Groningen
Department of Behavioural Biology
room 5171-1.42
+31 (0)50 363 2196
visiting address: Nijenborgh 7 - 9747 AG Groningen
mailing address: PO Box 11103 - 9700 CC Groningen
packages: Nijenborgh 4 - 9747 AG Groningen
www.rug.nl/staff/m.e.maan
www.martinemaan.nl
M.E.Maan[at]rug.nl
01:06
The Darling lab at the University of Technology Sydney, in collaboration
with Dr. Erik Matsen's group at Fred Hutchison Cancer Research Center,
is exploring statistical inference algorithms for the next generation of
genome evolution models. We have the opportunity to support an inspired
postdoctoral researcher to join in this effort. In this role you would
develop novel statistical methods and software to analyze genomes and
metagenomes in forensic and environmental systems. You would be
developing scalable approaches to Bayesian inference of phylogenetic
models of genome evolution. Approaches of interest include Sequential
Monte Carlo methods, Variational Bayes, hybrid SMC/MCMC approaches, and
approximate Bayesian methods.
As a Postdoctoral Research Associate experience and qualifications will
include (but not be limited to):
* Ph.D in computer science, statistics, bioinformatics, or quantitative
population genetics
* Knowledge of Bayesian phylogenetic inference
* Strong computational, mathematical and/or statistical skills
* Software engineering in C++, Java or Python
UTS offers a friendly and collaborative work culture at its city campus,
which is undergoing an exciting redevelopment program. The appointee
will join a committed and energetic team within the ithree institute of
the Faculty of Science.
Salary: $65,539 - $79,822pa. plus 17% superannuation.
See the UTS page for further information and to apply:
http://www.jobs.uts.edu.au/job/job_details.cfm?id=813415
Contact Aaron Darling with questions: aaron.darling[at]uts.edu.au
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Aaron E. Darling, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, ithree institute
University of Technology Sydney
Australia
http://darlinglab.org
twitter: [at]koadman
UTS CRICOS Provider Code: 00099F
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May 23, 201302:06
The American Society of Naturalists (ASN) invites organizers of local or
regional conferences specializing in the areas of ecology and evolution
to apply for funds to enhance and support student participation in
their meetings.
Previous awards in the range of $500-$1500 have been used to support
plenary speakers, provide student presentation awards, and reduce
registration fees for ASN student members.
Please send a short letter describing the intended uses of funds
to the chair of the ASN Regional Liaison Committee, Mike Whitlock
(whitlock[at]zoology.ubc.ca). Requests should be made at least a month
before the registration opens for the meeting and include information
about the expected size and focus of the meeting. Informal inquiries in
advance of a written proposal are welcome.
Michael Whitlock whitlock[at]zoology.ubc.ca
Department of Zoology - University of British Columbia
6270 University Blvd, Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z4 CANADA
phone: (604) 822-2069 FAX: (604) 822-2416
Michael Whitlock
02:06
Program
All sessions will be held at the Pyle Center (location info)
An interactive map of all workshop events can be found here.
Friday – 5/24
9:00am - Welcome to Soberfest; introductory remarks by Larry Shapiro
9:15am - 10:30am - Paradoxes of Consistency and (Revising) the Logic of Belief
Branden Fitelson (Rutgers)
Chair: John Basl (Bowling Green)
10:45am - 12:00pm - Recalibrating Morgan's Canon
Eric Saidel (George Washington)
Chair: John Koolage (Eastern Michigan)
1:45pm - 3:00pm - Embodied Cognition and Emotion
Fred Adams (Delaware)
Chair: Melinda Hogan (Kwantlen Polytechnic)
3:15pm - 4:30pm - Non-Causal Features of Causal Explanation
Angela Potochnik (Cincinnati)
Chair: Matt Kopec (Colorado)
4:45pm - 6:00pm - KEYNOTE - Golden Gettier: What We (Should Have) Learned
Fred Dretske (Duke)
Chair: Zac Ernst (Missouri)
6:30 - 9:00 Dinner at Steenbock's on Orchard
http://steenbocksonorchard.com/ - be sure to let me (joel[at]joelvelasco.net)
know if you prefer chicken or a vegetarian entree. There will also be
a cash bar.
Saturday – 5/25
9:00am - 10:15am - Is it Prudent to be an Evidentialist?
Chris Stephens (University of British Columbia)
Chair: Shannon Spaulding (Oklahoma State)
10:30am - 11:45am - Deconstructing the Future: Causation, Interventionist
Thinking, and the non-Identity Problem
Tom Bontly (Connecticut)
Chair: Matt Barker (Concordia)
1:45pm - 3:00pm - Does the philosophy of biology have any use?
Steven Orzack (The Fresh Pond Research Institute)
Chair: Paul Anders (Mount Marty)
3:15pm - 4:30pm - What is Science? Popper and Evolutionary Theory
Mehmet Elgin (Muğla University, Turkey)
Chair: Deborah Mower (Youngstown)
4:45pm - 6:00pm – KEYNOTE - Which of the many things that are causes of a
sensory impression is the one being perceived?
Denny Stampe (University of Wisconsin)
Chair: Greg Novack (Wayne State)
6:30 - 9:00 Dinner at Porta Bella restaurant
http://www.portabellarestaurant. biz/ - This will be appetizers and a
cash bar.
After dinner: Malcolm Forster has invited everyone to come to his
apartment for an after dinner party Saturday night. The address is 620
N Carroll St, Apt 713. This is about a 10 minute walk from Porta Bella
(about about the same back to the Lowell Center).
program selection committee:
Marc Ereshefsky, University of Calgary
Larry Shapiro, University of Wisconsin
Joel Velasco, California Institute of Technology
organizing committee:
Joel Velasco
Marc Ereshefsky
Denis Walsh
André Ariew
Branden Fitelson
Larry Shapiro
Daniel Hausman
Malcolm Forster
orzack
01:06
Mathematics for an evolving biodiversity
September 16-20, 2013
CRM, Montr顬 (Canada)
*EARLY REGISTRATION AND ABSTRACT SUBMISSION DEADLINE EXTENDED TO JUNE 15TH*
**Contributed talks and posters are welcome**
http://www.crm.umontreal.ca/2013/Biodiversity13/index_e.php
Hosted by the Center for Mathematical Research in Montr顬 (Canada),
in the context of MATH FOR PLANET EARTH YEAR 2013
Organizers :
Jonathan Davies (McGill),
Amaury Lambert (UPMC Univ Paris 6 and Coll觥 de France),
Nicolas Lartillot (Montr顬)
List of invited speakers
Graham Bell (McGill University)
Troy Day (Queen's University)
Rampal S. Etienne (University of Groningen)
R駩s Ferri貥 (Universit預ierre et Marie Curie (Paris 6))
Sergey Gavrilets (University of Tennessee)
Emma Goldberg (University of Illinois)
Luke Harmon (University of Idaho)
Stephen Hubbell (UCLA)
Steven Kembel (UQAM)
Mark McPeek (Dartmouth College)
Arne Mooers (Simon Fraser University)
Mark Pagel (University of Reading)
Todd Parsons (Univ. Pierre et Marie Curie (Paris 6))
Pedro Peres-Neto (UQAM)
Daniel Rabosky (University of Michigan)
Richard Ree (Field Museum of Natural History)
Liam Revell (University of Massachusetts Boston)
James Rosindell (Imperial College)
Mike Steel (University of Canterbury)
Chi Tran (Universit頤es Sciences et Technologies de Lille)
John Wiens (University of Arizona)
Conference agenda
This workshop will provide an overview of recent theoretical and
methodological developments for modeling the complex evolutionary dynamics
that have shaped the structure of contemporary biodiversity. Theoretical
work at the interface between ecology and evolutionary studies will be
presented, as well as its applications to empirical data. This will include
mathematical and probabilistic modeling, statistical methodologies, and new
insights obtained from biological data. Accordingly, the workshop will
gather a variety of participants within the fields of probability,
statistics, ecology and evolutionary biology, and working on the following
themes:
- Likelihood-based phylogenetic tests of macroevolutionary hypotheses,
based on models of diversification patterns incorporating density
dependence, heterogeneity among lineages and species selection
effects, as well as various models of trait evolution.
- Ecophylogenetics, and theories such as the neutral theory of
biodiversity, for deriving macroevolutionary models of species
distribution and turnover from first principles of community ecology.
- Adaptive dynamics and other models of evolving biodiversity,
for linking micro-evolution and adaptation with global
ecological patterns.
- Probabilistic models of phylogeography, and their role in our
understanding of biodiversity gradients.
You might also be interested in the workshop on 'Mathematics and Sequence
Evolution: Biological Models and Application', organized by Mathieu
Blanchette (McGill) and Herv預hilippe (Montr顬), which will take place the
following week, September 23-27 2013, in Montr顬, also in the context of
the thematic semester on biodiversity and evolution organized by the Center
for Mathematical Research:
. You may want to make the most of your time in Montr顬
and attend both events.
nicolas.lartillot[at]umontreal.ca
01:06
A postdoc position is available to work with Joanna Masel (http://eebweb.arizona.edu/faculty/masel) at the University of Arizona in Tucson. A popular tourist destination surrounded on all four sides by mountainous national and state parks, Tucson is a vibrant city of nearly a million people with an attractive climate. The EEB department in Tucson was ranked in the top 10 by US News & World Report.
The Masel group's main research interests are in robustness and evolvability, using a mixture of analytical theory, bioinformatic and simulation approaches. In previous work (Rajon & Masel 2011 PNAS), we explored the evolutionary consequences of the simple fact that all molecular processes, from transcription to protein interactions, are subject to errors. The evolution of error rates is bistable. One attractor represents a global proofreading solution that avoids making errors at many loci at once, the other a local robustness solution, where errors happen at high rates but the consequences of each error have evolved, one locus at a time, to be benign. Populations that evolved the local solution were much more evolvable, with selection acting on the consequences of errors acting as a playground to explore and prescreen possible future mutations.
We are looking for a postdoc to extend this and related work (Rajon & Masel 2013 Genetics) to examine sexual as well as asexual populations, and to test the controversial hypothesis of the adaptive evolution of evolvability. In other words, might the high evolvability of local solutions cause their prevalence to increase?
A strong quantitative background, good programming skills, and previous modeling experience are all required. A background in evolutionary theory is strongly preferred. Some interest in the molecular biology of transcription, translation, protein folding and binding, and the errors in each of these processes is an advantage. The position is available starting August 26, 2013, and is renewable, with funding secured for at least two years.
Contact Joanna Masel at masel[at]u.arizona.edu for more information and/or to apply.
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Research Scientist / Postdoctoral Researcher
Organization:
Florida State University
Job Location:
Tallahassee, FL
Job Description:
To join our integrative laboratory team, which is generating data for
phylogenomics, phylogeography, and population genetics on a massive
scale using enrichment procedures and high-throughput sequencing
(i.e., Illumina). Researcher will serve as the project coordinator,
organizing collaborative research projects, managing the laboratory,
developing novel applications for hybridization-based enrichment,
providing training to laboratory members, and performing bench-level
molecular work (e.g., library preparation, hybrid enrichment).
Researcher will have opportunities for authorship and co-authorship on
relevant papers.
Qualifications:
Candidate must have demonstrated organizational skills, excellent
laboratory experience and troubleshooting skills, a strong background
in molecular biology, good experience in protocol development, solid
leadership skills, and a record of high productivity. Candidate must
have the strong interpersonal skills necessary for interacting with a
wide range of collaborators. Candidates with a background in genomic
data collection and/or several years of experience in molecular
laboratory management will be given precedence during application
review.
Start Date: June-Sept 2013 (earlier end of this range preferred)
Characteristic Duties:
- Organize and manage collaborative projects
- Assist in development and troubleshooting of new genomic protocols
- Conduct various bench level experiments
- Oversee assistant laboratory technicians
- Maintain laboratory (order reagents, etc. or delegate these duties)
- Provide advice and/or training in molecular techniques to fellow lab
members
- Assist in mentoring undergraduate lab projects
- Attend weekly meeting for planning experiments
Essential requirements:
(1) BS, MS, or PhD degree with either graduate experience or a minimum
of two years of professional molecular laboratory experience
(2) Strong background in molecular biology techniques
(3) Excellent organizational, time management, and communication
skills required; must be able to work independently, solve problems,
and interact with lab members.
Contact Information:
chorusfrog[at]bio.fsu.edu
Please insert "Lemmon Lab Research Scientist" in subject header and
attach a CV. Letters will be requested as needed.
About Our Organization:
The researcher selected will become part of the integrative laboratory
groups of Alan Lemmon and Emily Moriarty Lemmon in the Department of
Biological Science at Florida State University (in state capital
Tallahassee, Florida). Our research interests and active research
areas include theoretical and empirical phylogenetics, genomics,
bioinformatics, speciation, behavioral evolution, phylogeography,
population genetics, and development of new methods for data
collection and data analysis for high-throughput phylogenomics.
For information about Florida State University:
www.bio.fsu.edu/
For information about Tallahassee, Florida:
www.visittallahassee.com/
For information about research in the Lemmon Laboratories:
www.evotutor.org/LemmonLab/
www.bio.fsu.edu/chorusfrog/index.html
www.bio.fsu.edu/faculty-moriarty-lemmon.php
Emily Moriarty Lemmon
Department of Biological Science
Florida State University
319 Stadium Drive, P.O. Box 3064295
Tallahassee, FL 32306-4295
Phone: 850-645-9170
http://www.bio.fsu.edu/chorusfrog/index.html
http://www.bio.fsu.edu/faculty-moriarty-lemmon.php
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Research Scientist / Postdoctoral Researcher Organization: Florida State University Job Location: Tallahassee, FL Job Description: To join our integrative laboratory team, which is generating data for phylogenomics, phylogeography, and population genetics on a massive scale using enrichment procedures and high-throughput sequencing (i.e., Illumina). Researcher will serve as the project coordinator, organizing collaborative research projects, managing the laboratory, developing novel applications for hybridization-based enrichment, providing training to laboratory members, and performing bench-level molecular work (e.g., library preparation, hybrid enrichment). Researcher will have opportunities for authorship and co-authorship on relevant papers. Qualifications: Candidate must have demonstrated organizational skills, excellent laboratory experience and troubleshooting skills, a strong background in molecular biology, good experience in protocol development, solid leadership skills, and a record of high productivity. Candidate must have the strong interpersonal skills necessary for interacting with a wide range of collaborators. Candidates with a background in genomic data collection and/or several years of experience in molecular laboratory management will be given precedence during application review. Start Date: June-Sept 2013 (earlier end of this range preferred) Characteristic Duties: - Organize and manage collaborative projects - Assist in development and troubleshooting of new genomic protocols - Conduct various bench level experiments - Oversee assistant laboratory technicians - Maintain laboratory (order reagents, etc. or delegate these duties) - Provide advice and/or training in molecular techniques to fellow lab members - Assist in mentoring undergraduate lab projects - Attend weekly meeting for planning experiments Essential requirements: (1) BS, MS, or PhD degree with either graduate experience or a minimum of two years of professional molecular laboratory experience (2) Strong background in molecular biology techniques (3) Excellent organizational, time management, and communication skills required; must be able to work independently, solve problems, and interact with lab members. Contact Information: Please insert "Lemmon Lab Research Scientist" in subject header and attach a CV. Letters will be requested as needed. About Our Organization: The researcher selected will become part of the integrative laboratory groups of Alan Lemmon and Emily Moriarty Lemmon in the Department of Biological Science at Florida State University (in state capital Tallahassee, Florida). Our research interests and active research areas include theoretical and empirical phylogenetics, genomics, bioinformatics, speciation, behavioral evolution, phylogeography, population genetics, and development of new methods for data collection and data analysis for high-throughput phylogenomics.
For information about Florida State University:
For information about Tallahassee, Florida:
For information about research in the Lemmon Laboratories: www.bio.fsu.edu/chorusfrog/index.html www.bio.fsu.edu/faculty-moriarty-lemmon.php
07:06
The University of Alabama is seeking qualified applicants for a Research
Technician to work in a Drosophila genomics lab. The successful
candidate will assist the Principal Investigator (Laura Reed) in a
5-year NIH funded project to map the genetic basis of dietary variation
in endophenotypes (e.g. gene expression, metabolites) relating to
diabetes and obesity in Drosophila melanogaster. Bachelor of Science
degree or higher in a discipline related to the position and one year
of relevant experience required; some experience working with molecular
genetic techniques is required. Must be willing to make at least a
two-year commitment to the position. Visit Employment Opportunities
at http://jobs.ua.edu for more information and to apply. EEO/AA
Laura K. Reed
Assistant Professor
Dept. of Biological Sciences
University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa
Office: 2330 SEC, Lab: 2322 SEC
Mailing address: Box 870344, Tuscaloosa AL 35487
office: 205-348-1345
lab: 205-348-1368
lreed1[at]bama.ua.edu
http://flygxe.ua.edu/
"Reed, Laura"
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The Purdue University Department of Biological Sciences in West Lafayette, Indiana is advertising a Continuing Lecturer position. Applicants must have a Ph.D. in the biological sciences or related discipline and preferably two years of teaching experience at the university level. The successful candidate will teach lecture courses in a sophomore-level ecology & evolution class and introductory genetics for majors. The initial contract for this position is two years with potential of continuation based on performance.
Applications must be submitted electronically to https://hiring.science.purdue.edu as single PDF files that include a detailed curriculum vitae, names and addresses of three references, a 2-3 page summary of statement of teaching interests and/or philosophy. Inquiries should be directed to Continuing Lecturer Search Committee, Department of Biological Sciences, Purdue University, 915 West State Street, West Lafayette, IN 47907-2054 or emailed to search[at]bio.purdue.edu. Review of applications will continue until position is filled.
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