#mdawson

[evoldir]

Fwd: Job: UCalifornia_Merced.LabTech.ComparativePopGenomics

Begin forwarded message: > From: evoldir@evol.biology.mcmaster.ca > Subject: Job: UCalifornia_Merced.LabTech.ComparativePopGenomics > Date: 8 July 2020 at 06:33:20 BST > To: rdmpage@gmail.com > Reply-To: brian@helix.biology.mcmaster.ca > > > We are looking for a highly competent and organized lab tech / manager to > join our lab and the Marine Networks Consortium to conduct lab and field > work in support of community genomic analyses of coastal marine species > with the goal of providing fundamental insights into spatial patterns > of genomic diversity, population connectivity, and responses to abiotic > and biotic environmental variation at the level of marine ecosystems. > > The project aims to produce an understanding of genomic diversity that > scales from individuals to ecosystems. By drawing a new “community > genomic” map of coastal California, this project has potential > to revitalize our understanding of marine biodiversity and approach > to conservation while providing mechanisms for understanding future > ecosystem responses. > > Your principle role will be fieldwork, lab work, and project > organization — curating and using multiple samples from throughout > California, high mwt DNA extractions, QC, and library prep. A > full description of the position and how to apply is available at > https://ift.tt/3iZspTD > > More information on this and related positions is available at the > lab’s website https://ift.tt/2O7kHtn > > This position is a part of the California Conservation Genomics Project > — a state-funded initiative > to provide officials with the scientific basis for confronting climate > change. > > Review of applications will begin Monday, 03 August 2020.  > > Enquiries to Mike Dawson at mdawson@ucmerced.edu > > > Michael Dawson > via IFTTT

[evoldir]

Fwd: Postdoc: UCalifornia_Merced.ComparativePopGenomics

Begin forwarded message: > From: evoldir@evol.biology.mcmaster.ca > Subject: Postdoc: UCalifornia_Merced.ComparativePopGenomics > Date: 9 July 2020 at 06:52:15 BST > To: rdmpage@gmail.com > Reply-To: brian@helix.biology.mcmaster.ca > > > > We are looking for a highly motivated Postdoctoral Scholar to join our > lab to lead multi-species ‘community genomic’ analyses across a > dozen coastal marine taxa with the goal of understanding variation in > susceptibilities to environmental change, species interactions, and the > extent to which (and why) the historical demographies of interacting > species in key habitats have been individualistic or concerted.   > > As the project postdoc, you will play a central role in our > multi-institutional marine networks (MariNet) consortium that brings > together a collaborative of investigators from across California to > produce an understanding of genomic diversity that scales from individuals > to ecosystems. > > Your principle role will be in bioinformatics — curating and > using multiple reference quality genomes and wgs population genomics > datasets to understand between and within species differences that drive > community-level responses — and undertaking synthetic analyses with > the marine consortium.   > > The project contributes to the $10 million California Conservation > Genomics Project — a > state-funded initiative to provide officials with the scientific basis > for confronting climate change. > > More information on this and related positions is available at the > lab’s website https://ift.tt/2O7kHtn > > A full description of the position and how to apply is available at > https://ift.tt/3e6gxfW > > Review of applications will begin Monday, 03 August 2020.  > > Enquiries to Mike Dawson at mdawson@ucmerced.edu > > > mdawson@ucmerced.edu > via IFTTT

[evoldir]

Fwd: Postdoc: UCalifornia_Merced.ComparativePopGenomics

Begin forwarded message: > From: evoldir@evol.biology.mcmaster.ca > Subject: Postdoc: UCalifornia_Merced.ComparativePopGenomics > Date: 9 July 2020 at 06:52:15 BST > To: rdmpage@gmail.com > > > > We are looking for a highly motivated Postdoctoral Scholar to join our > lab to lead multi-species ‘community genomic’ analyses across a > dozen coastal marine taxa with the goal of understanding variation in > susceptibilities to environmental change, species interactions, and the > extent to which (and why) the historical demographies of interacting > species in key habitats have been individualistic or concerted.   > > As the project postdoc, you will play a central role in our > multi-institutional marine networks (MariNet) consortium that brings > together a collaborative of investigators from across California to > produce an understanding of genomic diversity that scales from individuals > to ecosystems. > > Your principle role will be in bioinformatics — curating and > using multiple reference quality genomes and wgs population genomics > datasets to understand between and within species differences that drive > community-level responses — and undertaking synthetic analyses with > the marine consortium.   > > The project contributes to the $10 million California Conservation > Genomics Project — a > state-funded initiative to provide officials with the scientific basis > for confronting climate change. > > More information on this and related positions is available at the > lab’s website https://ift.tt/2O7kHtn > > A full description of the position and how to apply is available at > https://ift.tt/3e6gxfW > > Review of applications will begin Monday, 03 August 2020.  > > Enquiries to Mike Dawson at mdawson@ucmerced.edu > > > mdawson@ucmerced.edu > via IFTTT

[evoldir]

Fwd: Postdoc: UCalifornia_Merced.ComparativePopulationGenomics

Begin forwarded message: > From: evoldir@evol.biology.mcmaster.ca > Subject: Postdoc: UCalifornia_Merced.ComparativePopulationGenomics > Date: 9 April 2020 at 08:07:44 BST > To: rdmpage@gmail.com > > > We are looking for a highly motivated Postdoctoral Scholar to join our > lab to lead comparative genomic analyses among species of sea stars > with the goal of understanding their varying susceptibilities to sea > star wasting disease and related population dynamics and differentiation. > > The sea star wasting disease outbreak of 2013-2014 was one of the largest > marine mass mortality events on record, affecting up to ~20 species of > sea stars in the northeastern Pacific.  Mortality rates varied greatly > across species. Population-level sampling before and after the outbreak > in several species is providing insight into the genomic signatures > of resistance. Our goal here is to integrate this population-level > perspective with comparisons across multiple species. Your principle > role will be in bioinformatics ¡X curating and using multiple reference > quality genomes and population genomics datasets to understand between > and within species differences in response to wasting disease ¡X but > there is potential for some benchwork and fieldwork if such interests you. > > A full description of the position and how to apply is available at > https://ift.tt/39Q3Rrf > > This research builds on an NSF-funded project > > in collaboration with the Earth BioGenome Project https://www.pacb.com/press_releases/pacific-biosciences-to-support-sequencing-of-california-species-for-the-earth-biogenome-project/> > and Revive & Restore . > > Deadline for applications is Monday, 01 June 2020 (Pacific Time). > > Enquiries to Mike Dawson at mdawson@ucmerced.edu > > > Michael Dawson > via IFTTT