The Sianta Lab (www.siantalab.com) in the Department of Integrative Biology at the University of Texas at Austin seeks a highly motivated and detail-oriented laboratory technician to play a key role in setting up and supporting the research operations of our lab. Our research focuses on understanding the evolutionary and ecological processes driving phenotypic, genetic, and species diversity in plant systems. The lab uses field and greenhouse experiments, population genomics, and phylogenomics and comparative biology to investigate how spatial environmental variation and local adaptation contribute to speciation. This position offers a unique opportunity to be involved in the foundational stages of a lab, contributing to a cutting-edge research program that integrates ecological, evolutionary, and genomic approaches. This position will involve general lab setup and management, general plant care and experiments with plants in the greenhouse, standard molecular biology techniques, and training and supervising of undergraduate assistants. This position will likely involve fieldwork in Spring 2026 in California and/or Texas, which may require being away from Austin, TX for one to a few weeks across multiple trips and may require camping. Fieldwork would require some driving and a valid driver's license. The work will also include data analysis, and there will be opportunities for publishing research. Review of applications will start November 17th, 2025 and will continue until the position is filled. Start date as soon as December 2025, but is negotiable. Please see more details here: https://utaustin.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/UTstaff/job/UT-MAIN-CAMPUS/Research-Engineering-Scientist-Associate-I_R_00042901 Inquiries about the position can be directed to Shelley Sianta (shelley.sianta@austin.utexas.edu). "Sianta, Shelley A" (to subscribe/unsubscribe the EvolDir send mail to golding@mcmaster.ca)