The Anderson Lab at Georgia Tech is seeking a postdoctoral researcher interested in the process of speciation. The expected focus of the successful candidate's work will be questions related to evolutionary divergence in allopatry and to the genomic, demographic, and/or eco-evolutionary consequences of secondary contact. Our Group & Interests:Research in the lab is focused on understanding the processes that generate biodiversity and that explain its biased distribution across the globe. Our work blends evolutionary genetics with evolutionary ecology and computational biology with field biology to shed light on speciation and the evolution of coexistence between close relatives. Our understanding of speciation is currently in a period of historic transformation due to insights that have emerged from genomic data. It is now clear that basic questions we thought were answered just 20 years ago are in fact anything but. This means that researchers today have the rare opportunity to make progress on questions that are genuinely fundamental, which makes this an exceptionally exciting time for speciation research. We're looking for a researcher keen to tackling these big unanswered questions. Skills Required:Our group is question-driven and works with a variety of organisms and data types. One component of our research involves the fine-grained investigation of speciation in individual lineage pairs, another involves large-scale data syntheses and comparative analyses, and yet another component is purely theoretical. As such, researchers with a variety of taxonomic interests and methodological skill sets are encouraged to apply. The most important criteria are that the applicant is enthusiastic about the research question(s) and has a proven record of seeing projects through to completion. Start Date:The ideal start date is summer 2025. This is negotiable. Salary:Salary starts at $60,000 and includes a health care package. Term Length:Funding for the position is available for two years, pending a mutual performance review after year one. Extension beyond two years may be possible. Candidates will be encouraged to apply for external funding. The Place:The School of Biological Sciences at Georgia Tech is a large and supportive biology department home to enthusiastic and highly productive researchers. Our group is part of a growing core of labs focused on eco-evolutionary research; you will find a great group of top-flight biologists here with whom to discuss your work. Atlanta is also a vibrant and diverse city that leads the Lower 48 in green space per capita. Application Timeline:Applications will be considered until May 15th and are evaluated on a rolling basis. Short-listed candidates will be notified. Relevant Websites: Lab webpage: seanasanderson.github.io Georgia Tech School of Biological Sciences: https://biosciences.gatech.edu/ To apply:please submit a single pdf file containing a letter of interest, a CV, and the names and contact information for 2-3 references to sean.anderson@gatech.edu. Sean A. S. Anderson sean.anderson@gatech.edu Assistant Professor School of Biological Sciences Georgia Institute of Technology "Anderson, Sean" (to subscribe/unsubscribe the EvolDir send mail to golding@mcmaster.ca)