Postdoctoral Researcher Michigan State University The lab of Dr. Grace Smith-Vidaurre at Michigan State University is hiring a postdoctoral research associate. The postdoc will contribute to the lab's research on the evolutionary flexibility (and constraints) of vocal communication systems that depend on social learning. They will lead or contribute to several projects that include modeling experiments to simulate social and signaling systems, as well as behavioral experiments in parrots and songbirds. General research in the Smith-Vidaurre Lab focuses on how socially learned vocalizations are used to communicate identity information, and how brain regions for producing learned vocalizations may be sensitive to the early-life environment. The lab is part of the Department of Integrative Biology and the Department of Computational Mathematics, Science, and Engineering, and the Ecology, Evolution, and Behavior program. This remote-friendly position has a minimum requirement of a PhD in biology, ecology, evolution, or a related field, experience designing and performing experiments with animals, analyzing animal behavior datasets, and a record of productive collaborations and mentoring efforts with publications in peer-reviewed scientific journals. The postdoc will be expected to collaborate closely with other lab members at different career stages. In addition to contributing to the lab's research, the postdoc will be encouraged to continue developing their independent research program for academic or non-academic careers. A complete list of qualifications and other information about this position can be found through the official job posting: https://careers.msu.edu/en-us/job/519573/research-associatefixed-term. Closing date: July 15th, 2024. Send questions to Dr. Grace Smith-Vidaurre (smithvid@msu.edu). -- Grace Smith-Vidaurre, PhD (she/her) 1855 Assistant Professor Department of Integrative Biology Department of Computational Mathematics, Science, and Engineering Michigan State University smith-vidaurre.com "Smith Vidaurre, Grace" (to subscribe/unsubscribe the EvolDir send mail to golding@mcmaster.ca)