The Hanley lab in the Department of Biology at New Mexico State University (https://hanleyviruslab.nmsu.edu/) seeks to hire a post-doctoral fellow to lead a USDA-funded study of the evolutionary ecology of vesicular stomatitis virus (VSV) in Costa Rica. In this project, we seek to leverage our existing collaborations across disciplines and across countries to investigate the dynamics of VSV in two ecological zones in Costa Rica, one (premontane tropical forest) in which the virus circulates endemically and one (tropical dry forest) in which the virus initiates periodic outbreaks. Thus, in a single, relatively small country, we can probe the dynamics of endemicity and outbreak that play out across the much larger expanse of North America, resulting in periodic VSV outbreaks in the US. Additionally, in Costa Rica we will mirror our current investigations of the sylvatic cycle of VSV in Mexico in order to ascertain whether similar vectors and hosts may mediate VSV transmission in wildlife across the endemic range of this virus, or whether sylvatic transmission may be idiosyncratic at the regional level. The post-doc would be expected to coordinate all fieldwork and implement some aspects of fieldwork, coordinate communication among project partners, receive data from multiple project activities and clean, reconcile and analyze these data, participate in writing project reports, and lead project publications. The post-doc would be expected to split their time between Las Cruces, NM and Costa Rica, with the final allocation of time to be negotiated but to be no less than four months in Costa Rica per year. The project is currently funded for two years with a possibility of extension. Experience in tropical fieldwork, disease ecology, virology, and vector biology are all desirable but not required. Competency in Spanish is required. The Hanley lab welcomes trainees of all races, ethnicities, cultural identities, sexual orientations and gender identities. Motivated, thoughtful, curious people with a deep-seated interest in emerging and resurging viruses are encouraged to contact Dr. Hanley about this position at: khanley@nmsu.edu Applications, including a CV and cover letter, should be submitted at: http://careers.nmsu.edu/cw/en-us/job/501470 Dr. Kathryn A. Hanley (she/her) Regents Professor Department of Biology New Mexico State University Las Cruces, NM 88003 email: khanley@nmsu.edu telephone: 575 646 4583 https://hanleyviruslab.nmsu.edu/index.html There is nothing new under the sun, but there are new suns. Octavia E. Butler Kathryn Hanley (to subscribe/unsubscribe the EvolDir send mail to golding@mcmaster.ca)