The Sobol Ecology and Evolution of Early Life Lab
(https://sobollab.wp.txstate.edu/) at Texas State University is looking
to hire a Postdoctoral Scholar to begin Fall 2025.

Position Summary:
As a postdoc in our lab, you'll apply your expertise in microbial
'omics analysis and phylogenetics to explore the biological, ecological,
and environmental drivers contributing to the evolution of microbial
life and their metabolisms. Applicants should have interests broadly
in the fields of microbial ecology and evolution, geomicrobiology,
and/or astrobiology.

You will be given substantial intellectual freedom to develop your
own research projects, with possible directions including: 1) Gene
regulatory network evolution, 2) Mechanisms of gene divergence and
neofunctionalization, 3) Discovery of novel taxa and novel genes/pathways,
4) Unlocking eco-evolutionary drivers of metabolic evolution, or other
related ideas.

You will be expected to be involved in the supervision of PhD, Master
and Bachelor students. We're looking for someone excited to mentor
students in computational approaches, whether through informal guidance
or structured in-lab tutorials and workshops. Additionally, you will
contribute to manuscript preparations and present your research at
conferences.

Qualifications: 

You hold a PhD in microbiology/microbial ecology or similar and have
experience in bioinformatic methods for analyzing microbial sequence data
(metagenomes, amplicons, whole genomes).  Experience with collecting
environmental samples, extracting microbial DNA, preparing sequencing
libraries and any other wet lab experience is a big plus.

Duration:
The position is available for up to two years pending satisfactory
progress during the first year, with a 3% raise in the second year.
Starting salary is $60,000. Start date is somewhat flexible but should
be between 8/1/25 and 12/31/25.

You must submit the following documents, in one single PDF, to Dr. Morgan
Sobol (msobol@txstate.edu) to be considered for the position:

A brief cover letter describing your interests and how they align with
the lab, your career goals, and what you expect from your experience in
our lab.

Your CV with clear evidence of your skills in microbial 'omics data
analysis.

A list of up to three references with contact information. We will contact
references directly during the candidate selection process.  Application
review will start immediately and will continue until the position is
filled. Questions and inquires can be directed to Dr. Morgan Sobol.

"Sobol, Morgan S" <msobol@txstate.edu>

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