The Gaut lab at the University of California, Irvine has positions for
one or two motivated postdoctoral fellows to study aspects of plant
evolutionary genomics and population genetic inference.

One postdoc will contribute to an NSF-funded project that is designed
to study the evolutionary forces that act on secondary and tertiary
structures in maize genomes. The project is a collaborative effort
with the lab of Dr. JJ Emerson, who is also at UC Irvine, and builds
on previous epigenetic work from the Gaut lab. This position requires
a strong bioinformatic background, with experience in genomic analyses
and familiarity with evolutionary principles.

The second position, if funded, will explore aspects of spatial
population genetics, utilizing simulations and methods of inference
based on machine-learning methods. Computational efforts will be
complemented by empirical population genetic analyses across a range of
model systems. The goal is to understand the processes that shape the
distribution of genetic variation across geographic space and to enhance
the performance of metrics that measure the climate-genotype interface.

The lab is a part of the UCIDepartment of Ecology and Evolutionary
Biology, which houses a vibrant community of evolutionary geneticists
including Drs. Tony Long, Grace Lee, Kevin Thornton, JJ Emerson, Jose
Ranz, and Adriana Briscoe. The department also has an amazing community
of microbial ecologists, most of whom are interested in evolutionary
questions. This group includes Maria Rebolleda-Gomez, Alejandra
Rodriguez-Verdugo, Tobin Hammer, Adam Martiny and Jennifer Martiny.

The University of California, Irvine is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative
Action Employer advancing inclusive excellence. All qualified applicants
will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color,
religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin,
disability, age, protected veteran status, or other protected categories
covered by the UC nondiscrimination policy.

Feel free to contact Brandon Gaut (bgaut@uci.edu) with questions. Informal
inquiries are most welcome!! Formal applications can be submitted to
https://recruit.ap.uci.edu/JPF08999.

Brandon Stuart Gaut <bgaut@uci.edu>

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