Please share the following Postdoc opportunity with potential candidates.

Thank you!
Marjorie Matocq
mmatocq@unr.edu

The University of Nevada, Reno (UNR) seeks to hire a Postdoctoral
Scholar with expertise in genomics and bioinformatics. The Postdoctoral
Scholar will join a team of collaborators investigating the roles
of gene duplication and introgression in how wild rodent herbivores
metabolize toxins in their native plant diets. The Postdoctoral Scholar
will lead all aspects of targeted and genome-scale sequencing, assembly
and annotation, as well as downstream analyses to quantify copy number
variation, genome-wide selection and patterns of copy number evolution,
interspecific hybridization, and introgression. The Postdoctoral
Scholar should have excellent bioinformatics skills for processing
and analysis of large genomic datasets as well as knowledge of various
population genomic and phylogenomic analyses, especially those related to
identifying patterns of selection as well as detecting hybridization and
introgression. The successful candidate would also ideally have molecular
bench skills associated with RNA/DNA extraction, library preparation,
and the ability to troubleshoot and refine protocols. This individual
should be highly self-driven, have excellent data management skills,
excellent verbal and written communication skills, and be able to work
with a collaborative team that spans ecologists, chemists, molecular
biologists, and bioinformaticians.

The Postdoctoral Scholar's research in genomics and bioinformatics will
be supported by a collaborative team of mentors including Drs. M. Matocq
(UNR), M. Holding (Univ. Michigan), K. Everson (Oregon State Univ.),
D. Schield (Univ. Virginia), and J. Dumbacher and J. Henderson
(Calif. Acad. Sci.). The position has the potential to be renewed for
a second year, based on performance. Start date is negotiable, but the
position is available immediately.

Please go to this link
<https://nshe.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/UNR-external/job/University-of-Nevada-Reno---Main-Campus/Postdoctoral-Scholar--Genomics-and-Bioinformatics_R0149515>
to learn more about the position and to apply.

Marjorie D Matocq <mmatocq@unr.edu>

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