The Tropical Pest Genetics and Molecular Biology Research Unit in the
USDA-Agricultural Research Service Pacific Basin Agricultural Research
Center in Hilo, Hawaii, USA is seeking applications for a postdoctoral
fellowship on insect molecular diagnostics administered by the Oak Ridge
Institute for Science and Education (ORISE).

Research Project: The postdoctoral fellow will contribute research
to projects related to the study of tropical insect species that have
negative impacts to agriculture in the United States. The postdoctoral
fellow will contribute to research on tephritid genomics and molecular
diagnostics to develop molecular tools for determining the mating
status of agriculturally important tephritid species. This fellowship is
supported by the Plant Protection Act 7721 and has the ultimate goal of
transferring technologies to regulatory partners to improve the management
of tephritid fruit fly pests.

Qualification: PhD in a relevant field

Desired proficiencies: high performance computing, bioinformatic analyses,
molecular biological techniques such (DNA extraction, PCR, qPCR, and NGS
library preparation), insect husbandry, and oral and written scientific
communication.

Yearly stipend: $75,640 plus health benefits and relocation allowance.

Mentor: The mentor for this opportunity is Sheina Sim
(sheina.sim@usda.gov). If you have questions about the nature of the
research, please contact the mentor.

Sheina B. Sim, PhD (she/her)
Research Biologist
United States Department of Agriculture
Research, Education, and Economics
Agricultural Research Service
Pacific West Area
Daniel K. Inouye United States Pacific Basin Agricultural Research Center
Tropical Pest Genetics and Molecular Biology Research Unit
(USDA-REE-ARS-PWA-DKI-US-PBARC-TPGMBRU)
64 Nowelo Street
Hilo, HI 96720
USA
sheina.sim@usda.gov

sheina.sim@usda.gov

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