A Postdoctoral Research Associateship is available to work collaboratively in the research group of Dr Jennifer Hoyal Cuthill in the School of Life Sciences at the University of Essex, UK. The successful candidate will conduct collaborative research as part of the project 'Is evolution predictable? Unlocking fundamental biological insights using new machine learning methods', with Dr J. Hoyal Cuthill and collaborators. We hope to recruit a researcher with strong biological data science skills to collaborate in machine learning, and other statistical, analyses of digital data to analyse evolutionary convergence in vertebrate and invertebrate groups. The PDRA will play a key project role in managing "big data" biological image datasets and developing, testing, running and interpreting digital data analysis pipelines, in collaboration with other members of the project team. The position has funding in place until 2028 and is available from 1st October 2024. The closing date is 01/09/24. Informal enquiries may be made by email to j.hoyal-cuthill@essex.ac.uk. All formal job applications should be made online on the University of Essex website at the link below. For further information and to apply please see: https://vacancies.essex.ac.uk/tlive_webrecruitment/wrd/run/ETREC107GF.open?VACANCY_ID=512491WbMv&WVID=9918109NEm&LANG=USA "Hoyal Cuthill, Jennifer F" (to subscribe/unsubscribe the EvolDir send mail to golding@mcmaster.ca)