********************Jobs******************** The Department of Bioinformatics and Genomics is searching for a career-level molecular lab tech. Masters or equivalent work experience strongly preferred. We hope to find candidates who can facilitate sequencing projects across the department. The lab manager will help coordinate junior lab techs in our department and manage shared equipment. The position has stable funding for long term renewals. The ideal candidate will have a BS (MS preferred) in biological science with at least five years of molecular biology lab experience and three years of personnel management. Candidates should have direct experience with sample preparation and sequencing workflows for Illumina and Oxford Nanopore sequencing platforms as well as quantitative molecular detection methods such as ddPCR and qPCR. Applications close May 31st. Candidates can apply via the link below. https://jobs.charlotte.edu/postings/42210 Rebekah Rogers Assistant Professor Department of Bioinformatics UNC Charlotte Tw: @evolscientist Rebekah Rogers ********************Other******************** Molecular Ecology is accepting applications to work as a co-editor for our upcoming special issue on the Ecology of Gene Expression (https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/1365294x/homepage/acceptingapplications) In an effort to increase diversity and support the inclusion of our colleagues from equity-deserving groups and intersections (including but not limited to, women, racialized or visible minorities, Indigenous Peoples, persons with disabilities, members of the LGBTQ+ communities), the co-editors of this Special Issue are welcoming applications from researchers to serve as a co-editor for this special issue . Appointed co-editors will help shape the special issue by handling submitted manuscripts, co-authoring a peer-reviewed editorial, and championing processes that include equitable and inclusive practices in editing, review and collaboration. Applicants from any global region, at any career stage, with a doctoral degree in a field related to Molecular Ecology are invited to apply. Please include a short statement about your area of expertise in association with the special issue (250 words), a statement of how you would contribute to equity, diversity and inclusion (EDI) practices (e.g., Fox and Paine 2019; https://www.rsc.org/new-perspectives/talent/inclusion-and-diversity/) in publishing this special issue (250 words), and a list of three selected publications. For more information on Wiley's Commitment to Equity, Diversity and Inclusion: https://www.wiley.com/network/latest-content/diversity-equity-and-inclusion-why-wiley-why-research-publishing. Please submit applications via email to Sean Rogers (srogers@ucalgary.ca) Sincerely, Dr. Diana Rennison (University of California San Diego) Dr. Sean Rogers (University of Calgary) Sean Rogers ********************PostDocs******************** The Liberles Research Group (https://sites.temple.edu/liberles/) is looking for a 1 year NSF-funded postdoctoral fellow to join the group at Temple University. This work is collaborative with David Alvarez-Ponce at University of Nevada and Krisztina Varga at University of New Hampshire. The Liberles Group works on computational comparative genomics and molecular evolution, with a focus on modeling the evolutionary genotype-phenotypc map. The main project that the postdoc would work on involves characterization of selection on protein stability modulated by amino acid substitution and how various biological factors influence it. This involves a combination of evolutionary, protein structural, and statistical analysis. Other ongoing projects in the group include modeling duplicate gene retention and modeling metabolic pathway evolution, both in a phylogenetic context. The group is embedded in the Center for Computational Genetics and Genomics, creating a high level training environment that enables interaction with other research groups working in computational genomics, molecular evolution, evolutionary ecology, and population genetics. The ideal candidate will have strong programming and statistics skills with a background in evolutionary biology and/or protein biophysics. The group works at Temple University in Philadelphia, PA, USA. While there is a slight preference for someone who can work locally in Philadelphia, remote applications (including international ones) will receive full and serious consideration. To apply, please send your CV, a cover letter indicating career goals and research interests, and contact information for three professional references to daliberles@temple.edu. 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