Opportunity: Postdoc at University of Arizona, Tucson (US)

Joanna Masel • June 9, 2006

Opportunity: Postdoc at University of Arizona, Tucson (US)

BACKGROUND:
Evolutionary capacitor mechanisms such as alternative splicing and the heat shock protein Hsp90 store variation in a latent form and reveal it later. Capacitors appear to be common, and could have a significant impact in facilitating evolution. The project is to develop theoretical population genetic models of evolutionary capacitance in finite populations, and to test predictions of the models in the case of the yeast prion [PSI+] using a bioinformatic / comparative genomic approach. A variety of concepts in evolutionary biology will be explored and made rigorous, including evolvability, preadaptation and genetic assimilation.

RESPONSIBILITIES:
The postdoc will work with PI Joanna Masel (http://eebweb.arizona.edu/Faculty/bios/masel.html) at the University of Arizona in Tucson.

REQUIREMENTS:
Ph.D. with strong quantitative background and computational and/or modeling experience.

PREFERENCES:
Experience in some of: bioinformatics, comparative genomics, evolutionary theory, computational methods based on linear algebra, other algorithm experience, finite Markov chains, PERL, MySQL, other computational or mathematical biology.

TERMS:
NIH funding is secured, and the position is renewable over multiple years. Preferred start date is Aug 1 2006.

LOCALE:
Dpt Ecology & Evolutionary Biology, University of Arizona, Tucson AZ, USA.

COMPENSATION:
$30K-$40K DOE.

HOW TO APPLY: https://www.uacareertrack.com/applicants/jsp/shared/frameset/Frameset.jsp?time=1149804569542

DEADLINE:
open until filled.

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