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Postdoctoral Associate, Biological Sciences

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Posting Details

Position Information

Fiscal Year
2022-2023

Position Title
Postdoctoral Associate, Biological Sciences

Classification Title
Postdoctoral Associate

Department
Biological Sciences

Posting Number
R230076

Posting Link https://www.ubjobs.buffalo.edu/postings/41359

Employer
Research Foundation

Position Type
RF Professional

Type
Full-Time

Appointment Term

Salary Grade
E.89

Posting Detail Information

Position Summary

An exciting opportunity for a Postdoctoral Research Fellowship is available in the lab of Dr. Charlotte Lindqvist in the Department of Biological Sciences , University at Buffalo. We are seeking a Postdoctoral Associate in Paleogenomics as part of a highly interdisciplinary and collaborative project funded by a new 4-year National Science Foundation Understanding the Rules of Life – Emergent Networks award. The project will study Late Pleistocene-Holocene climate change and ecological change during rapid warming events in Southeast Alaska, and the project team comprises biologists and geologists at the University at Buffalo with cross-disciplinary expertise in evolutionary biology, paleogenomics, ecology, geology, and paleoclimatology. The abstract of the award (“URoL:EN: Integrating paleogenomics, ecology, and geology to predict organism-environment coupled evolution during rapid warming and ice sheet retreat”) can be found here .

Duties include, but are not limited to:
  • Fieldwork and processing of lake core sediment samples (sedimentary ancient DNA ) collected from Southeast Alaska
  • Ancient DNA data generation and analyses from sediments and subfossils
  • Involvement with age-depth modeling of lake sediment cores and pollen analysis
  • Mentoring of students and course planning
  • Project coordination and outreach
Outstanding Benefits Package
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About The University at Buffalo

The University at Buffalo (UB) #ubuffalo is one of America’s leading public research universities and a flagship of the State University of New York system, recognized for our excellence and our impact. UB is a premier, research-intensive public university dedicated to academic excellence. Our research, creative activity and people positively impact the world. Like the city we call home, UB is distinguished by a culture of resilient optimism, resourceful thinking and pragmatic dreaming that enables us to reach others every day. Visit our website to learn more about the University at Buffalo .

As an Equal Opportunity / Affirmative Action employer, the Research Foundation will not discriminate in its employment practices due to an applicant’s race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin and veteran or disability status.

Minimum Qualifications
  • PhD in evolutionary biology, or related field
  • Excellent English writing and verbal communication skills
Preferred Qualifications
  • Experience with ancient DNA research
  • Record of productivity (peer-reviewed publications) in areas relevant to the research
  • Proficiency in genome-scale data analysis, computer programming, bioinformatics, and/or statistics
  • Interest in working in an interdisciplinary and collaborative research environment
Physical Demands

Salary Range
$55,000 - $58,000

Additional Salary Information

Work Hours

Full time; details to be determined in consultation with Professor Lindqvist.

Campus
North Campus

Posting Alerts

Special Instructions Summary
  • Interested applicants should submit a CV and a cover letter.
  • We encourage applications from underrepresented groups and women.
  • Please do not send application materials directly to the posting contact.
  • Applications will be accepted until the position is filled, review of applications will begin on 04/17/23.
Is a background check required for this posting?
No

Background Check Notification

Contact Information

Contact's Name
Charlotte Lindqvist

Contact's Pronouns

Contact's Title
Associate Professor

Contact's Email
cl243@buffalo.edu

Contact's Phone
716-645-4986

Posting Dates

Posted
03/15/2023

Deadline for applicants
Open Until Filled

Date to be filled
06/01/2023

References

Number of references required
2

Reference Cutoff Date

Instructions to Applicant

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