Post-Doc Research Associate
Job Description
Full job description
Posting Details
Department
Biology - 318200
Posting Open Date
06/03/2024
Application Deadline
06/09/2024
Open Until Filled
No
Position Type
Postdoctoral Scholar
Position Title
Post-Doc Research Associate
Vacancy ID
PDS004231
Full-time/Part-time
Full-Time Temporary
Hours per week
40
FTE
1
Work Location
250 Bell Tower Drive, Chapel Hill
Position Location
North Carolina, US
Hiring Range
$47,476 - Dependent on Qualifications
Proposed Start Date
09/16/2024
Estimated Duration of Appointment
24 Months
Position Information
Be a Tar Heel!
A global higher education leader in innovative teaching, research and public service, the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill consistently ranks as one of the nation’s top public universities and is among is the top ten research universities in the nation for federal research expenditures as well as for federally funded social and behavioral sciences research and development.
Here at Carolina, our highly skilled postdocs play a vital role in our research enterprise and towards our overall commitment to research excellence. Across many disciplines, postdocs contribute to the intellectual vitality of the University. They provide innovative ideas and perspectives, foster a stimulating research environment and advance knowledge within their fields. Postdocs are crucial members of our scientific research workforce, contributors to our research outputs and an important reason why Carolina is one of the leading public research institutions in the country.
UNC-Chapel Hill offers postdocs comprehensive medical and vision coverage, paid leave, and benefits and services that support professional development and a healthy work/life balance. Chapel Hill regularly ranks as one of the best college towns and best places to live in the United States, a reputation guided by the diverse social, cultural, recreation and professional opportunities that span the campus and community.
Primary Purpose of Organizational Unit
The Department of Biology at UNC-Chapel Hill is dedicated to the discovery and dissemination of new and existing knowledge in the broad discipline of Biology by maintaining a high-quality faculty who integrate cutting-edge research and student-focused teaching.
We are one of the largest academic departments in the College of Arts and Sciences. We have over 2,800 majors and we enroll over 5,000 undergraduate students in our classes each year. Our average total annual expenditure exceeds $24 million, with nearly half of that coming from grant sponsored research. The department is composed of 50 tenure-track faculty, 10 teaching faculty, 8 research faculty, and numerous active adjunct and emeritus faculty. We currently have 50 graduate students, 40 post-docs and employ approximately 60 additional graduate and undergraduate students from across the university to assist in our teaching and research missions. Our mission is supported by an administrative and technical staff of 20, with an additional 25 staff directly supporting research.
We are one of the largest academic departments in the College of Arts and Sciences. We have over 2,800 majors and we enroll over 5,000 undergraduate students in our classes each year. Our average total annual expenditure exceeds $24 million, with nearly half of that coming from grant sponsored research. The department is composed of 50 tenure-track faculty, 10 teaching faculty, 8 research faculty, and numerous active adjunct and emeritus faculty. We currently have 50 graduate students, 40 post-docs and employ approximately 60 additional graduate and undergraduate students from across the university to assist in our teaching and research missions. Our mission is supported by an administrative and technical staff of 20, with an additional 25 staff directly supporting research.
Position Summary
The labs of Dr. Alan Jones and Dr. Corbin Jones in the department of Biology are seeking a talented Postdoctoral Research Associate who will work on a research project investigating the intersection of genome X environment. The project focuses on grasses of Ecuador. Grasses have adapted to a large variety of environments. Ecuador was chosen because it has had relatively little invasion, it has a great variety of environments from maritime, to tropical rain forest, to alpine cloud forest. Ecuador has been part of an intact land mass for longer than grasses have appeared on Earth. Finally, Ecuador has 11 endemic grasses. Grass genomes, except for the cereals, an important set of agriculturally-important grasses, have not had much attention and few non-cereal grass genomes are annotated. The project will deploy cutting edge computational biology and experimental techniques to sequence and analyze dozens of grass genomes crossing groups with different strategies for fixing carbon, different life cycles, and different capabilities to process dynamic environmental cues such as light. The successful applicant will interact remotely with a large team, including a collaborative team from the University of Illinois that will lead translational biology aspects of this work.
Specific duties are to create genome sequencing queues, assemble genomes, annotate genomes, conduct research, and establish collaborators under the direction of the faculty mentors (or principal investigator).
Specific duties are to create genome sequencing queues, assemble genomes, annotate genomes, conduct research, and establish collaborators under the direction of the faculty mentors (or principal investigator).
Minimum Education and Experience Requirements
Ph.D. in Plant Biology or a related discipline
Required Qualifications, Competencies, and Experience
N/A
Preferred Qualifications, Competencies, and Experience
Experience handling genomic data through assembly, sequencing, and gene annotation. Experience or training with R or Python. A track record of assembly algorithm development is important. Experience with phylogenomics and phylogenetic analysis is a plus.
We have funding for this position, but strongly prefer applicants able to seek additional funding or are strong candidates for this NSF program (Theme 2): https://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2020/nsf20602/nsf20602.htm.
We have funding for this position, but strongly prefer applicants able to seek additional funding or are strong candidates for this NSF program (Theme 2): https://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2020/nsf20602/nsf20602.htm.
Special Physical/Mental Requirements
N/A
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