Postdoctoral Associate in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology

Position Description

Academic Job
Description

Department
of Ecology & Evolutionary Biology

Postdoctoral
Associate

The College of Agriculture and Life Sciences
(CALS) is a pioneer of purpose-driven science and Cornell University’s second
largest college. We work across disciplines to tackle the challenges of our
time through world-renowned research, education, and outreach. The questions we
probe and the answers we seek focus on three overlapping concerns: We believe
that achieving next-generation scientific breakthroughs requires an
understanding of the world’s complex, interlocking systems. We believe that
access to nutritious food and a healthy environment is a fundamental human
right. We believe that ensuring a prosperous global future depends on the
ability to support local people and communities everywhere. By working in and
across multiple scientific areas, CALS can address challenges and opportunities
of the greatest relevance, here in New York, across the nation, and around the
world.

Position Function

The Postdoctoral
Associate will conduct comparative and experimental studies on gene regulatory
networks underlying color pattern plasticity and evolution in butterflies. The
individual will use methods such as RNA-seq, ATAC-seq, and ChIP-seq to identify
genes and regulatory sequences that underlie color pattern diversity, and
experimentally assess candidate elements using CRISPR and transgenic
approaches.

This is an in-person position. The successful
candidate will be expected to relocate within commuting distance of Ithaca, NY.

Anticipated Division of
Time

Research (85%): The Postdoctoral
Associate will play a leading role in conducting experimental and comparative
work to understand how changes in gene regulatory elements underlie butterfly
wing pattern evolution. They will be expected to come to the position having
some experience in both computational and bench approaches but can be trained
in molecular methods such as RNA-seq, ATAC-seq, ChIP-seq, and CRISPR genome
editing. The Postdoctoral Associate will work independently but will also contribute
to intellectual interactions within the lab and potentially with collaborators
in other labs.

Writing
(15%): The Postdoctoral Associate will be expected to write and publish research
articles to scientific journals and to present their work at professional
meetings and conferences.

This position formally begins as a one-year appointment, and is
renewable for up to five years contingent upon funding, available work and
annual performance reviews.

Requirements

A
PhD in a biological sciences discipline
and experience in molecular genetic techniques including high throughput
sequencing and data analysis. Strong familiarity with the evo-devo and gene
regulation literature would be desirable, as would be experience with CRISPR
and transgenic methods.

Supervision Exercised

May provide oversight to federal work study students
and/or undergraduate researchers. There are no supervisory responsibilities
with this position.

To apply:

Please apply via Academic Jobs Online (https://academicjobsonline.org/ajo/jobs/33250).

Qualified candidates should submit a short cover letter, curriculum vitae,
and contact information for three references via the website.

Consistent with Cornell’s practice,
appointments to academic positions require candidates to disclose relevant
information about their prior employment including whether they have been found
to have violated institutional or employer policies related to or governing
unlawful discrimination and harassment, academic and research misconduct, or
financial misconduct.

Applications will be reviewed as received,
continuing until a suitable applicant is identified.

CALS
hiring range for this title is $63,480.

College
of Agriculture and Life Sciences

Life.
Changing.

Cornell University is an innovative Ivy League
and Land-grant
university and a great place to work. Our inclusive community of scholars,
students, and staff impart an uncommon sense of larger purpose and contribute
creative ideas to further the university's mission of teaching, discovery, and
engagement.

Cornell’s regional and global presence
includes state-wide Cornell Cooperative Extension programs and offices in all
counties and boroughs, global partnerships with institutions and communities
engaged in life-changing research and education, the medical college’s campuses
on the Upper East Side of Manhattan and Doha, Qatar, and the Cornell Tech
campus on Roosevelt Island in the heart of New York City.

With a founding
principle of “any person, any study,” Cornell is an equal
opportunity employer.

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Pay Ranges:

The hiring rate of pay for the successful candidate will be determined considering the following criteria:

• Prior relevant work or industry experience.
• Education level to the extent education is relevant to the position.
• Academic Discipline (faculty pay ranges reflects 9-month annual salary unless otherwise noted)
• Unique applicable skills.