POSTDOC IN PLANT DEFENSE CHEMICAL ECOLOGY AND EVOLUTION A Postdoctoral position is available in the laboratory of Dr. Paul Fine at the Department of Integrative Biology at the University of California, Berkeley to participate in an ongoing project comparing tropical tree chemical defense investment in six Amazonian tree lineages (genera) across divergent habitat types in Peru and French Guiana and to develop new research lines involving the ecology, evolution and functional genomics of defense chemistry in Protium (Burseraceae). See website for descriptions of past and present research projects in the lab (http://ib.berkeley.edu/labs/fine/Site/research.html).
Candidates should have a strong background in one or more of the following fields: chemical ecology, chemical characterization of terpenes (or other plant defenses), molecular evolution, population genetics, genomics and bioinformatics. Applicants should have experience with one or more of the following tools: GC/MS, R, a variety of phylogenetic and population genetics programs. Fluency in Spanish is a plus, as well as some knowledge of French. The Postdoctoral fellow will be based in Berkeley but the position will involve travel to Salt Lake City, UT, Kourou and Cayenne, French Guiana and Iquitos, Peru. Funding is available for two years, subject to review after one year, with an annual salary range between $37,400 - $41,496 commensurate with experience; generous benefits are included. The start date will be between Feb-Apr 2010. Applicants should submit a CV, a brief statement of research interests, copies of relevant publications and/or manuscripts, and contact information for three references by email to paulf...@berkeley.edu before 5 January 2010. The University of California, Berkeley is an equal opportunity employer committed to excellence through diversity. Applicants should ask referees to review the UC Berkeley Statement of Confidentially found at: http://apo.chance.berkeley.edu/evalltr.html Paul V.A. Fine Assistant Professor Department of Integrative Biology University of California, Berkeley, CA 94720-3140 paulf...@berkeley.edu
