Postdoctoral Associate Position Plant Physiological Ecology/Population Genetics/Forestry
A postdoctoral research associate position is anticipated to work on local adaptation across latitude in balsam poplar (Populus balsamifera) beginning in the spring of 2011. The successful candidate will have strengths in plant ecophysiology and statistics, interests in population genetics and evolution, an earned PhD, and be excited to spend summers in Alaska and winters in west Texas. The project focuses on identification of locally adapted traits in trees from populations spanning latitudes from southern Canada to northern Alaska. The position will require focused collection of phenotypic data from common garden experiments in Fairbanks, Alaska on multiple physiological traits. Data on plant water stress, cold resistance, and photosynthetic capacity will be integrated with genome level sequence data to identify genes that have contributed to local adaptation across latitude. Resulting analyses will have implications for plant migration responses to climate change and tree breeding. Further information regarding this and related projects can be found in publications Olson et al. 2010 New Phytol.186:526-536; Keller et al. 2010 Mol.Ecol. 19:1212-1226; Sollanayakanahally et al. 2010 PC&E 32:1821-1832. Salary will be commensurate with qualifications and experience. Interested applicants should send a letter of interest, CV, and names and email addresses of 3 references to Matt Olson, Department of Biological Sciences, Texas Tech University, P.O. Box 43131, Lubbock, TX USA 79409-3131, or email <mailto:matt.ol...@ttu.edu>matt.ol...@ttu.edu. Texas Tech is an Equal opportunity/affirmative action employer.
