Hi all- Please see below for an exciting postdoc opportunity in my lab. Items (ii) and (iii) on the list below are heavily R-focused and potentially relevant to many r-sig-phylo'ers.
~Dan Rabosky Job title: Postdoctoral position in computational macroevolution A postdoctoral position in computational macroevolution is available in Dan Rabosky's lab at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor. The postdoctoral researcher will be involved the development and application of methods for studying evolutionary dynamics (speciation, extinction, phenotypic evolution) across phylogenetic trees that potentially include many thousands of taxa. The project will involve either extensions or applications of the BAMM / BAMMtools software platform developed by the Rabosky lab (see http://bamm-project.org for more information). BAMM is a Bayesian framework for modeling complex mixtures of dynamic evolutionary processes on phylogenetic trees. The postdoctoral researcher will be involved with at least one of the following: (i) Development and implementation of new methods for modeling evolutionary dynamics from phylogenetic and/or paleontological data. An area of particular interest involves combined analyses of paleontological and neontological data with BAMM. (ii) Empirical analyses of evolutionary radiations with BAMM (iii) Development and extensions to BAMMtools, our R package for analyzing and visualizing evolutionary dynamics from BAMM output. The ideal candidate will have a background in computational biology and/or quantitative methods in evolutionary biology. Demonstrable programming ability in C/C++ and/or R is required (C++ essential for BAMM development, less so for BAMMtools or empirical projects). Previous experience studying macroevolution dynamics is helpful, but we welcome applications from any area of computational biology, including population genetics, theoretical ecology, and applied mathematics. The position offers exceptional opportunities for independent research, career development, and quantitative skills training. We have an outstanding group of researchers in quantitative/computational evolutionary biology and biodiversity science in the Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, the UM Museum of Zoology, and the UM Museum of Paleontology. Applications should be sent to drabosky at umich.edu. Please include a cover letter describing your research interests and background, a C.V., evidence of programming experience, and contact information for three references. Start date is flexible. Any questions about the position can be directed to Dan Rabosky. _____________________ Dan Rabosky Assistant Professor & Curator of Herpetology Museum of Zoology & Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology University of Michigan Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1079 USA drabo...@umich.edu http://www-personal.umich.edu/~drabosky http://www.lsa.umich.edu/ummz/ [[alternative HTML version deleted]] _______________________________________________ R-sig-phylo mailing list - R-sig-phylo@r-project.org https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-sig-phylo Searchable archive at http://www.mail-archive.com/r-sig-phylo@r-project.org/
