Postdoctoral Position in Plant Evolutionary Ecology Individual with interests and training in plant mating system evolution, plant demography/life- history, and, or the evolution of plant-animal interactions. The position will include collaboration on data sets “in hand” for statistical analyses and subsequent publications that includes analyzing one of the longest demographic data sets on a perennial plant species to date, in addition to the opportunity to be involved in the development of a novel plant-pollinator study system in the Great Plains and the Appalachian Mountains. Additionally, the successful candidate will be encouraged to develop their own independent avenues of inquiry on the proposed study systems. The postdoc would be working with Michele Dudash and her collaborators at South Dakota State University in the Department of Natural Resource Management, Brookings SD. The position is for one year, but renewable for up to three years.
Qualified applicants must have a PhD in biology or a related field and have demonstrated interest in field work and experimental design. Prior training should emphasize interests in plant mating or breeding systems, plant life history evolution with a strong background in statistics, experimental design and proficiency with SAS or R is required. Start Date: Opening August 2018 or until filled. Application materials should be emailed as ONE document to michele.dud...@sdstate.edu and include: a cover letter, CV, statement of research interests, and a sample of recent writing (article, report or other publication where applicant is either first or senior author) as well as contact information for 3 references.
