The Arizona Institute for Resilience invites applicants to apply to join our team as a Postdoctoral Research Associate. The successful candidate will work on a research project focused on Sansevieria, a plant genus for which phylogenetic and genomic resources are scarce. The candidate will analyze whole-genome shotgun data from approximately 100 samples, with the goal of characterizing features of the species, also in relation to the sister genus Dracaena. The project foresees to establish a reference genome assembly for one focal species, followed by using phylogenomics methods to establish relationships between taxa. Additional analyses may include introgression analyses, demography, and heterozygosity.

The successful candidate will be proficient in executing software and commands via the command line, will have worked with long- and short-read sequencing data, and must have a deep understanding of plant phylogenomics. Experience in developing and maintaining pipelines is a plus. The data analyst will work closely with personnel at the Arizona Genomics Institute (AGI), the Desert Laboratory at Tumamoc Hill, and other entities. The position requires interacting with colleagues, collaborators, and customers of varied backgrounds. The supervisor will provide moderate guidance in project planning and execution. A high degree of initiative, resourcefulness, dynamism, and professionalism are necessary. Applicants with no experience in handling DNA sequencing data will not be considered.

Please check out this site for more info and to apply. Please direct questions to Dr. Elise Gornish, Director, Desert Laboratory on Tumamoc Hill, egornish@arizona.edu.