<div dir="ltr"><br><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr">---------- Forwarded message ---------<br>From: <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:evoldir@evol.biology.mcmaster.ca">evoldir@evol.biology.mcmaster.ca</a>></span><br>Date: Tue, Sep 25, 2018 at 2:01 AM<br>Subject: Other: Smithsonian.Internship.ButterflyAdaptation<br>To: <<a href="mailto:mbarlow@ucmerced.edu">mbarlow@ucmerced.edu</a>><br></div><br><br><br>
Smithsonian Minority Internship/Award: A genomic view of habitat<br>
adaptation in Neotropical butterflies<br>
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We are seeking an intern for a 3 month paid internship applying<br>
genomics to understand ecological speciation in the Neotropics, based<br>
at the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute (STRI) in Panama. The<br>
intern will apply bioinformatic algorithms to analyse high-throughput<br>
sequencing data against a curated genome and identify genes under<br>
natural selection in butterfly lineages inhabiting different habitats.<br>
The candidate will review biological literature to develop their own<br>
hypotheses; curate a massive re-sequencing dataset (250 whole genomes);<br>
deploy software on a supercomputer using UNIX and R; run scans for<br>
natural selection; and interpret the results. The internship will take<br>
in a vibrant and international community of scientists studying all<br>
aspects of tropical nature, located in the spectacular settings of<br>
native rainforests and the Panama Canal. Although the internship will<br>
be primarily computational, the student will have direct access to the<br>
wilderness around Gamboa, and will be welcome to participate in<br>
occasional entomological fieldwork.<br>
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The intern will be supervised by dr Krzysztof Kozak and dr Owen<br>
McMillan, head of the Evolutionary and Ecological Genomics group.<br>
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Requirements: 1. fulfillment of the prerequisites<br>
<a href="https://www.smithsonianofi.com/minority-internship-program/" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.smithsonianofi.com/minority-internship-program/</a><br>
Minority Awards Program - Internship | Smithsonian ...<br>
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Notifications will be made via SOLAA mid to late April for summer and<br>
fall 2018. Background & Purpose. The Smithsonian offers these<br>
internships to increase participation of groups who are<br>
underrepresented in the museum field.<br>
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<a href="https://www.smithsonianofi.com/internship-opportunities/minority-awards-program/" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.smithsonianofi.com/internship-opportunities/minority-awards<br>
-program/</a><br>
Minority Awards Program - Visiting Student | Smithsonian ...<br>
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Background & Purpose. The Office of Fellowships and Internships offers<br>
visiting student awards to increase participation of U.S. minority<br>
groups who are underrepresented in Smithsonian scholarly programs, in<br>
the disciplines of research conducted at the Institution, and in the<br>
museum field.<br>
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2. Experience with bioinformatic and analysis of genomic data (along<br>
the lines of genome assembly and mapping, population genomics,<br>
selection scans, etc).<br>
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Deadline: October 1^st 2018. Contact K. Kozak ASAP: kozakk at <a href="http://si.edu" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">si.edu</a><br>
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Krzysztof "Chris" Kozak<br>
Biodiversity Genomics Fellow<br>
Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute<br>
Gamboa, Panama<br>
<a href="https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Krzysztof_Kozak2" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Krzysztof_Kozak2</a><br>
<br>
"Kozak, Krzysztof" <<a href="mailto:KozakK@si.edu" target="_blank">KozakK@si.edu</a>><br>
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</div><br clear="all"><div><br></div>-- <br><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr">Miriam Barlow</div><div dir="ltr">Founding Faculty and Professor<div>Chair, Quantitative and Systems Biology</div><div>University of California, Merced</div><div><br></div><div>209.228.4174</div><div><a href="mailto:miriam.barlow@gmail.com" target="_blank">miriam.barlow@gmail.com</a></div><div><br></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>