[QSB-grads] Fwd: Other: Smithsonian.Internship.ButterflyAdaptation

[Miriam Barlow]

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Subject: Other: Smithsonian.Internship.ButterflyAdaptation
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Smithsonian Minority Internship/Award: A genomic view of habitat
adaptation in Neotropical butterflies

We are seeking an intern for a 3 month paid internship applying
genomics to understand ecological speciation in the Neotropics, based
at the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute (STRI) in Panama. The
intern will apply bioinformatic algorithms to analyse high-throughput
sequencing data against a curated genome and identify genes under
natural selection in butterfly lineages inhabiting different habitats.
The candidate will review biological literature to develop their own
hypotheses; curate a massive re-sequencing dataset (250 whole genomes);
deploy software on a supercomputer using UNIX and R; run scans for
natural selection; and interpret the results. The internship will take
in a vibrant and international community of scientists studying all
aspects of tropical nature, located in the spectacular settings of
native rainforests and the Panama Canal. Although the internship will
be primarily computational, the student will have direct access to the
wilderness around Gamboa, and will be welcome to participate in
occasional entomological fieldwork.

The intern will be supervised by dr Krzysztof Kozak and dr Owen
McMillan, head of the Evolutionary and Ecological Genomics group.

Requirements: 1. fulfillment of the prerequisites
https://www.smithsonianofi.com/minority-internship-program/
Minority Awards Program - Internship | Smithsonian ...
www.smithsonianofi.com
Notifications will be made via SOLAA mid to late April for summer and
fall 2018. Background & Purpose. The Smithsonian offers these
internships to increase participation of groups who are
underrepresented in the museum field.

https://www.smithsonianofi.com/internship-opportunities/minority-awards
-program/
<https://www.smithsonianofi.com/internship-opportunities/minority-awards-program/>
Minority Awards Program - Visiting Student | Smithsonian ...
www.smithsonianofi.com
Background & Purpose. The Office of Fellowships and Internships offers
visiting student awards to increase participation of U.S. minority
groups who are underrepresented in Smithsonian scholarly programs, in
the disciplines of research conducted at the Institution, and in the
museum field.

2. Experience with bioinformatic and analysis of genomic data (along
the lines of genome assembly and mapping, population genomics,
selection scans, etc).

Deadline: October 1^st 2018. Contact K. Kozak ASAP: kozakk at si.edu

Krzysztof "Chris" Kozak
Biodiversity Genomics Fellow
Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute
Gamboa, Panama
https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Krzysztof_Kozak2

"Kozak, Krzysztof" <KozakK at si.edu>



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Miriam Barlow
Founding Faculty and Professor
Chair, Quantitative and Systems Biology
University of California, Merced

209.228.4174
miriam.barlow at gmail.com
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