[Sextonlabpastmembers] Fwd: 2 postdoc positions available at NAU

[Jason Sexton]

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From: Emily Moran <emoran5 at ucmerced.edu>
Date: Sat, Oct 9, 2021 at 8:11 AM
Subject: Fwd: 2 postdoc positions available at NAU
To: qsb-faculty <qsb-faculty at ucmerced.edu>


In case anyone has postdocs or grad students who might be interested.

EM

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*From: *Amanda De La Torre <Amanda.de-la-Torre at nau.edu>
*Subject: **2 postdoc positions available at NAU*
*Date: *October 7, 2021 at 2:22:08 PM PDT
*To: *Emily Moran <emoran5 at ucmerced.edu>

Hi Emily,

Hope you’re doing well.
Can you please pass this around?

I’m currently looking for 2 postdocs:

   - 1 postdoc-epigenomics of sugar pine
   - 1 postdoc-conservation genomics of whitebark pine.


Please share with whoever might be interested.

Best,

Amanda De La Torre, PhD
Assistant Professor of Forest Genomics
Director, Forest Genomics Lab
School of Forestry
Northern Arizona University
Flagstaff AZ86011, Arizona, US
Lab website: https://treegenomicslab.
<https://treegenomicslab.wordpress.com/>*com*


*Postdoctoral Researcher in Conservation Genomics and Restoration of
Whitebark pine*

We invite applications for a postdoctoral researcher to work on a
collaborative project funded by the National Park Service, BLM-Montana and
Northern Arizona University.
This project brings together existing and new genomic resources to build a
powerful platform for the study of genomic diversity and potential for
adaptation to climate change and resistance to white pine blister rust in
natural populations of whitebark pine. Whitebark pine (*Pinus albicaulis*)
is a five-needle pine species severely affected by disease and pests, as
well as drought and fires. This research project aims to estimate
genome-wide levels of diversity that will inform conservation and
restoration activities. The postdoctoral researcher will be based at Dr. De
La Torre’s Forest Genomics lab at Northern Arizona University (NAU), with
the potential to visit several National Parks in western North America.

Job description:

   - Analyze and interpret molecular data using bioinformatic tools
   - Summarize research results for distribution/communication to the
   scientific community through peer-review publications in high-impact factor
   journals and conference presentations.
   - Train undergraduate students in molecular techniques to extract
   DNA/RNA and preparation of libraries for sequencing.


Minimum Qualifications:

   - PhD degree in Biology, Genetics, Forestry, or related field of study.
   - Proficiency in R (Perl or Python is a desirable but not mandatory)
   - Experience with large datasets and high-performance computing
   - Molecular lab experience
   - Ability to travel for sample collections or attendance to conferences


How to apply:
Send your research statement, CV, and the names of 3 references to
Amanda.de-la-torre at nau.edu.

Deadline for applications is *November 30th, 2021*.
Start date: *Feb 1st, 2022* (flexible).

For more information, please contact:
Dr. De La Torre, Amanda.de-la-torre at nau.edu



*Postdoctoral Researcher in Plant Epigenomics*

We invite applications for a postdoctoral researcher to work on a 4-year
project on the epigenomics of disease resistance. This project brings
together existing and new genomic, epigenomic and transcriptomic resources
to build a powerful platform for the study of epigenomic regulation of
immune responses in long-generation tree species. This project will
investigate the White Pine Blister Rust (WPBR) - sugar pine pathosystem to
understand the role of DNA methylation in regulating trans-generational
immune response. White pine blister rust (WPBR) caused by *Cronartium
ribicola* is a devastating fungal disease causing great economic and
ecological loss in five-needle pines in North America. The postdoctoral
researcher will be based at Dr. De La Torre’s Forest Genomics lab at
Northern Arizona University (NAU) and will collaborate with Dr. Wegrzyn’s
Plant Computational Genomics lab at University of Connecticut.

Job description:

   - Analyze and interpret RNA-seq data using bioinformatic tools
   - Analyze and interpret DNA methylation data using bioinformatic tools
   - Summarize research results for distribution/communication to the
   scientific community through peer-review publications in high-impact factor
   journals and conference presentations.
   - Train undergraduate students in molecular techniques to extract
   RNA/DNA and preparation of libraries for sequencing


Minimum Qualifications:

   - PhD degree in Biology, Genetics, Bioinformatics, or related field of
   study.
   - Proficiency in Perl or Python, and R
   - Proficiency with Linux and high performance computing.


How to apply:
Apply through the NAU Careers website
https://in.nau.edu/human-resources/current-job-openings/
In Staff Openings, look for Job ID 605586

Deadline for applications is *November 15th, 2021*.
Start date: *Jan 1st, 2022*.

For more information, please contact:
Dr. De La Torre, Amanda.de-la-torre at nau.edu




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Jason (Jay) Sexton
(he/him/his)
Associate Professor
Department of Life and Environmental Sciences
University of California, Merced
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jsexton2 at ucmerced.edu
http://sextonlab.ucmerced.edu/

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