[Sextonlabpastmembers] Fwd: Postdoc Search

[Jason Sexton]

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From: Benjamin Blackman <bkblackman at berkeley.edu>
Date: Sat, Apr 13, 2024 at 10:31 AM
Subject: Postdoc Search
To: Benjamin Blackman <Bkblackman at berkeley.edu>
Cc: Benjamin Blackman <bkblackman at berkeley.edu>


Hi All,

I have opened a search for a postdoctoral scholar in my lab to work on the
genetics of historic and contemporary drought adaptation in monkeyflower.
If you know any great graduate students who may be in search of a position,
please encourage them apply to this posting (#JPF04404
<https://aprecruit.berkeley.edu/JPF04404>) through aprecruit.berkeley.edu

Thanks so much!
Ben

The Plant & Microbial Biology Department at the University of California,
Berkeley seeks applications for a Postdoctoral Scholar in the Blackman
Lab, in the area of plant ecological genomics, at 100% time, with an
anticipated start in summer or fall 2024.

Applying tools from evolutionary genomics, molecular genetics, and
field ecology in sunflowers and monkeyflowers, our research addresses
the following questions: How do plants cope with daily and seasonal
environmental fluctuations? How and why do these responses evolve along
environmental gradients? How are multi-trait adaptations assembled over
evolutionary time?

The Position:
The postdoc will contribute to current NSF-funded work in the
lab that seeks to understand the diversity of mechanisms by which
natural populations of monkeyflowers have adapted to historic and
contemporary drought stress using a combination of population genomics,
transcriptomics, resurrection experiments, and genome editing. The aims of
the position will be tailored to the expertise of the successful applicant
and complement the Blackman Lab's broad interests in the genetic basis
of adaptation and domestication, the ecology and evolution of plant
development, and mechanisms of organism-environment interaction.

Responsibilities:
The postdoc will work closely with the PI, collaborators, and lab personnel
to design and lead research in the lab and field on the genetics and
ecology of natural variation in drought resistance strategies in the common
monkeyflower, *Mimulus guttatus*. The position also involves preparing
grant proposals and manuscripts, data management and dissemination,
organization and content development for workshops with land managers, and
mentoring graduate and undergraduate students. The ideal candidate will
demonstrate the ability to integrate across biological disciplines,
identify and troubleshoot promising new methodologies independently, and
use the appointment to develop and pursue novel, exciting questions.

Basic Qualifications
(By application date):
PhD (or equivalent international degree) or enrolled in a PhD (or
equivalent international degree) program.

Additional Qualifications
(By start date):
PhD (or equivalent international degree) required by the appointment start
date.
No more than 2 years of post-degree research experience by start date.

Preferred qualifications
-Demonstrated expertise in evolutionary and ecological genomics.
-Expertise in analysis of genomic or transcriptomic datasets.
-Programming for bioinformatics, biostatistics, image analysis, machine
learning.
-Plant physiological ecology, GWAS, genome editing, or gene expression
studies.
-Excellent writing and communication skills.

Appointment:
The initial appointment will be at 100% time for two years with the
possibility of extension based on satisfactory performance and availability
of funding.

Salary and Benefits:
Salary will be commensurate with qualifications and experience and based
on UC Berkeley Postdoctoral salary scale.  Generous benefits are included
https://vspa.berkeley.edu/postdocs

Job Location:
Berkeley, CA

To Apply:
Visit: https://aprecruit.berkeley.edu/JPF04404

Specific questions regarding the recruitment can be directed to
bkblackman at berkeley.edu

UC Berkeley is committed to diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging.
The excellence of the institution requires an environment in which the
diverse community of faculty, students, and staff are welcome and included.
Successful candidates will demonstrate knowledge and skill related to
ensuring equity and inclusion in the activities of their academic position
(e.g., teaching, research, and service, as applicable).

The University of California, Berkeley is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative
Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for
employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual
orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, age, or
protected veteran status. For the complete University of California
nondiscrimination and affirmative action policy see:
http://policy.ucop.edu/doc/4000376/NondiscrimAffirmAct

In searches when letters of reference are required all letters will
be treated as confidential per University of California policy and
California state law. Please refer potential referees, including
when letters are provided via a third party (i.e., dossier service
or career center), to the UC Berkeley statement of confidentiality
<http://apo.berkeley.edu/ucb-confidentiality-policy> prior to submitting
their letter.

As a University employee, you will be required to comply with all
applicable University policies and/or collective bargaining agreements,
as may be amended from time to time. Federal, state, or local government
directives may impose additional requirements.

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Benjamin Blackman
Associate Professor
Department of Plant and Microbial Biology
Department of Integrative Biology
University of California, Berkeley
111 Koshland Hall #3102
Berkeley, CA 94720

Phone: 510.664.7807
E-mail: bkblackman at berkeley.edu
Web: http://nature.berkeley.edu/blackmanlab
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Jason (Jay) Sexton
(he/him/his)
Associate Professor
Chair, UC Merced Greenhouses Committee
Department of Life and Environmental Sciences
University of California, Merced
231 Science and Engineering Building 1
jsexton2 at ucmerced.edu
http://sextonlab.ucmerced.edu/
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