POSTDOCTORAL POSITION
Evolutionary Genetics and Genomics using Nasonia
A position is open for postdoctoral research in the laboratory of John (Jack) Werren (University of Rochester) to investigate evolutionary genetics and genomics in Nasonia. Nasonia is an emerging insect model system for evolutionary and developmental research. Resources and tools include genome sequences from five closely related species, extensive gene expression data sets, genotyping microarrays and systemic RNAi. The Nasonia species are inter-fertile, allowing for genetic dissection and cloning of quantitative trait loci (QTL) affecting hybrid incompatibility and phenotypic differences between species.
We seek a postdoctoral researcher with a background and interests in insect genetics, genomics, and/or molecular evolution to conduct research on the Nasonia genomes. The individual should know how to script in PERL or PYTHON and have some level of experience manipulating large data sets to conduct genetic, molecular or evolutionary genetic analyses.
The research will focus on one or more following areas (a) comparative sequence evolution, including analysis of associations of expression patterns with rates of molecular evolution, (b) fine-scale mapping and cloning of QTL (e.g. host preference and hybrid incompatibility), and (c) development of cutting-edge genomic/genetic resources for the Nasonia community. Further information is available at here. The Biology Department, University of Rochester provides a vibrant intellectual community with a strong evolutionary genetic program.
Interested individuals should contact Jack Werren <werr@mail.rochester.edu> and provide a statement of research interests, PDFs of relevant publications and names and contact information for three references.
last updated: Nov 10, 2009
