Dear colleagues. Lauren Sallan is advertising a postdoctoral position for her lab at the Okinawa Institute of Science & Technology (OIST) that may be of interest to some people on this list. I had the opportunity to visit OIST last year & was super-impressed -- and Okinawa is beautiful! If this was 15 years ago, I'd be applying myself. Details below & at the following link: https://www.oist.jp/careers/postdoctoral-scholar-or-staff-scientist-macroevolution-unit. I'm sure you can also contact Lauren directly for additional information.
------------------------- Postdoctoral Scholar or Staff Scientist / Macroevolution Unit THE POSITION The Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology Graduate University (OIST; see www.oist.jp) is a dynamic new graduate university of science and technology in Okinawa Prefecture, Japan. The university is located on 85 hectares of protected forestland overlooking beautiful shoreline and coral reefs. The campus is striking architecturally, and the facilities are outstanding (OIST campus video tour). There are no academic departments, which facilitates multidisciplinary research. Outstanding resources and equipment are provided and managed to encourage easy access and collaboration. English is the official language of the University, and the university research community is fully international, with more than 50 countries represented. OIST is rapidly gaining recognition in the worldwide academic community as a model for excellence in education and research. Position summary: A postdoctoral scholar (PhD <5 years) or staff scientist position (PhD >5 years) is available in the Macroevolution Unit at OIST. We seek a highly motivated and creative researcher with a background in macroevolution (e.g. phylogenetics, evolutionary processes, organismal biology, and/or paleontology) and a deep interest in reconstructing the evolution of vertebrate life and biodiversity dynamics (extinction, diversification, innovation), and a desire to develop their own projects. The researcher will pursue novel work involving data and methods such as phylogenetic comparative methods, trait analysis, and/or fossil record occurrences. This position is open to both paleontologists and researchers working on living groups, models, and molecular data, with a preference for those interested in fishes or other aquatic life. Exact projects will be developed through discussions with PI Sallan based on the skills, interests, and ideas of the selected researcher. *The start date is negotiable. Promising senior graduate students and postdocs with time remaining in their current positions are encouraged to apply. -- Liam J. Revell Professor of Biology, University of Massachusetts Boston Web: http://faculty.umb.edu/liam.revell/ Book: Phylogenetic Comparative Methods in R <https://press.princeton.edu/books/phylogenetic-comparative-methods-in-r> (/Princeton University Press/, 2022) [[alternative HTML version deleted]] _______________________________________________ R-sig-phylo mailing list - R-sig-phylo@r-project.org https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-sig-phylo Searchable archive at http://www.mail-archive.com/r-sig-phylo@r-project.org/
