Postdoctoral position at the University of Michigan A postdoctoral position is available to work on the NSF-funded project, “Evolving hyperdiversity in phenotypic, ecological, and geographic networks: testing the taxon cycle and alternatives in Indo-Pacific Pheidole” (PIs: Evan Economo, Lacey Knowles). Using the ant genus Pheidole as a model system, the primary goal of the project is to understand the deterministic and stochastic components of evolutionary transitions through geographic, phenotypic, and ecological networks and consequences for the assembly of island and continental faunas.
For this position we are looking for researchers with expertise developing and using computational techniques to infer evolutionary and biogeographic processes by integrating phylogenetic and other data types. Previous experience with ant biology is not required. The position is based primarily at the University of Michigan, and the researcher will have an opportunity to spend considerable time at the Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology, Japan (www.oist.jp). The start date is flexible, and duration would be one year with the possibility of extending for an additional year based on satisfactory progress. To apply, please send your CV and a cover letter briefly explaining your background and interest in the position to <[email protected]>. Informal questions for the PIs are also welcome ([email protected], [email protected]). -- ---------------------------------- Evan P. Economo Michigan Society of Fellows Department of Ecology & Evolutionary Biology University of Michigan
