Project Baseline, a multi-institutional project to create a seed bank for the study of evolution, is seeking a full-time Postdoctoral Associate in the Department of Biology at the University of Minnesota Duluth to participate in a collaborative project to create a new resource for detecting evolutionary change in plants. The appointment will initially be for one year and may be renewed for a total of up to 36 months. The base salary is $37,333 and includes healthcare and other benefits. The anticipated start date is February 4, 2013.
Project Baseline: The goal of this project is to create a nationwide seed bank of wild populations to be preserved for the next 10-50 years at the National Germplasm Conservation Lab in Fort Collins, CO. This resource will enable assessments of both rapid and long-term responses to climate change and facilitate investigation of the genetic basis of adaptation. We will also create a GIS database of population and environmental information that will be useful in a wide variety of ecological and conservation applications. For more information on the project, see Franks et al. 2008, The resurrection initiative: Storing ancestral genotypes to capture evolution in action. BioScience 58: 870-873. This individual will conduct research that provides further development of his/her career skills and/or allows the individual opportunities to learn new research techniques necessary to fully participate in the project. Training & mentoring will be under the direction of Dr. Julie Etterson. To view the full posting and apply for the position, go to: https://employment.umn.edu/applicants/jsp/shared/position/JobDetails_css.jsp?postingId=581592 or, navigate to: https://employment.umn.edu/applicants/jsp/shared/search/Search_css.jsp and search for Requisition # 177277
