Postdoctoral Position in Evolutionary Ecology Professor Fred Janzen, Iowa State University
I seek a Postdoctoral Research Associate to help lead an NSF-funded project examining the roles of climate, maternal effects, and sex-specific fitness in the evolutionary ecology of environmental sex determination, focusing on the painted turtle as a model organism. The goal is to explore how these major factors affect population dynamics and sex-ratio evolution in nature. This now 25-year long study involves observational and experimental research at a field site (Turtle Camp) along the Mississippi River near Clinton, IA and at Iowa State University in Ames, IA. The postdoc will be central to all aspects of this project and thus strong mentoring, communication, writing, and analytical skills are essential. In addition to facilitating the goals of the overarching project, the successful candidate will be strongly encouraged to develop her/his own independent research. The ideal applicant should have solid experience in field biology, experimental design, and database management/design/analysis, as well as a strong background in ecology, evolution, and statistics. Genomics expertise also welcomed. A Ph.D. in a relevant discipline is necessary. Funding for salary, benefits, and research expenses is available for as many as five years, with each annual renewal contingent on performance, emphasizing progress on teamwork, data collection and analysis, and manuscript writing. The successful candidate must be available no later than May 2013. The primary location for the postdoc will be at Iowa State University, but up to 2 months annually may be spent at Turtle Camp (http://www.public.iastate.edu/~fjanzen). Examples of recent publications related to this project include: 1) Refsnider & Janzen (2012) Biol Conserv 152:90-95. 2) McGaugh & Janzen (2011) J Evol Biol 24:784-794. 3) Bowden et al. (2011) Physiol Biochem Zool 84:204-211. 4) Schwanz et al. (2010) Ecology 91:3016-3026. 5) Schwanz et al. (2010) Evolution 64:1331-1345. 6) Refsnider & Janzen (2010) Annu Rev Ecol Evol Syst 41:39-57. 7) McGaugh et al. (2010) Proc R Soc Lond B 277:1219-1226. To apply, e-mail Fred Janzen ([email protected]) with a CV, a brief (< 1 page) cover letter explaining research interests, and contact information for three references. Review of applicants will begin immediately and continue until a suitable candidate is selected. Applications received by the end of the day on 18 January will receive full consideration.
