| Pollard Group -- UC Davis Genome Center & Dept. of Statistics |
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Postdoctoral Research Position in Comparative Genomics
A postdoctoral position is available in the research group of Dr. Katherine Pollard at the UC Davis Genome Center. We recently developed a computational approach to detect rapidly evolving genomic regions and applied it to identify the elements of the human genome that have diverged most since our common ancestor with chimps. The successful candidate will take a lead role in extending these comparative genomic methods to study lineage-specific evolution in vertebrates, flies, and possibly other phylogenies. Qualifications The applicant must have a PhD in (bio)statistics, applied math, computer science, bioinformatics, molecular biology or a related field, with experience analyzing genomic data. Ability to program in R/Splus, C, or Perl is essential. Candidates interested in doing some experimental work are invited to apply - opportunities may be available in the labs of collaborators. Term Two years, with possible extension. Start date in 2008. Applications will be accepted until the position is filled. The Group Katie Pollard is building a new research group at University of California, Davis, where she began as Assistant Professor of Statistics in November, 2005. She holds a faculty position in the UC Davis Genome Center and is a member of the Graduate Groups in Statistics, Biostatistics, and the Designated Emphasis in Biotechnology. The Pollard Group has collaborators in Evolution & Ecology, Plant Biology, and Medical Pharmacology. We also have close ties to the labs of David Haussler at UCSC, Adam Siepel at Cornell, and Sandrine Dudoit, Mark van der Laan, and Alan Hubbard at UC Berkeley. UC Davis UC Davis is one of the nation's top public research universities, with particular strengths in the life sciences. Davis is a "city of bicycles", a progressive community of about 62,000 located in Northern California. It lies 15 miles from Sacramento and 60 miles from the San Francisco Bay Area, and is linked to both by train. Davis residents are ideally located for participating in the recreational opportunities of Lake Tahoe, the Napa Valley, and the California Coastline. To apply Please apply by email to postdoc at wald dot ucdavis dot edu and include: |