In the Computational Biology Institute, within the Milken Institute School of Public Health’s Department of Biostatistics and Bioinformatics, this role will conduct research in phylogenetics and evolutionary biology of barnacles and work together with the PI (Pérez-Losada), collaborators and graduate students.
- Compilation, generation, and curation of genomic and other trait data for selected barnacle species.
- Bioinformatic analysis of genomic data to infer phylogenies and perform comparative analyses on traits to test hypotheses.
- Preparation and submission of manuscripts to scientific journals.
- Availability to travel to other institutions and work abroad for short periods of time.
- Training of graduate and undergraduate students in the lab on the above-mentioned duties.
- Delivering guest lectures or short workshops for relevant courses and related topics offered at GW in the disciplines involved in the research program.
Minimum Qualifications
Applicants must have fulfilled all requirements for the award of a PhD or equivalent qualification in a relevant field by the date of employment.
Desired Qualifications:
PhD and expertise in molecular systematics, bioinformatics, comparative phylogenetic methods, genomics and ideally barnacle taxonomy.
Hiring Range
$61,008 – $65,000
