Joint Biodiversity Postdoctoral Fellowship at the Living Earth Collaborative and the McDonnell Genome Institute

The Living Earth Collaborative, a consortium comprised of Washington University, the Missouri Botanical Garden and the Saint Louis Zoo, and the Washington University McDonnell Genome Institute are partnering to advance the use of genomics for biodiversity research and conservation. As part of this collaboration, we seek to hire a postdoctoral fellow with a proven track record utilizing genomic and computational tools in biodiversity research and conservation.

The Postdoctoral fellow will play an important role in developing a portfolio of genomic projects from principal investigators at the LEC partner institutions on diverse topics, which may include ecology, conservation, conservation veterinary medicine, environmental justice, behavior, evolution and One Health. The fellow is expected to be an integral part of the Living Earth Collaborative participating in and organizing events and interacting with the diverse LEC and MGI communities. The fellowship will be up to three years. Salary will be USD 61,428 plus benefits.

Applicants should submit, as a single file, a cover letter, a CV, and a description of previous research, conservation, and professional accomplishments (ca. 2-3 pages). Postdocs are expected to be based in Saint Louis and must have been awarded a PhD, DVM or comparable degree by the beginning of their appointment. International applicants are encouraged.

Documents should be uploaded to https://jobs.wustl.edu/ specifying Job Requisition JR69499. Applicants should also have three letters of recommendation sent to livingearth@wustl.edu. Review of applications will begin on November 1st and continue until the position is filled.