Postdoctoral Fellow: Evolutionary Genomics & PhyloFisher

Mississippi State University; Mississippi; On-site; USD 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

The Chronicle Of Higher Education, Inc. seeks a motivated Postdoctoral Research Associate to join the Brown Lab at Mississippi State University. This role involves supporting evolutionary genomics projects through high-performance computing and software/database development.

The ideal candidate will hold a Ph.D. in biological sciences, possess strong skills in next-generation sequencing data analysis, and will be responsible for mentoring students and contributing to scientific publications. The work environment is typical of a professional office.

Qualifications

• Ph.D. in a biological sciences discipline.
• Record of scholarly publication.

Responsibilities

• Perform large-scale analyses including phylogenomics and comparative genomics.
• Develop and maintain PhyloFisher software/database components.
• Integrate genomic datasets for targeted microbial eukaryote groups.
• Mentor undergraduate and graduate students.
• Contribute to manuscripts and public releases of tools.

Skills

Next-generation sequencing data analysis

Strong written and oral communication

Phylogenomics

Python programming

R programming

Education

Ph.D. in a biological sciences discipline

Job description

The Chronicle Of Higher Education, Inc. seeks a motivated Postdoctoral Research Associate to join the Brown Lab at Mississippi State University. This role involves supporting evolutionary genomics projects through high-performance computing and software/database development.

The ideal candidate will hold a Ph.D. in biological sciences, possess strong skills in next-generation sequencing data analysis, and will be responsible for mentoring students and contributing to scientific publications. The work environment is typical of a professional office.