Postdoctoral Fellow: Mosquito Genomics & Evolution Research

The Henry M. Jackson Foundation for the Advancement of Military Medicine; Bethesda (MD); On-site; USD 53,000 - 70,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision coverage

Health savings plan

Retirement plans

Paid time off

Job summary

The Henry M. Jackson Foundation for the Advancement of Military Medicine (HJF) seeks a Postdoctoral Fellow to initiate and carry out integrative genomics research focused on Anopheline mosquitoes.

You will lead genomic assembly, phylogenomic inference, and contribute to 3D morphometric trait extraction and environmental niche modeling in a collaborative setting. The role offers opportunities to co-lead publications, mentor students, and collaborate with multiple institutions within a dynamic

Qualifications

• PhD in evolutionary biology, entomology, phylogenetics, bioinformatics, computational biology, ecology or related field.
• 0–5 years of experience preferred (entry to early career).
• Experience with mosquito taxonomy, molecular biology and bioinformatics is required.

Responsibilities

• Lead sample preparation, DNA extraction, and library prep from museum and contemporary specimens.
• Perform genome sequencing workflows and adapt protocols for archival and fresh material.
• Assemble genomes and recover single-copy nuclear orthologs in a reference-guided framework.
• Perform locus alignment, gene-tree and species-tree inference, and time calibration using fossil priors.
• Quantify gene-tree discordance and detect introgression.
• Delimit cryptic species and refine complex boundaries using integrated genomic evidence.
• Contribute to micro-CT scanning and downstream 3D segmentation of thoracic musculature and wing architecture.
• Compute Relative Dispersal Capacity and biomechanical traits from morphology.
• Build environmental niche hypervolumes and manipulated occurrence data.
• Coordinate weekly with study collaborators and travel between institutions as needed.
• Lead and present multiple first-author manuscripts and contribute to integrative synthesis papers.
• Mentor graduate and undergraduate researchers on the project.
• Engage stakeholders in mosquito-surveillance and public-health entomology communities.
• Demonstrate experience with high-throughput sequencing data.
• Proficiency with scripting language and HPC environments.

Skills

Mosquito taxonomy

Molecular biology

Bioinformatics

Phylogenomic pipelines

Archival DNA workflows

3D morphometrics

GIS/remotes sensing

One-Health/vector biology

Mentoring students

First-author publications

Education

Doctoral degree in evolutionary biology/related field

Tools

Genome assembly tools

Phylogenomic pipelines

3D CT segmentation tools

Job description

The Henry M. Jackson Foundation for the Advancement of Military Medicine (HJF) seeks a Postdoctoral Fellow to initiate and carry out integrative genomics research focused on Anopheline mosquitoes.

You will lead genomic assembly, phylogenomic inference, and contribute to 3D morphometric trait extraction and environmental niche modeling in a collaborative setting. The role offers opportunities to co-lead publications, mentor students, and collaborate with multiple institutions within a dynamic