[Coral-List] Fwd: Postdoc: UCaliforniaMerced.CoralReefGenomics

[Carlos Prada]

evoldir at evol.biology.mcmaster.ca wrote ..
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> Position:     Postdoctoral scholar on Coral Reef Genomics. University 
> of California, Merced
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> Description:             The University of California is creating a  
> dynamic new university campus and campus community in Merced,  
> California, which opened in August 2005 as the tenth campus of the  
> University of California and the first American research university  
> built in the 21st century. The campus is located at the base of the  
> Sierra Nevada foothills, near Yosemite and the San Francisco Bay Area.
> 
> A full-time postdoctoral position is available as part of ongoing NSF-
> funded projects to look at the functional genomics of coral symbiosis 
> and health in the Caribbean species Montastraea faveolata and  
> Acropora palmata.  cDNA microarrays as well as several thousand ESTs  
> are now available for these two species. Additional EST sequencing is 
> being done by DOE?s Joint Genome Institute for these corals and their 
> dominant dinoflagellate symbionts. BAC libraries are also available  
> for both coral species. Primary research questions will focus on, but 
> are not limited to, developmental biology of corals, mechanisms of  
> cell communication between host-symbiont, maintenance of symbiosis,  
> breakdown of symbiosis (i.e. bleaching), response to disease,  
> comparative genomics of syntenic regions. The successful candidate  
> will be part of a multidisciplinary research team and a member of the 
> Quantitative Systems Biology Group in the School of Natural Sciences.
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> Questions regarding the exact duties and responsibilities may be  
> addressed to: mmedina at ucmerced.edu. Additional information about the  
> School of Natural Sciences and the University of California at Merced 
> can be found at http://www.ucmerced.edu.
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> Conditions:             The position is initially available in  
> September 2007 for one year. Continuation is contingent on  
> performance and availability of funds. Starting salary $34,000 or  
> commensurate with experience according to the UC pay scale. The  
> position includes generous benefits. The University of California at  
> Merced is an affirmative action/equal opportunity employer with a  
> strong institutional commitment to the achievement of diversity among 
> its faculty, staff, and students.
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> Education:             Ph.D. in Genome Biology, Marine Biology,  
> Bioinformatics or related fields. Applicants with experience in  
> comparative genomics, and/or microarray analysis are especially  
> encouraged to apply.
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> Instructions:             Applicants should submit online a cover  
> letter, curriculum vitae or resume, and a list of three or more  
> references including telephone numbers and email address http:// 
> jobs.ucmerced.edu/n/academic/position.jsf?positionId60
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> For additional information, please contact Mónica Medina  
> mmedina at ucmerced.edu.
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> Deadline:             Until a suitable candidate is identified.
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> Monica Medina
> Assistant Professor and Founding Faculty
> School of Natural Sciences
> University of California, Merced
> P.O. Box 2039
> Merced CA 95344
> tel: 209-228-7863
> fax: 209-228-4053
> mmedina at ucmerced.edu
> http://qsb.ucmerced.edu/faculty/mmedina/lab/
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> Monica Medina <mmedina at ucmerced.edu>