Description

The Living Earth Collaborative, a consortium comprising Washington University, the Missouri Botanical Garden and the Saint Louis Zoo, and Washington University's 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 LEC-MGI 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 is is for up to 3 years pending satisfactory performance with a starting date beginning in early 2025 and no later than June 2025. Postdoctoral Fellows are employees of Washington University in St. Louis.

Application Instructions

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) and 3 reference letters. 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.

Review of applications will begin on December 15.

Position specific questions should be directed to Dr. Jonathan Losos (losos@wustl.edu) or Dr. Crickette Sanz (csanz@wustl.edu).

Application questions can be sent to livingearth@wustl.edu.

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Equal Employment Opportunity Statement

Washington University in St. Louis is committed to the principles and practices of equal employment opportunity and especially encourages applications by those underrepresented in their academic fields. It is the University’s policy to provide equal opportunity and access to persons in all job titles without regard to race, color, age, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, protected veteran status, disability, or genetic information.