Postdoctoral Fellow Cavender-Bares Lab

Position: Postdoctoral Fellow within the Cavender-Bares Lab

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Postdoctoral Fellow within the Cavender-Bares Lab

Title:

Postdoctoral Fellow within the Cavender-Bares Lab

School:
Faculty of Arts and Sciences

Department/Area:
Organismic and Evolutionary Biology

Position Description

A postdoctoral position is available in the laboratory of Dr. Jeannine Cavender-Bares, Organismic and Evolutionary Biology (OEB) Professor and Harvard University Herbaria (HUH) Director, at Harvard University. The position will involve investigating the physiological and functional variation of plants using spectroscopy and will include greenhouse work, field work, plant phenotyping, computational analyses of hyperspectral data. The work will incorporate comparative evolutionary biology using extant plant populations and Herbaria collections.

Qualifications

Basic Qualifications

Ph.D. in biology, computational and data analytic skills, experience with spectroscopy, plant function, genetics, genomics, evolutionary biology or related field(s).

Additional Qualifications

• Extensive independent research experience
• Creativity and independence
• Experience analyzing hyperspectral data and developing machine learning models
• Genetic or molecular lab experience
• Bioinformatics, or statistical genetics experience
• Excellent written and oral communication skills

Application Process

Please contact Jeannine Cavender-Bares at: jcavendervard.edu.

Application correspondence should include all of the following:

Cover letter

Curriculum vitae

Brief description of past research accomplishments and future research goals.

Names and contact information of three references

Application review will begin as soon as possible, and will continue until the position is filled.

Contact Information

Contact Email: jcavendervard.edu

Salary Range: $67,600-$80,000

Minimum Number of References

Required:

3

Maximum Number of References Allowed: 3

EEO/Non-Discrimination Commitment Statement

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