Postdoctoral Associate

Overview

Position Function:
The Brown Lab at Mississippi State University seeks a highly motivated Postdoctoral Research Associate to support the Phylo Fisher v2:
Advancing Accuracy and Reproducibility in Deep Phylogenomics project funded by the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation. The position focuses on evolutionary genomics, high-performance computing, and software/database development for large-scale phylogenomic workflows.

• Perform large‑scale analyses including phylogenomics, comparative genomics, and differential gene expression; curate orthologs and contribute to expanding Phylo Fisher v2 (~400 eukaryotic and prokaryotic markers).
• Develop, optimize, and maintain Phylo Fisher software/database components; implement efficient pipelines on HPC systems; carry out specialized computational tasks beyond the scope of departmental staff.
• Integrate genomic datasets to inform species concepts for targeted microbial eukaryote groups.
• Mentor undergraduate and graduate students; collaborate with an international team of investigators.
• Contribute to manuscripts, documentation, and public releases of tools and datasets.

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

• Experience with next-generation sequencing data analysis.
• Strong written and oral communication skills.
• Preferably expertise in phylogenomics, Python, and R programming in a Unix environment.

Typical office and professional environment.

Salary Grade UC (Unclassified). Salary ranges are determined by the hiring department.

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