I am recruiting a Postdoctoral Research Associate to lead a project on the population genomics of endangered Massasauga Rattlesnakes (Sistrurus catenatus).  The postdoc will use existing whole genome sequences from 100s of individuals from multiple populations to assess the interaction between levels of adaptive variation and genetic drift in small isolated populations of this endangered reptile (see Sovic et al. 2019. Evolutionary Applications 12:664–678). The successful applicant will build on existing analyses to address fundamental questions in population/conservation genomics. There is flexibility in the specific question(s) that will be the focus of the research.

The position is funded through the Ohio Biodiversity Conservation Partnership (https://obcp.osu.edu) and will involve interacting with the Ohio Division of Wildlife personnel. The postdoc will join an active lab which also has ongoing NSF (USA)-funded research on venom evolution in snakes as well as other projects on vertebrate conservation genomics.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

• PhD in evolutionary biology, conservation genetics, bioinformatics or a related field
• Expertise in population genomics, evolutionary genetics, or molecular evolution
• Fluency in a programming language such as Perl or Python
• Publication record

DESIRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Experience with analysis of whole genome data
• Experience with demographic modeling using high performance computing resources

START DATE AND DURATION

The position is available 1 September 2020. The initial appointment is for one year with the strong possibility of reappointment for multiple additional years pending satisfactory performance. Salary is $50K with full benefits.

APPLICATION PROCESS

General inquiries and/or applications should be sent to H. Lisle Gibbs (gibbs.128@osu.edu). Interested candidates should send the following: 1) a CV, 2) Statement of research interests and how current professional abilities match possible project goals, 3) Names and contact information for three references. Review of applications will start 1 April 2020 and will continue until the position is filled.

ABOUT COLUMBUS

The Ohio State University campus is located in Columbus, the capital city of Ohio. Columbus is the center of a rapidly growing and diverse metropolitan area with a population of over 1.5 million. The area offers a wide range of affordable housing, many cultural and recreational opportunities, excellent schools, and a strong economy based on government as well as service, transportation and technology industries (see http://liveworkplaycolumbus.com/). Columbus has consistently been rated as one of the Top U.S. cities for quality of life, and was selected as one of the Top 10 cities for African Americans to live, work, and play by Black Enterprise magazine. Additional information about the Columbus area is available at http://www.columbus.org.

The Ohio State University is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation or identity, national origin, disability status, or protected veteran status.

The Gibbs Lab, Department of EEOB, Ohio State University is recruiting a Ph.D. student, to begin in Fall 2020, to develop a dissertation project on the genomics of speciation and venom evolution in island species of Brazilian pitvipers (Bothrops sp.). This project is a collaboration between Dr. Felipe Grazziontin and Dr. Inacio Azevedo (both at the Instituto Butantan) and the Gibbs lab to use the island Bothrops system to study if there is convergence at the genomic level in adaptations associated with species formation on multiple islands off the southern coast of Brazil. There would be the opportunity for training visits to Instituto Butantan as part of the project.

The ideal applicant would have strong quantitative skills and proficiency or interest in learning bioinformatics techniques and experience in using molecular data to examine evolutionary questions. A Master’s degree is preferred but not required. This is primarily a lab-based project but with the possible opportunity for limited fieldwork.

The student would join an active lab that applies genomic techniques and bioinformatics analyses to a wide range of questions in the evolutionary biology and conservation genetics of vertebrates. The Department of EEOB provides year-round financial support (~ $29K/yr plus benefits and tuition) for PhD students for the duration of their program.

Interested students should contact Dr. H. Lisle Gibbs, Department of EEOB, Ohio State University at gibbs.128@osu.edu with a statement of interest, a CV, transcripts and GRE scores if available (not required). I will start reviewing applications on 1 October.  Please see the lab (https://u.osu.edu/gibbslab) and department (http://eeob.osu.edu/) websites for more information.

The Gibbs Lab in the Department of EEOB at Ohio State University is recruiting a Ph.D. student, to begin in Fall 2019, to develop a dissertation project on the evolution of venom diversity at the molecular level among closely-related species of New World snakes. The student will join a group that uses genomic, transcriptome and proteomic data to study snake venom proteins as a model for the evolution of adaptations at the molecular level. The project would be part of an ongoing NSF (US)-FAPESP (Brazil) Dimensions of Biodiversity grant on snake venom evolution that involves institutions in the US (Ohio State, Florida State University, and Clemson University) and Brazil (Instituto Butantan). There would be the opportunity for training visits to these institutions.

The ideal applicant would have strong quantitative skills and proficiency or interest in learning bioinformatics techniques and experience in using molecular data to examine evolutionary questions. A Master’s degree is preferred but not required. This is primarily a lab-based project but with the possible opportunity for limited fieldwork.

The student would join an active lab that applies genomic techniques and bioinformatics analyses to a wide range of questions in the evolutionary biology and conservation genetics of vertebrates. The Department of EEOB provides year-round financial support (~ $28K/yr plus benefits and tuition) for PhD students for the duration of their program.

Interested students should contact Dr. H. Lisle Gibbs, Department of EEOB, Ohio State University at gibbs.128@osu.edu with a statement of interest, a CV, transcripts and GRE scores if available. I will start reviewing applications on 15 October.  Please see the lab (https://u.osu.edu/gibbslab) and department (http://eeob.osu.edu/) websites for more information.

• Former PhD student Rob Denton accepted a tenure-track position at University of Minnesota-Morris – congratulations!
• Jamin Wieringa visited collaborators at University of Maryland to discuss bat research in May
• Alex Ochoa attended a workshop on transcriptomic analyses at Indiana University in May.
• Jamin W. and Mike Broe participated in the OSU Museum of Biological Diversity Open House in April.
• Lisle – Gave an invited talk at Venom Week 2018, Texas A&M Kingsville and seminars at Ohio University, Purdue University and Queen’s University Biology Station.

The Gibbs Lab (https://u.osu.edu/gibbslab/) in the Department of Evolution, Ecology and Organismal Biology, Ohio State University has an opening for an NSF-funded Postdoctoral Research Associate for research on snake venom evolution. The postdoc will join a collaborative research group of US and Brazilian scientists funded through a joint NSF-FAPESP grant to study venom evolution in snakes at micro- to macroevolutionary timescales.  Members of the group include D. Rokyta (Florida State University), C. Parkinson (University of Central Florida) and L. Gibbs (Ohio State University), I. Avezedo, A. Moura, E. Hingst-Zaher (Instituto Butantan) and H. Zaher (Universidade de São Paulo). The specific project will focus on using comparative analyses to explore the links between venom variation at the molecular level and rates of speciation in venomous snakes but will also  be involved in research assessing links between the genomic, proteomic and functional variation in venom across species. There will be the chance to visit participating laboratories in the US and Brazil and participate in field work.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

• PhD in evolutionary biology, phylogenetics. bioinformatics or a related field
• Expertise in comparative analyses and/or molecular evolution
• Fluency in a programming language such as Perl or Python
• Record of publication

DESIRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Experience with analyzing genomic, transcriptomic and proteomic data
• Experience with the use of high performance computing resources

START DATE AND DURATION

The position is available 15 September 2017. The initial appointment is for one year with the possibility of reappointment for three additional years pending satisfactory performance. Salary is $47.5K with full benefits.

APPLICATION PROCESS

Interested candidates should send the following to H. Lisle Gibbs (gibbs.128@osu.edu): 1) a CV, 2) Statement of research interests and how current professional abilities match possible project goals, 3) Names and contact information for three references. Review of applications will start 15 January 2017 with interviews taking place in February. I hope to offer the position to a candidate by March 2017.

ABOUT COLUMBUS

The Ohio State University campus is located in Columbus, the capital city of Ohio. Columbus is the center of a rapidly growing and diverse metropolitan area with a population of over 1.5 million. The area offers a wide range of affordable housing, many cultural and recreational opportunities, excellent schools, and a strong economy based on government as well as service, transportation and technology industries (see http://liveworkplaycolumbus.com/). Columbus has consistently been rated as one of the Top U.S. cities for quality of life, and was selected as one of the Top 10 cities for African Americans to live, work, and play by Black Enterprise magazine. Additional information about the Columbus area is available at http://www.columbus.org.

The Ohio State University is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation or identity, national origin, disability status, or protected veteran status.

The Gibbs Lab (https://u.osu.edu/gibbslab/) in the Department of Evolution, Ecology and Organismal Biology, Ohio State University has an opening for a Postdoctoral Research Associate in Vertebrate Conservation Genetics. The postdoc will work on ongoing projects assessing levels of adaptive variation in populations of endangered Massasauga Rattlesnakes (Sistrurus catenatus) There is flexibility in terms of the specific project on which the postdoc will focus but will involve one or more of the following: 1) Development of new genetic tools based transcriptome analysis and DNA capture arrays to assess population variation in immune system genes 2) Analysis of existing data on population level variation in venom genes to infer how recent population bottlenecks have influenced levels of variation 3) Analyses of genomic-scale data using demographic modeling techniques to infer population histories (see Sovic et al. 2016. Heredity 117: 358-366).  The position is funded through the Ohio Biodiversity Conservation Partnership (https://obcp.osu.edu) and will involve interactions with the Ohio Division of Wildlife personnel. The postdoc will join an active lab with ongoing NSF-funded research on venom evolution in snakes and other projects on vertebrate conservation genetics.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

• PhD in evolutionary biology, molecular biology, conservation genetics, bioinformatics or a related field
• Expertise in population genetics, evolutionary genetics, or molecular evolution
• Fluency in a programming language such as Perl or Python
• Record of publication

DESIRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Experience with analysis of NGS sequence data
• Experience with demographic modeling using high performance computing resources

START DATE AND DURATION

The position is available 1 September 2017. The initial appointment is for one year with the possibility of reappointment for multiple additional years pending satisfactory performance. Salary is $47.5K with full benefits.

APPLICATION PROCESS

Interested candidates should send the following to H. Lisle Gibbs (gibbs.128@osu.edu): 1) a CV, 2) Statement of research interests and how current professional abilities match possible project goals, 3) Names and contact information for three references. Review of applications will start 7 January 2017 with interviews taking place in February. I hope to offer the position to a candidate by March 2017.

ABOUT COLUMBUS

The Ohio State University campus is located in Columbus, the capital city of Ohio. Columbus is the center of a rapidly growing and diverse metropolitan area with a population of over 1.5 million. The area offers a wide range of affordable housing, many cultural and recreational opportunities, excellent schools, and a strong economy based on government as well as service, transportation and technology industries (see http://liveworkplaycolumbus.com/). Columbus has consistently been rated as one of the Top U.S. cities for quality of life, and was selected as one of the Top 10 cities for African Americans to live, work, and play by Black Enterprise magazine. Additional information about the Columbus area is available at http://www.columbus.org.

The Ohio State University is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation or identity, national origin, disability status, or protected veteran status.