Young University, in the lab of Dr. Jack W. Sites, Jr. The Sites lab
is part of a large multi-national NSF-funded project focused in part on
climate-forced extinctions in lizards, and the successful candidate will
play a key role in the generation and analysis of phylogenetic data for
several clades of lizards distributed from Mexico through much of Central
and South America. This person will interface with an extensive network
of collaborators from several countries who are integral to the success
of this multi-institutional project.
The successful candidate will play a key role in the generation and
analysis of phylogenetic/phylogeographic data, specifically to: 1) help
to organize and participate in herpetological collecting expeditions
to South America, 2) carry out laboratory and analytical portions of
phylogeographic and phylogenetic studies of selected lizard groups, and 3)
mentor graduate and undergraduate students working on the project, as well
as visiting faculty and students from collaborating institutions. The
position is 100% research time and is funded for up to three years,
pending successful performance in year one. The successful candidate must
have completed her/his doctoral degree before taking up the position and
must have experience in the following areas: (1) molecular phylogenetic
laboratory techniques/DNA sequencing, (2) current analytical techniques
and relevant software for use in phylogenetic/phylogeographic/ population
level analyses, and (3) knowledge of and research experience with some of
the South American lizard fauna, including international collecting and
permitting experience in one or more Latin American countries. Knowledge
of ecophysiology, remote-sensing, or GIS is desirable but not necessary.
Applications must include a complete CV, up to three relevant publications
(pdf files), a cover letter briefly outlining the candidate's fit to
the position and timeframe to start, and contact information for three
references, preferably including doctoral advisor and/or postdoctoral
advisor (if relevant). All information may be sent directly to Dr. Jack
W. Sites, Jr. at jack_sites@byu.edu. Review of applications will begin
in early March 2014, but the search will remain open until the position
is filled. The position may be taken up as early as 1 May 2014, but the
start date is flexible.
Jack W. Sites, Jr.
Maeser Professor of Biology
and Curator of Herpetology
Brigham Young University
Provo, UT 84602
Phone: 801/422-2279
Fax: 801/422-0090
Email: jack_sites@byu.edu
Lab: http://siteslab.byu.edu/
