Postdoctoral Position in Plant Bioinformatics

TITLE: Postdoctoral Position in Plant Bioinformatics

SUMMARY OF POSITION ROLE/RESPONSIBILITIES/QUALIFICATIONS:

The Juenger lab at the University of Texas at Austin is recruiting a postdoctoral position in bioinformatics to work on an NSF-funded Plant Genome project.   The focus of the research is to explore the genetics and genomics of adaptation in switchgrass (Panicum virgatum), a potential bioenergy crop, to drought and future climate change scenarios.

The project is a multidisciplinary effort including ecologists, physiologists, genomic scientists and modelers.  The candidate will play a lead role in analyzing next-generation sequencing data including RNA-sequencing studies of gene expression responses to stress and the construction of genetic mapping populatoins using RAD genotyping methods.  In addition, the candidate will have opportunities for analyzing transcriptome datasets, genomic sequence, and resequencing data of Panicum hallii, a diploid relative of agraonomic switchgrass, in collaboration with sequencing efforts at the DOE Joint Genome Institute.

We are open to a wide array of applicants, but individuals with experience in the development of algorithms and pipelines for the analysis of next-gen data, proficiency in scripting languages (e.g., Perl or Python) and command-line computing, and interests in statistical genomics are especially encouraged to apply.  Applicants should email 1) a cover letter detailing interests and qualifications, 2) a CV listing education and relevant pulications, and 3) names of three contacts that can provide letters of reference to Tom Juenger (tjuenger@austin.utexas.edu).