A post-doctoral position vacancy

"Assembling the Liverwort Tree of Life project sponsored by NSF, involves several laboratories within the US. My lab focuses on sequencing complete chloroplast genomes for select taxa, and surveying broad samples of exemplars in search of phylogenetically informative structural changes in the genome.

A post-doctoral position will be available starting Sept. 1st, 2008. Requirements are to have a Ph.D. and research experience in plant phylogenetic systematics. Candidates should also have most of the following qualifications: knowledge of liverwort systematics, experience in phylogenetic and ancestral character-state reconstruction, proficiency in sequencing, experience in genome assembly and annotation, and programming.
The salary will be $36,000 + benefits. The position would be for two years pending satisfactory progress after the first year. Anyone meeting the requirements and interested in this position should contact me for more information. Electronic applications (CV including names of references) should be sent to the address below, with the subject line reading "Liverwort Tree of Life". Review of applications will begin immediately and continue until the position is filled."
Dr. Bernard Goffinet
Associate Professor
Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
75 North Eagleville road
University of Connecticut
Storrs CT
06269-3043 USA
Ph: 1-860-486-5290
Fax: 1-860-486-6364
http://www.eeb.uconn.edu/people/goffinet