"Postdoctoral Associate - Ecology and Evolutionary Biology"

Position Function
The Babonis Lab at Cornell University seeks to hire a motivated postdoctoral associate who will use a broad range of cellular, molecular, and functional genomic techniques in a wide array of marine invertebrate species to interrogate the evolution and development of novel traits. The successful candidate will be expected to develop and optimize protocols for various 'omic techniques (single cell transcriptomics, proteomics, etc.) and other techniques for assaying protein function in non-model organisms at different life stages. This position will also require the development and maintenance of transgenic animals that will be used to examine the evolution of cell identity within and across species.

Anticipated Division of Time
General Lab Research Activities: 70%
Animal Care/Husbandry: 15%
Training: 15%

Requirements
To qualify, applicants must have a Ph.D. and expertise in molecular biology, transgenesis, genome editing, and protein biochemistry. The ideal candidate will also have significant experience with: genome-wide DNA and RNA sequencing and analysis techniques, marine animal husbandry, and embryological manipulations.

Supervision Exercised
The applicant will provide frequent advice on complex issues related to research activities and provide training/instruction to undergraduates, graduate students, technicians and other postdocs in the lab.

Hiring rate for this position is $64,723.

To apply:
Qualified candidates should submit a short cover letter, curriculum vitae, and contact information for three references. We ask applicants for all faculty positions to share their approach to fostering learning, research, service, and outreach in a diverse community. Applicants may choose to submit a stand-alone statement or embed the information in other parts of their application materials. Applications will be reviewed as received, continuing until a suitable applicant is identified.

Pay Range:
$62,232.00 - $88,745.00

The hiring rate of pay for the successful candidate will be determined considering the following criteria: Prior relevant work or industry experience, Education level to the extent education is relevant to the position, Academic Discipline, Unique applicable skills.