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Post Doctoral Fellow - Department of Genetics and Biochemistry
Clemson University: College of Science: Genetics & Biochemistry

Location: BIOSYSTEMS RESEARCH CPLX (BRC) Room 317C
Open Date: Oct 21, 2024

Description
The Lewis Lab in the Department of Genetics and Biochemistry at Clemson University is recruiting an evolutionary genomics postdoctoral researcher as part of an NSF-funded project to study adaptation in neotropical butterflies. This research will build on substantial preliminary data to study the evolution of sexual dimorphisms, adaptation to local environments, and/or wing color pattern evolution. The postdoc will work with the PI to develop a research program that includes their own interests. Projects may include travel to Central and South America.

This position is currently supported for up to three years, with the possibility of further support for additional postdoctoral study. Assistance will be provided for independent postdoc fellow applications.

About the Lewis Lab:

The Lewis Lab uses population and functional genomics to identify the molecular mechanisms and evolutionary processes that underlie adaptive evolution. Clemson University is an R1 institution located in beautiful Clemson, SC on Lake Hartwell, at the base of the Blue Ridge mountains. The city of Greenville, SC is 40 minutes away and there are 5 national forests within a 2 hour drive!

For more information about Clemson, please visit the website http://www.clemson.edu/.

For more information about the Department of Genetics and Biochemistry and its programs, please visit https://www.clemson.edu/science/academics/departments/genbio/index.html.

For more information about the Lewis Lab, please visit the website https://jameslewislab.com/.


Qualifications
This position requires a PhD in biology, evolutionary biology, genetics, genomics, or a related field. Experience working with large genomic datasets is preferred, but not required.


Application Instructions
For full consideration, applications should be submitted by November 25, 2024. Review will continue until the position is filled. Applicants should submit the following items via Interfolio in a single PDF:

http://apply.interfolio.com/150278

1) A cover letter (2 pages maximum) describing research interests, background, and future goals

2) CV

3) Up to three publications that highlight the applicants' background (optional)

4) Contact information for 2-3 references. Letters of recommendation will be requested for top candidates.

For more information, please contact James Lewis at jjl8@clemson.edu.


For more information and to apply, visit https://apply.interfolio.com/150278

Clemson University is an AA/EEO employer and does not discriminate against any person or group on the basis of age, color, disability, gender, pregnancy, national origin, race, religion, sexual orientation, veteran status or genetic information.





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Working at Clemson University

Clemson is a dynamic research university located in Upstate South Carolina at the center of the booming I-85 corridor between Charlotte, N.C., and Atlanta, Ga. One of the nation’s most selective public research universities according to U.S. News & World Report and The Princeton Review, Clemson University is the school of choice among top students in South Carolina and is increasingly competitive for the best students in the region and the nation. More than 17,100 students select from 70 undergraduate and 100 graduate degree programs through five academic colleges: Agriculture, Forestry and Life SciencesArchitecture, Arts and HumanitiesBusiness and Behavioral ScienceEngineering and Science; and Health, Education and Human Development.

Clemson’s transformation into a leading research institution — currently attracting in excess of $140 million in externally funded research and sponsored program awards per year — is based upon an academic plan that identifies eight emphasis areas in which the University has opportunities to increase education and research, to align with South Carolina’s economic development needs and to draw upon faculty strengths. Emphasis areas include automotive and transportation technology, advanced materials, biotechnology and biomedical sciences, leadership and entrepreneurship, sustainable environment, information and communication technology, family and community living, and general education.

Major economic development initiatives that have emerged from the academic plan include the Clemson International Center for Automotive Research — a 250-acre campus in Greenville, which has generated more than $225 million in public and private commitments in just four years; an advanced materials initiative at the Clemson Research Park, which includes a new LEED Silver-certified facility; and the South Carolina Health Sciences Collaborative — an initiative of the state’s three research universities and major health-care systems.

As the state’s land-grant university, Clemson reaches out to citizens, communities and businesses all over South Carolina. The Public Service Activities division includes the county-based Cooperative Extension Service, five off-campus research and education centers through the Clemson University Experiment Station and critical regulatory responsibilities for plant and animal health.

The University boasts a 1,400-acre campus on the shores of Lake Hartwell within view of the Blue Ridge Mountains. Surrounding the campus are 18,000 acres of University farms and woodlands devoted to research. A warm campus environment, great weather and recreational activities offered by proximity to both the natural surroundings and large cities are part of the Clemson Experience.

 

Points of interest at Clemson include the following:

The Clemson Conference Center and Inn is a state-of-the-art facility for symposia, meetings, seminars and special events. The complex includes the Madren Continuing Education and Conference Center, the Walker Golf Course and the Martin Inn.

The South Carolina Botanical Garden, a 295-acre public garden, features several thousand varieties of ornamental plants and a unique collection of nature-based sculptures.

The Robert Howell Brooks Center for the Performing Arts brings an exciting array of concert, theater, dance, comedy and other live performances to the community.

The Robert Campbell Geology Museum at the Botanical Garden displays meteorites, minerals, dinosaur fossils and the largest faceted-stone collection in the Southeast.

The T. Ed Garrison Livestock Arena is a showplace for livestock activities in the state and has hosted horse and livestock shows, rodeos, sales, 4-H activities, educational programs, and industrial and agricultural exhibitions.

Fort Hill, the home of John C. Calhoun and later of his son-in-law, University founder Thomas Green Clemson, is a registered National Historic Landmark located in the center of campus.

The Class of 1944 Visitors Center is the front door to Clemson — a friendly place to get tours, information, assistance and an introduction to this beautiful, historic university and community.

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