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PhD and postdoctoral positions are currently available in ancient DNA, virus evolution and phylogenetics. Undergraduate research opportunities are also available. Please see below and contact Beth for further information.
Information about application deadlines and procedures and fellowships for graduate students can be found on the following pages:
Several studentships are available beginning in the academic year 2008-2009.
Ancient DNA: a position is available for research into the effects of Late Pleistocene climate change on the large mammal community of Beringia. The project itself is not strictly defined, and the successful candidate will have the opportunity to focus on some aspect of the system in which they are interested, whether ecological, climatological, or more analytical. Projects can be experimental or bioinformatics-based, or a combination of these. Pleas contact Beth to discuss project ideas and to find out which graduate program is best suited to your interests.
Virus evolution: a position is available to study the recent evolutionary dynamics of RNA viruses. This project has a major computational rather than experimental component, and will focus on analysing existing data using the latest and greatest bioinformatics techniques. Currently, we are analysing within-host and between-host data collected for several different RNA viruses to try to understand the constraints limiting RNA virus evolution, and how these constraints affect our ability to estimate a time-scale for virus evolution using the molecular clock.
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loess bluffs near Dawson City, YT
extracting ancient DNA
dodo bones at the Mauritius Museum
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We are currently seeking to fill a 1-2 year postdoctoral position in computational molecular evolution. Salary is negotiable, but will be in the range of $30-45,000 plus benefits. Familiarity with phylogenetic analysis techniques (e.g. PAUP, MrBayes, BEAST) as well as some programming experience (JAVA) is recommended. Interested candidates should send a CV, letter of interest and research goals and three letters of recommendation to Beth Shapiro. Anyone interested in encouraged to contact Beth for further information, or to discuss potential projects. |
Undergraduate research opportunities are available in Ancient DNA and RNA virus evolution. Our lab is an active participant in both WISER and MUSE, and have lots of different opportunities for senior honors theses, as well as short and longer term projects... some of them even come with a salary! Please get in touch with Beth if you think you might want to try your hand at extracting DNA from something 10,000 years old, or doing some fancy computer work RNA virus genomes..
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Opportunities for undergraduate, graduate and postdoctoral research are also available through several of our collaborative projects. Some of these involve visiting and working in labs in Europe, or participating in projects that require travel and collaboration with other labs in the US. Please click on the various icons below for more information, or contact Beth to find out what opportunities might be available for you.
This page will be updated regularly as different opportunities become available.
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