Job Information
University of Utah Post Doc Res Assoc in Salt Lake City, Utah
Details
Open Date 12/20/2023
Requisition Number PRN37249B
Job Title Post Doc Res Assoc
Working Title Post Doc Res Assoc
Job Grade A00
FLSA Code Administrative
Patient Sensitive Job Code? No
Standard Hours per Week 40
Full Time or Part Time? Full Time
Shift Day
Work Schedule Summary
Employees must reside in the state of Utah but might have the opportunity to work a hybrid (in-office and remote) work schedule. Possible consideration of a request for a fully remote work schedule, subject to approval and change.
VP Area U of U Health - Academics
Department 00952 - Division of Epidemiology
Location Campus
City Salt Lake City, UT
Type of Recruitment External Posting
Pay Rate Range $56,484 to $$68,604
Close Date
Open Until Filled Yes
Job Summary
The Evo-Epidemiology Laboratory at the University of Utah is seeking a postdoctoral fellow to join our group to study the emergence and transmission dynamics of the Valley fever fungus in the American West. The burden of Valley fever disease is expected to dramatically increase under climate change, yet we don’t currently know the current distribution of the Valley fever fungus, Coccidioides, nor how and where it is expected to spread under climate change.
We are using a variety of approaches including population genomics & phylogeography, field ecology, and species distribution modeling to ask questions about the emergence history and transmission dynamics of the fungus in order to inform projections of its future spread. The postdoctoral fellow would lead work on reconstructing the emergence history of Coccidioides across the American West and generate essential genomic datasets and tools for the Valley fever research community.
Our group. We are committed to creating an inclusive, safe research community that, in particular, invites and supports students from groups historically underrepresented in the sciences. We are committed to anti-racist, anti-imperialist, abolitionist research program and group culture. We are highly collaborative—lab members are valued as co-constructors of knowledge and part of a supportive research community. Our goal is to ask questions to directly inform public health, in particular, in low-income settings.
Qualifications:
PhD or equivalent in a relevant field including, but not limited to: evolutionary biology, epidemiology, biology, computational biology.
Experience writing code in R, Python, or Matlab.
Experience with scientific writing, presentations, and dissemination of research.
Experience working on highly collaborative teams.
Responsibilities
Essential Functions:
Data management and curation.
Writing and implementing bioinformatic pipelines.
Phylogenetic and phylogeographic inference.
Species distribution modeling.
Problem Solving:
We seek a highly collaborative, creative team member to join an interdisciplinary team that includes epidemiologists, evolutionary biologists, atmospheric scientists, mycologists, and clinicians. This a dynamic research community with many opportunities for learning and collaboration on major open questions about climate change and emerging infections.
Minimum Qualifications
Preferences
Prior experience working with genomics data sets.
Prior experience working on high performance computing clusters.
Prior field work experience or interest in conducting field work is welcomed but not required.
Type Benefited Staff
Special Instructions Summary
Please send a CV including publications, a 1-p cover letter with statement of interest, and the names and contact information for three references by January 20, 2024.
Additional Information
The University is a participating employer with Utah Retirement Systems (“URS”). Eligible new hires with prior URS service, may elect to enroll in URS if they make the election before they become eligible for retirement (usually the first day of work). Contact Human Resources at (801) 581-7447 for information. Individuals who previously retired and are receiving monthly retirement benefits from URS are subject to URS’ post-retirement rules and restrictions. Please contact Utah Retirement Systems at (801) 366-7770 or (800) 695-4877 or University Human Resource Management at (801) 581-7447 if you have questions regarding the post-retirement rules.
This position may require the successful completion of a criminal background check and/or drug screen.
The University of Utah values candidates who have experience working in settings with students and patients from all backgrounds and possess a strong commitment to improving access to higher education and quality healthcare for historically underrepresented students and patients.
All qualified individuals are strongly encouraged to apply. Veterans’ preference is extended to qualified applicants, upon request and consistent with University policy and Utah state law. Upon request, reasonable accommodations in the application process will be provided to individuals with disabilities.
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