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<p class="MsoNormal" style="border:none;padding:0in">Posted on behalf of Joel Cracraft at AMNH – please direct any questions to the contacts listed below.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Postdoctoral fellow in Biogeographic Analysis of Amazonian Biodiversity (Birds and Primates) using Genomic Data<o:p></o:p></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">We are seeking a postdoctoral fellow to contribute to the project "Dimensions US / Biota São Paulo - Assembly and evolution of the Amazonian biota and its environment: an integrated approach", co-funded by the São Paulo Research Foundation
(FAPESP, Brazil), the National Science Foundation (NSF, USA), and NASA.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">The Amazon is Earth's most iconic center of biological diversity and endemism, harboring the world’s largest freshwater ecosystem, and contributing substantially to shaping the Earth's climate. Despite this importance, we still have an
incomplete understanding of how this biome developed over time, which in turn limits our ability to understand future impacts of biodiversity loss and climate change. The project “Dimensions US - Biota São Paulo: Assembly and evolution of the Amazonian biota
and its environment: an integrated approach” seeks to understand the evolutionary and environmental-ecological history of Amazonia over the past 10 million years, through a comparative approach integrating systematic biology and phylogenetics, phylogeography,
population genetics, ecosystem structure and function, geosciences, and paleoenvironmental history.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">The ideal candidate will have a PhD in Biological Sciences, combining a solid knowledge of population genetic, phylogeographic, phylogenetic, and/or diversification analyses of Neotropical diversity and of Neotropical environmental history.
The candidate is also expected to have experience in analyzing genomic data, particularly data obtained with ultraconserved elements (UCE) probes, but should have a good understanding of other types of NGS data. A track record of publication in international
journals and relevant statistical and programming skills are expected. The appointee will analyze population genomic datasets of Amazonian birds and primates; address biogeographic questions and test hypotheses of the assembly and evolution of Amazonian biota;
interact with Earth scientists to interpret biogeographic patterns and processes, and to disseminate their findings by publishing in internationally renowned journals and presenting in scientific conferences. The results of these analyses will have a major
impact on the interpretation of the evolutionary history of the Amazon Basin. <o:p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Particulars of the position:<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">The fellowship will start in February/March 2016 and last until August 2017 (19 months), with possible renewal for another 5 months. The appointee will be based at Dr. Diogo Meyer's lab (São Paulo University - USP, São Paulo, Brazil), but
due to the focus and collaborative nature of this project, the appointee will work closely with the laboratories of Dr. Camila Ribas (INPA, Manaus, Brazil), Dr. Alexandre Aleixo (MPEG, Belém, Brazil) and Dr. Tomas Hrbek (UFAM, Manaus, Brazil). The appointee
will also directly interact with our international partners, Dr. Joel Cracraft (AMNH, New York, USA) and Dr. John Bates (FMNH, Chicago, USA). Candidates must be proficient in oral and written English and the ability to communicate in Portuguese or Spanish
is highly desirable.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">The monthly salary is of R$ 6,143.40 while in Brazil (at current exchange rate approximately $ 1,600 / € 1,500), allowing for comfortable living, and includes additional Research Contingency Funds equal to 15% of the annual salary for covering
research-related expenses. Moving expenses are covered for candidates from outside the State of São Paulo. Full details can be found at http://www.fapesp.br/en/5427.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">How to apply<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Candidates of any nationality eligible for a VITEM I Brazilian visa may apply. A cover letter, CV, up to three relevant publications and the names of three contacts able to provide letters of recommendation should be emailed to amazonianbiota@gmail.com.
Applications are due by Dec 31st, 2015.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Informal inquiries may be made to Diogo Meyer (diogo@ib.usp.br), Camila Ribas (camilaribas@inpa.gov.br), Alexandre Aleixo (aleixo@museu-goeldi.br), and Tomas Hrbek (hrbek@evoamazon.net).<o:p></o:p></p>
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