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<span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">The Genetics for Western Restoration and Conservation research group (https://www.usgs.gov/sbsc/gwrc) at the U.S. Geological Survey Southwest Biological Science Center in Flagstaff, AZ is seeking
a recent graduate (i.e., who earned a PhD within the last 60 months) to assist with population genetic, landscape genetic, and potentially field-based restoration research projects. The projects involve plant species that are commonly used for restoration
across the Intermountain West. Research questions revolve around recent and historical demographic trends, population structure/phylogeography, inferences of putative adaptation to regional environmental gradients, taxonomy, climatic factors influencing restoration
success, etc. Many of the data are in hand and the candidate will immediately contribute to all stages of project development/execution. The candidate will predominantly work in an office setting, but some field work may be possible. This position is open
to U.S. citizens and is funded for 12 months – extensions are dependent upon future funding. The pay rate will be consistent with a GS-11 Ecologist ($31.08/hour) and the position is eligible for benefits. The candidate must pass a federal background check,
a pre-employment physical, and have a clean driving record.<o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Expectations:<o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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<li><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Authorship/co-authorship on multiple peer-reviewed publications
<o:p> </o:p></span></li><li><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Work well in a collaborative setting<o:p> </o:p></span></li><li><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Consistent and excellent attention to detail<o:p> </o:p></span></li><li><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Work in Flagstaff, AZ and start approximately 4-6 weeks after selection<o:p> </o:p></span></li></ul>
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<span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Minimum qualifications:<o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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<li><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">PhD<o:p> </o:p></span></li><li><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Experience with next-generation sequencing protocols and data pipelines<o:p> </o:p></span></li><li><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Programming and data analysis skills in R<o:p> </o:p></span></li><li><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Ability to manage/work with big data (genetic and climate)<o:p> </o:p></span></li><li><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Experience with genetic analyses applicable to SNPs, for example: Stacks, ipyrad, genetic structure/assignment tests, PCA and sPCA, fastsimcoal2/dadi, LFMM, RDA, Procrustes, EEMS, Bedassle,
etc.<o:p> </o:p></span></li><li><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Excellent writing skills<o:p> </o:p></span></li></ul>
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<span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Desired qualifications:<o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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<li><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Demonstrated ability to publish in peer-reviewed journals<o:p> </o:p></span></li><li><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Knowledge of western U.S. plant communities and natural history<o:p> </o:p></span></li><li><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Working knowledge of mixed models and field-based climate manipulation experimental designs<o:p> </o:p></span></li><li><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Conversant in restoration topics pertinent to the western U.S.<o:p> </o:p></span></li><li><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Experience with other programming/scripting languages (Python, Perl, C++, shell, etc.)<o:p> </o:p></span></li><li><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Experience working with remote high-performance computing clusters (managed by slurm)<o:p> </o:p></span></li></ul>
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<span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">If interested, please submit a cover letter and CV (including contact information for three references) to Rob Massatti (rmassatti@usgs.gov). This position is open until filled but applications
received by December 3<sup>rd</sup> will receive full consideration.<o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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