Natural Resources Job Board

 

A postdoc position is available immediately in Andrew DeWoody’s lab at Purdue University (West Lafayette, Indiana, USA). The successful applicant will develop, calibrate, and employ epigenetic clocks for use in demographic studies pertaining to wildlife and/or fisheries management. Requisite skills include DNA extractions (ideally from noninvasive sources), PCR, sequencing and basic statistical modeling (e.g., simple regression). Desired skills include qPCR, ddPCR, and/or bisulfite sequencing as well as elastic net regression or other statistical techniques suitable for use with high-dimensionality data. The initial appointment is for 12 months with the possibility of an extension. 

 

Prospective applicants should first review this out-of-date webpage (https://www.purdue.edu/fnr/sites/dewoody/lab-members/potential-students/), then contact Andrew DeWoody via email (dewoody@purdue.edu; please attach a current CV) to see if a video chat is warranted. 

 

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