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*National Science Foundation supported Ph.D. or Postdoctoral position* We seek applications for one PhD or Postdoctoral position, funded by the NSF project ‘An Integrative Investigation of Population Connectivity Using a Coral Reef Fish.’ The position can be based in the Boston Lab in the Department of Biology at Boston University or the Webb Lab in the Department of Biology at Colorado State University. *Project overview* Understanding the patterns of marine larval dispersal and population connectivity is central to understanding marine population dynamics, marine population divergence, and how to design effective networks of marine reserves. Over the last decade, three methods, each of which tells us something slightly different, have emerged as the leading contenders to provide the greatest insights into marine population connectivity: direct genetic methods, coupled biophysical models, and indirect genetic methods. We are conducting an integrative investigation of population connectivity, using all three methods, in one very tractable system: the neon goby, *Elacatinus lori*, on the Belizean Barrier Reef. The research has three main objectives: 1) determine the relationship between distance and the probability of successful dispersal measured using direct genetic methods; 2) determine the relationship between the probability of successful dispersal predicted by coupled biophysical models and that measured using direct genetic methods; and, 3) determine the relationship between spatial genetic structure predicted by evolutionary ecology models and that measured using indirect genetic methods. *Position description* The PhD or postdoc will work on objective 3 of the project, developing evolutionary ecology models that use data on patterns of larval dispersal to predict patterns of genetic structure. The candidate will have strong interests in ecology and evolution and a strong quantitative and computational background. We encourage applications from students in mathematics, physics, engineering and computer science who have demonstrable interest applying their skills in the fields of ecology and evolution, as well as applications from students in biology, ecology, evolution and marine science with an excellent quantitative and computational background. *How to apply* To apply, please e-mail Katie Hartmann ([email protected]) with PDFs of your CV, transcript, GRE results, and a one page statement of your career aspirations and why you are interested in the position. If you have further questions about the position, please contact Peter Buston ( [email protected]) and Colleen Webb ([email protected]). -- Best wishes, *Katie Hartmann* Webb Lab Program Aide Colorado State University Office: Yates 214 Mailing Address: 1878 Campus Delivery Fort Collins, CO 80523 [email protected] Lab Homepage: http://rydberg.biology.colostate.edu/ctwebb/
