The Lozier Lab (lozierlab.ua.edu) at The University of Alabama, Dept. of Biological Sciences, is interested in recruiting graduate students to start in the Spring 2017 or Fall 2017 semester. Students would work on projects related to ongoing NSF-funded studies of bumble bee population genomics across spatial and environmental gradients (e.g., latitude, temperature) to uncover signatures of adaptative and demographic processes within and among species. Research projects in the lab utilize high throughput sequencing technologies, including RAD-tag sequencing and RNA sequencing, and new students would likely be involved in developing projects involving whole-genome sequencing approaches at the population level.
Students with an interest in population genomics, especially with uncovering signatures of selection in wild populations via genome-environment-association analysis, should contact Jeff Lozier ([email protected]) by November 1, with a brief statement of interest, a CV, an informal academic history (e.g., GPAs, GREs, and relevant coursework list, etc.), and an example of your writing (e.g., first-authored publication, lab report, class paper, etc). I am especially interested in recruiting students who are interested in or have experience working with native pollinators and have a background working with high-throughput sequencing, however students with a more general background in population genetics and molecular ecology should also feel free to contact me. Jeff Lozier Assistant Professor Biological Sciences The University of Alabama [email protected] lozierlab.ua.edu
