Deadline: February 1, 2019 Start date: August 2019
The Swei Lab (www.sweilab.com) at San Francisco State University (SFSU) invites applications for an NSF-funded Master’s student position to conduct research on host and pathogen diversity interactions with tick-borne disease dynamics. The successful applicant will work on a project that focuses on Lyme disease and other tick-borne diseases transmitted in Northern California. The successful student will perform field surveys, conduct field and laboratory experiments, and perform next generation sequencing analysis to determine how pathogen genomic diversity is shaped and influences disease transmission and risk in a natural community context. Competitive applicants will have field research experience, animal handling experience (small mammals and reptiles preferably), quantitative skills, the ability to work independently and as part of a team. Strong written and verbal communication skills are also desirable. Additional desired skills are experience with molecular biology techniques, mathematical modeling, statistics, and bioinformatics. Interested applicants should contact Dr. Andrea Swei (as...@sfsu.edu) by email and submit 1) a letter of research interests and career goals, 2) a current CV, and 3) contact information for three references. A full application package will also need to be submitted to the department of Biology at SFSU between October 1, 2018 and February 1, 2019 at https://www2.calstate.edu/apply Support: An annual stipend and tuition for two years will be covered. Additional information: San Francisco State University is a member of the California State University system and serves a diverse student body of 30,000 undergraduate and graduate students. The Department of Biology is home to over 1600 undergraduates, 200 master’s students, and 40 tenure/tenure-track faculty. The department has a reputation for actively engaging students from diverse backgrounds in educational pursuits and scientific discovery. The mission of San Francisco State University is to create and maintain an environment for learning that promotes respect for and appreciation of scholarship, freedom, human diversity, and the cultural mosaic of the City of San Francisco and the Bay Area; to promote excellence in instruction and intellectual accomplishment; and to provide broadly accessible higher education for residents of the region and state, as well as the nation and world. We strongly encourage the application of individuals from historically underrepresented groups in science.
