Joint Biodiversity Postdoctoral Fellowship at the Living Earth Collaborative and the McDonnell Genome Institute

The Living Earth Collaborative (https://livingearthcollaborative.wustl.edu/), a consortium comprising WashU, the Missouri Botanical Garden and the Saint Louis Zoo, and WashU’s McDonnell Genome Institute (https://genome.wustl.edu/) are partnering to advance the use of genomics for biodiversity research and conservation. As part of this collaboration, we seek to hire a postdoctoral fellow with a proven track record utilizing genomic and computational tools in biodiversity research and conservation. 

The Postdoctoral fellow will play an important role in developing a portfolio of genomic projects from principal investigators at the LEC partner institutions on diverse topics, which may include ecology, conservation, conservation veterinary medicine, environmental justice, behavior, evolution and One Health. The fellow is expected to be an integral part of the Living Earth Collaborative participating in and organizing events and interacting with the diverse LEC and MGI communities.

Postdocs are expected to be based in Saint Louis and must have been awarded a PhD, DVM or comparable degree by the beginning of their appointment. International applicants are encouraged.

The fellowship is anticipated to continue for one to three years, pending review and eligibility with a starting date beginning in early 2025 and no later than June 2025.