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from the Postdoctoral position in behavioral evolutionary genetics and speciation (P.I.: Dr. Kerry Shaw, Cornell University) dept. A postdoctoral position is available to join an NSF-funded project in the laboratory of Kerry Shaw to study the evolution and genetics of traits involved in reproductive incompatibility and speciation in the Hawaiian cricket genus Laupala. Laupala species are recently diverged and ecologically and morphologically similar, but differ in acoustic and cuticular hydrocarbon phenoypes. Behavioral evolution involving these traits is thought to have played a large role in the rapid and extensive diversification of this genus. Pre and postzygotic reproductive incompatibilities will be quantified and parallel evolution and genetic architectures of the constituent traits will be evaluated between multiple species pairs. Requirements:The desired candidate will possess an interest in / experience with quantitative genetics, experimental design, behavioral observation, and associated statistical analyses. Knowledge of basic molecular laboratory skills (such as DNA/RNA extraction and PCR) is desirable but not essential. An interest in the neurological basis of behavior and/or the evolution of premating isolation would be beneficial but no prior knowledge in these areas is required.Cornell University has many labs dedicated to the study of behavior and ecology of speciation, speciation and evolutionary genetics. As such, it provides a rich academic environment for those interested in proximate and ultimate causes of behavioral evolution and speciation. The position can be filled immediately (as of June 5, 2009) and at least two years of funding are available. To apply, email a statement of research interests, a curriculum vitae, and the email addresses of three references to Kerry Shaw (KLS4@cornell.edu). < Grad Students Needed: Behavioural Neurobiology and Endocrinology of Grouse and Ground Squirrels. | Field Assistant: Behavioral Ecology of Phayre's Leaf Monkeys >
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Postdoctoral position: Cornell University
