Postdoctoral Position in Fungal Genomics
A position is available for a highly motivated and skilled postdoctoral fellow to take a lead role in work that involves genome re-sequencing, genome annotation and gene mapping for the ascomycete fungus Grosmannia clavigera and related species. The work will include characterizing and comparing transcriptomes. G. clavigera is a bark beetle-associated fungus that is responsible for tree mortality in the large Mountain Pine Beetle epidemic that has recently destroyed more than 14 M hectares of pine forests in Western Canada. The research is a collaboration between the University of British Columbia Faculty of Forestry (Dr. Colette Breuil, http://www.forestry.ubc.ca), the Michael Smith Laboratories (Dr. Joerg Bohlmann, http://www.michaelsmith.ubc.ca), and the BC Cancer Agency Genome Sciences Centre (Dr. Steven Jones http://www.bcgsc.ca), and other partners. We have previously used an approach that combines Sanger, 454 and Illumina sequencing to generate a draft reference genome sequence and transcriptome sequences for G. clavigera (DiGuistini et al, 2009. De novo genome sequence assembly of a filamentous fungus using Sanger, 454 and Illumina sequence data. Genome Biology 2009-10-9-r94).
The position requires demonstrated experience with sequencing technology (Sanger/Illumina), sequence annotation, computational gene expression analysis with Illumina reads, basic programming and molecular biochemistry. In addition, the candidate should have excellent written and oral communication skills in English.
The position is part of a newly funded large-scale genomics project, The Tria Project (www.thetriaproject.ca), which is funded in part by Genome Canada and Genome British Columbia/Genome Alberta (http://www.genomebc.ca). The position is available immediately and is initially for one year, with possibilities of renewal for subsequent years.
Please send a letter of application by e-mail with a CV and contact information for two to three references to:
Dr. Colette Breuil
c/o Ms. Kyeema Burns
Michael Smith Laboratories, UBC
301 - 2185 East Mall
Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z4
Canada
Email: kyeema@interchange.ubc.ca
