Dear Colleagues,

The Goodheart Lab in the Division of Invertebrate Zoology at the American Museum of Natural History is seeking a full-time Postdoctoral Fellow (two-year term) to perform comparative genomic and transcriptomic analyses on nudibranchs related to an NSF-funded project in collaboration with Dr. Rebecca Tarvin at UC Berkeley to study the process of kleptocnidy, the theft and storage of microscopic stinging structures (nematocysts), in nudibranch mollusks. We are interested in whether this unique process evolved through specialization of phagocytosis, an ancient cellular process used across animals for immune defense and intracellular digestion (project link: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/show-award?AWD_ID=2611236.)

The Postdoctoral Fellow will design and execute original research projects related to the grant under the supervision of Dr. Jessica Goodheart. The position will involve field work, the care of invertebrates, and genomics. Scholarly impact, including through publication in refereed literature and presentation at conferences, workshops, and seminars, is a major goal of this position. This position is intended to be a period of mentored advanced training, scientific research, and/or pedagogical contributions designed to enhance the incumbent’s professional, research, and scholarly proficiency.

Applicants may apply at https://careers.amnh.org/postings/4908. Please share widely!
Best,
Jessica

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