Postdoctoral Researcher

Montana State University’s Department of Ecology is seeking a Postdoctoral Research Scholar for NSF-funded research on speciation under alternating cycles of gene flow and isolation. The role will lead development of machine learning-based software for inferring evolutionary history from genomic data, conduct population genetic simulations, collaborate on speciation research, and disseminate findings through software, publications, and presentations.

Responsibilities:

• Lead development of open-source, machine learning–based software for inferring evolutionary history from genomic data
• Design and run population genetic simulations to generate training data and validate theoretical predictions
• Collaborate with the PI and graduate students on complimentary empirical and theoretical speciation research
• Prepare manuscripts for peer-reviewed publication and present findings at national and international conferences
• Contribute to software documentation and community adoption of the tool