New postdoctoral research opportunity!

Andrew Barton (https://adbarton.scrippsprofiles.ucsd.edu/) and Jeff Bowman (https://jsbowman.scrippsprofiles.ucsd.edu/) at Scripps Institution of Oceanography at the University of California San Diego are recruiting a postdoc to study interactions among marine microbes, inferred from regular genomic measurements and cell images taken at Scripps Pier (https://ecoobs.ucsd.edu/). Possible research areas include but are not limited to: quantifying the strength and direction of microbial interactions, identifying “keystone” microbial taxa, and assessing how microbial interactions shape ecosystem function. The ideal candidate will have a PhD in ecology, marine biology, or related disciplines, and proficiency in data science techniques, machine learning, novel statistical methods, and/or numerical modeling approaches for studying natural populations and communities. Please direct qualified candidates to contact Andrew Barton (adbarton@ucsd.edu) for more information. We anticipate filling the open position by Fall 2023.