Postdoc: Kansas State University

[Carolyn Ferguson]

POSTDOCTORAL POSITION
DIVERSIFICATION AND CHARACTER EVOLUTION IN THE PLANT GENUS PHLOX
KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY

A Postdoctoral Research Associate position is available to explore diversification and
character evolution in the plant genus Phlox (Polemoniaceae).  The aim of this project is to
elucidate fine-scale relationships within a species complex including diploids and tetraploids,
examine floral phenotypic variation in light of relationships, and apply molecular ecological
tools (particularly microsatellites) under development for Phlox.  Candidates should have
experience in phylogeography and phylogenetics and/or population genetics.

This position is funded by the KSU Center for the Understanding of Origins, which is a broad
interdisciplinary initiative at Kansas State promoting research and education on origins and
evolution in the broad sense (cosmology to evolutionary biology; http://www.phys.ksu.edu/
origins).  Through this initiative, the post doc will also collaborate with workers in the
humanities through a short internship focused on communicating research in evolutionary
biology to a general audience.

The post doc will greatly benefit from the recently formed Ecological Genomics Institute at
KSU (http://www.ksu.edu/ecogen).  Researchers at KSU form a strong program in ecology
and evolutionary biology, and enjoy resources including the KSU Herbarium (http://
www.ksu.edu/fergusonlab/herbarium) and the Konza Prairie Biological Station (an NSF-LTER
site; http://www.ksu.edu/konza).  Manhattan is a pleasant university community located two
hours west of Kansas City in the Flint Hills (http://www.manhattan.org).

The position is available beginning 1 July 2006.  This is a one year appointment with the
possibility of reappointment for a second year.

To apply, submit a cover letter, curriculum vitae and up to three reprints, and have three
letters of recommendation sent to Carolyn J. Ferguson by mail (Division of Biology, 313
Ackert Hall, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS, 66506-4901) or email (ferg at ksu.edu).
Review of applications will begin 15 March 2006 and continue until the position is filled.  For
further information about this position, contact Carolyn Ferguson (ferg at ksu.edu; 785-532-
3166).

Kansas State University is an Equal Opportunity Employer, and actively seeks diversity among
its employees.