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Institution

Yale University (http://yale.edu/eeb)

Position

Postdoctoral Associate 

Location

New Haven, CT, USA

Date Posted

Nov 30th 2007

Description

Postdoctoral Associate-The successful candidate, who will have a PhD and relevant publications, will work on a

project that utilizes the data of the Framingham Heart Study to investigate the genetic variance-covariance

structure either of (1) age at menarche, age at menopause, age at death, biomarkers of inflammation, and associated

SNPs to test hypotheses on the role of inflammation in aging or of (2) traits in the first two cohorts in the study

and their relationship to phenotypic selection gradients to estimate the rate of evolution in a contemporary human

population.

The salary will be $40,000; the position is for one year with a second year possible with upon satisfactory. Future

years possible depending on performance, part of which would involve writing a grant to extend the position.

Starting date is negotiable.

These projects are associated with the NESCent working group. Measuring evolutionary change in modern human

populations using cohort data and with the Evolutionary Medicine initiative of the International Association of

Research Universities (IARU).

Contact

Yale University is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer. Applications from women and minority are

encouraged. Applications should be sent by email to Stephen Stearns (stephen.stearns@yale.edu) and should include a

statement of interest, a CV with publication list, and the coordinates of two referees. Application deadline is

January 15, 2008.