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Source: Rockefeller University careers · View original posting
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Organization Overview
The Vertebrate Genome Laboratory (VGL) at The Rockefeller University leads international efforts in vertebrate genome sequencing, assembly, annotation, and evolutionary analysis. As a core laboratory of the Vertebrate Genomes Project and a major hub of the Earth BioGenome Project, VGL is at the forefront of generating high-quality, telomere-to-telomere genome assemblies across vertebrate diversity.The laboratory provides an end-to-end genomics platform spanning sample processing, sequencing, genome assembly, and downstream data
analytics. It specializes in high-molecular weight DNA extraction and long-read genomic technologies, offering integrated library preparation and sequencing services for high–molecular weight genomic DNA, long amplicons, and full-length transcriptome sequencing (Iso-Seq). These capabilities are tightly coupled with in-house computational expertise for genome assembly, curation, annotation, and comparative genomics, and are supported by state-of-the-art platforms including PacBio and ONT.
Overview
We seek a Postdoctoral Associate with expertise in conservation genomics, population genetics, and computational biology to join GAIA—Genomic Artificial Intelligence Applications—a collaborative initiative among The Rockefeller University, Revive & Restore, Cornell University, and other academic and technology partners, supported by the Bezos Earth Fund and Google.org.
GAIA is developing next-generation artificial-intelligence systems that scale genome assembly and enable rapid genome-informed conservation decision making. Its two central goals are:
To build Jarvis, an AI Genome Curation Assistant that combines machine-learning approaches with large-scale biological data to detect, interpret, and correct structural errors in genome assemblies, substantially reducing the manual effort required to produce high-quality reference genomes.
To build Genera, a multimodal, agentic AI system that integrates genomic, ecological, and other biological data to assess extinction risk and generate actionable genetic-rescue strategies for conservation practitioners.
The successful candidate is interested in applying genomic research to biodiversity conservation and species recovery and will provide the population-genetic, evolutionary, and conservation-genomics expertise needed to guide the technical development, validation, and application of these systems. The Postdoctoral Associate will work closely with AI scientists and engineers across partner institutes, providing complementary skills and knowledge in biodiversity genomics.
The position will focus solely on non-human species and will connect high-quality reference genomes and population-level genomic data to real-world questions in biodiversity conservation. The candidate will also help establish an evidence base connecting prior uses of genomic information, conservation decisions, and documented recovery outcomes.
Potential research areas include genetic diversity and inbreeding, demographic history, deleterious variation and genetic load, local adaptation, reproductive failure, disease susceptibility, population viability, and predicting the genomic consequences of potential conservation interventions.
The candidate will have substantial opportunity to shape an independent research program within this broad framework and to develop applications across diverse endangered and recovering species.
Compensation
USD $72,100.00/Yr.
USD $72,100.00/Yr.
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