Postdoctoral Research Associate – Poaceae Ecology

About the role

The Postdoctoral Research Associate will conduct collections‑based research on Poaceae diversification and ecology within Texas A&M AgriLife Research. The role involves developing research questions, designing sampling strategies, and generating and analyzing multidisciplinary data sets.

Key responsibilities

• Design and execute research projects using S.M. Tracy Herbarium collections and targeted field sampling.
• Generate, manage, and analyze genomic, phenomic/spectral, trait, spatial, environmental, and taxonomic data.
• Perform phylogeographic, species delimitation, and evolutionary analyses.
• Prepare manuscripts, datasets, figures, reports, presentations, and grant materials.
• Maintain reproducible research workflows and detailed records.
• Assist with herbarium, laboratory, and field workspace organization and cleaning.
• Travel for fieldwork, herbarium visits, conferences, training, and collaborator meetings.

Required profile

• PhD in botany, biology, ecology, evolutionary biology, plant systematics, biodiversity science, or a related field by the start date.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Strong analytical ability and attention to detail.
• Capacity to work both independently and collaboratively.
• Proficiency in organizing specimens, data, analyses, and manuscripts.
• Experience preparing research papers, reports, grant materials, and presentations.

Required skills

• Genomic data analysis
• Phenomic/spectral data analysis
• Phylogeographic analysis
• Species delimitation
• Evolutionary analysis
• Phylogenetics
• Morphometrics
• Comparative methods
• Herbarium science