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This is a term position; length of the term will be discussed during the interview process. Continuation past the termlengthdiscussed willbebasedonuniversityneed,performance,and/oravailabilityoffunding.

POSITION SPECIFICS

The lab of Dr. Heather Hines in the Department of Biology seeks a Postdoctoral Scholar to lead studies evaluating the role of pollen nutrition in landscapes on bumble bee foraging, diversity, and health. The Postdoctoral Scholar will design and lead laboratory and field studies with these bees, including gathering field pollens across the community, conducting molecular tests on pollen nutritional characterization and metabarcoding, assessing floral community networks and niche utilization, and conducting behavioral assays in both lab and field settings.

A Ph.D. is required by the appointment start date. The candidate should have excellent written and oral communication skills, the ability to collaborate with and coordinate the efforts of teams of researchers, and expertise presenting to diverse audiences. The candidate should also have strong quantitative and computational skills, knowledge of R, python or similar statistical and modeling languages. The candidate must have experience in field and bee research, and preference will be given to candidates with a PhD in Entomology, Ecology, or related field.

For more information, please contact Heather Hines, Professor of Biology and Entomology, hmh19@psu.edu.

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