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The incumbent serves as a Post-Doctoral Research Geneticist at the National Cold Water Marine Aquaculture Center (NCWMAC) in Orono, ME. The incumbent will join a research team on the CRIS project ‘Improving North American Atlantic Salmon Aquaculture Production.’ As a member of the research team, the incumbent will conduct research relevant to the genetic improvement of Atlantic salmon. The incumbent will have freedom to co-develop their own lines of inquiry with their supervisor or choose among several well-defined projects pertaining to quantitative and population genomics of Atlantic salmon. Examples include, 1) Characterize the genomic architecture of and correlations among traits of commercial interest using genomic data (i.e., growth, survival, fillet quality, age at maturity, and disease resistance); 2) Develop low-density genotyping panels and whole genome imputation pipelines; 3) Examine the phenotypic and genetic diversity of sea lice and lumpfish to aid in developing therapeutic mitigation strategies. This research is a component of ARS National Program 106 – Aquaculture. The incumbent’s research contributes to a coordinated approach to the development of improved germplasm through an applied, multi-disciplinary research program to produce strains that exhibit superior aquaculture traits.
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USDASamuel May
samuel.may@usda.gov
Qualified applicants should email CV and cover letter to samuel.may@usda.gov
Post Date: 5/24/2024 8:42:35 AM
Closing Date: 6/21/2024 12:00:00 AM