Postdoctoral position in social environments, genomics, and aging

The role

Asks why social adversity (isolation, low status, a hard start in life) brings more age-related disease and earlier death, by linking the macaques' long-term social data to DNA methylation, gene expression, proteomic and other molecular data. Mostly computational, with chances to join fieldwork on Cayo Santiago.

What the work covers

• How current and early-life social environments predict aging across tissues
• When in life individuals are most vulnerable to social adversity
• Integrating behavioural and social data with the project's molecular data

What they're looking for

• PhD in evolutionary biology, biological anthropology, genomics, behavioural ecology or a related field by the start date
• Strong quantitative skills: any of longitudinal analysis, causal inference, high-dimensional molecular data, R or Python
• No experience with primate data needed

How to apply

Through Vanderbilt's posting, send:

• One-page cover letter: experience, interests, fit and career goals
• CV
• Contact details for 2–3 references

All three as one PDF with your name in the file name, through the upload link on the posting.