A postdoctoral position is available at the Texas A&M AgriLife Research Center, Weslaco, Texas. The successful candidate will contribute to research studying multiple aspects of mosquito-borne virus transmission on projects funded by multiple federal sponsors. The candidate will help lead a field research team studying socio-ecological factors of mosquito-borne virus transmission, evaluating different forms of vector control intervention, and conducting enhanced biosurveillance for Dengue, Chikungunya, and Zika virus. The field sites are focused in the Lower Rio Grande Valley along the Texas-Mexico border.
Candidates should have a PhD in biology, ecology, entomology, or related fields. Desirable skills and experience includes one or more of the following: field vector sampling, mosquito identification, molecular diagnostics, social science, geographic information systems, spatial analyses, and statistics. Candidates should demonstrate a good track record of publications and have strong organizational, written, and oral communication skills. Candidates will need to work independently and as a senior member of a multidisciplinary collaborative team. Fluency in Spanish is preferred but not required. The position will be supervised by Dr. Gabriel Hamer and Dr. Ismael Badillo-Vargas and will be based at the AgriLife Research Center in Weslaco, TX (http://weslaco.tamu.edu/). Continue reading →
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