Evolution@UF goes live!

Evolution@UF is an academic community of faculty, postdocs, graduate and undergraduate students, and visiting scientists engaged in evolutionary biology at the University of Florida. The primary goal for Evolution@UF is to push the frontier of evolutionary biology through innovation, collaborative research, and education across departments at UF. We have launched our new website. Check it out! We also have a new twitter handle so that you can follow us here.

A sequence, a specimen and an identifier walk into a bar…

We are not giving up our discussion on how to implement Globally Unique Identifiers (GUIDs)! This discussion is way too important! BiSciCol knows all about identifiers. We will also make some noise at the upcoming TDWG meeting in Florence.

Postdoc position available

A postdoc position is available at the Florida Museum of Natural History, University of Florida, to work on the integration of database development and analytical workflows (TOLKIN Project), in addition to contributing to other projects such as BiSciCol, RegNum, random phylogenetic endeavors and niche modeling, and yes, bring your own interests to the table!  You must be a proficient programmer (Java would be a +1) and have experience with phylogenetic and workflow software (e.g., RaXML, MrBayes, Galaxy, Kepler, etc.). A background in data management is desirable.  Knowledge of GIS is appreciated but not a must.  The successful candidate must have a PhD in biology, computer science, computational biology or related fields. The position is available for 1 year with possibility of renewal upon good performance review. Please contact me for additional details.