Research Associate (Postdoc)

Position Requirements

Recent PhD in relevant bioscience.

Position Duties

• Advanced training in biodesign of transcription and metabolism for microbial synthetic biology
• Join a vibrant research group with enhanced postdoctoral training opportunities in the Great Lakes Bioenergy Research Center (GLBRC)
• Train for an independent research career in 21st-century microbial sciences
• Understand and design genome-scale regulation in the bacterium Zymomonas mobilis
• Optimize Z. mobilis's capacity to produce lignocellulosic bioproducts
• Use multi-pronged biodesign and analysis techniques including computational design, synthetic evolution, HT-sequencing-enabled analyses, chemical genomics, and quantitative proteomics

Qualifications

Strong quantitative skills and an aptitude for and a desire to learn next-generation methods for microbial biodesign and synthetic biology.

Contact Information

To apply, please send a cover letter explaining your career goals and research interests, a CV, and names of three references to landick@biochem.wisc.edu. Questions are welcome.

Pay

NIH scale

Schedule

58%

Benefits

N/A

Schedule

07/11/2023