Postdoctoral Geomicrobiologist: Anoxic Microbial Ecology

Université côte d'azur; France; On-site; EUR 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

Université Côte d’Azur invites applications for a postdoctoral researcher position in geomicrobiology. You will join a project exploring rock weathering under Archean-like conditions with microbial ecosystems, and you will extend the existing experiment with new setups.

The role requires a PhD in biology, geomicrobiology or astrobiology, hands-on experience with DNA extraction, metabarcoding and anaerobic techniques, and the ability to work across geology, geochemistry and biology.

Qualifications

• PhD in biology, geomicrobiology or astrobiology.
• Experience with molecular microbiology techniques (DNA extraction, PCR, metabarcoding) and, ideally, anaerobic culture or incubation techniques.
• Autonomy, rigor and comfort with field work and geochemistry labs.
• Excellent English communication; French is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Lead the biological side of the current experiment: monitor microbial ecosystems in incubated vs sterile reactors.
• Characterize microbial communities using DNA extraction and metabarcoding with the Genoscope team.
• Co-organize field campaign at Lac Pavin and collect anoxic water samples for in-lab experiments.
• Design, set up and run a new experiment using collected samples and publish results in journals; present at conferences.

Skills

DNA extraction

PCR

Metabarcoding

Bioinformatics

Education

PhD in biology, geomicrobiology or astrobiology

Job description

Université Côte d’Azur invites applications for a postdoctoral researcher position in geomicrobiology. You will join a project exploring rock weathering under Archean-like conditions with microbial ecosystems, and you will extend the existing experiment with new setups.

The role requires a PhD in biology, geomicrobiology or astrobiology, hands-on experience with DNA extraction, metabarcoding and anaerobic techniques, and the ability to work across geology, geochemistry and biology.