Postdoc in Systems & Synthetic Biology for Mineral Recovery

National Laboratory of the Rockies; Golden (CO); On-site; USD 77,000 - 126,000; Full time

Job summary

National Laboratory of the Rockies invites applications for a Postdoctoral Researcher in Systems and Synthetic Biology for Critical Mineral Recovery, based in Golden, CO. The role is full‑time with an initial one‑year appointment and potential renewal up to three years.

Responsibilities include engineering microbial processes for metal homeostasis and recovery, planning experiments, and publishing results. A recent PhD and strong interdisciplinary communication are required.

Qualifications

• PhD within the last three years and meet educational requirements before start date.
• Strong understanding of bacterial metabolism and genetics.
• Experience in synthetic biology: operon design, plasmids, genome editing.
• Experience generating and analyzing omics datasets (proteomics, transcriptomics, metabolomics, fluxomics).

Responsibilities

• Work safely and independently in a laboratory setting.
• Plan, execute, and troubleshoot research projects.
• Collaborate across disciplines to advance work on metal recovery.
• Communicate results in writing and oral formats; author publications.

Skills

Bacterial metabolism

Genetics

Synthetic biology

System biology datasets

Communication skills

Safety record

Education

PhD in relevant field

Tools

R programming

Python programming

Genome sequencing

Job description

National Laboratory of the Rockies invites applications for a Postdoctoral Researcher in Systems and Synthetic Biology for Critical Mineral Recovery, based in Golden, CO. The role is full‑time with an initial one‑year appointment and potential renewal up to three years.

Responsibilities include engineering microbial processes for metal homeostasis and recovery, planning experiments, and publishing results. A recent PhD and strong interdisciplinary communication are required.