Postdoc, Microbiology & Omics Research

NC State University; Raleigh (NC); On-site; USD 60,000 - 66,000; Full time

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Job summary

NC State University in Raleigh seeks a Postdoctoral Research Scholar to lead cross-boundary microbiology research. The successful candidate will modernize microbiology methods, integrate omics and biochemical approaches, and develop models to study archaeal/bacterial physiology in health, agriculture, and environment.

Responsibilities include training graduate and undergraduate students and collaborating with visiting scholars, with a focus on producing rigorous, publishable results.

Qualifications

• PhD in a field related to microbiology, genetics, biochemistry, bioinformatics, or molecular/cell biology.
• Strong written and oral communication skills demonstrated through publications.
• Ability to lead hypothesis-driven experiments and publish results.
• Experience training and supervising graduate and undergraduate students.
• Proficiency with FAIR data principles and data documentation.

Responsibilities

• Modernizing classical microbiology approaches to discover and characterize physiology-relevant phenotypes.
• Integrating omics, genetic, and biochemical approaches to investigate physiology-determining mechanisms.
• Developing experimental models to evaluate the impact of archaeal and/or bacterial physiology in health, agriculture, environment, or biotechnology.
• Train and supervise graduate and undergraduate students, and visiting collaborators/scholars.

Skills

Strong written and oral communication

Train and supervise students

Publish and grant proposals

Lead research goals

Education

PhD in microbiology/genetics/biochemistry/bioinformatics/molecular biology

Tools

ELNs

R

Python

JMP

Job description

NC State University in Raleigh seeks a Postdoctoral Research Scholar to lead cross-boundary microbiology research. The successful candidate will modernize microbiology methods, integrate omics and biochemical approaches, and develop models to study archaeal/bacterial physiology in health, agriculture, and environment.

Responsibilities include training graduate and undergraduate students and collaborating with visiting scholars, with a focus on producing rigorous, publishable results.