Postdoc: Systems Biology for Critical Mineral Recovery

National Renewable Energy Laboratory; Golden (CO); On-site; USD 77,000 - 126,000; Full time

Job summary

National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) in Golden, CO, invites applications for a Postdoctoral Researcher in Systems and Synthetic Biology for Critical Mineral Recovery. The role focuses on engineering microbial systems for metal homeostasis and recovery, with an initial 1-year term and potential renewal up to three years.

Responsibilities include safe lab work, planning and troubleshooting experiments, cross-disciplinary collaboration, and publishing results in peer-reviewed journals.

Qualifications

• PhD earned within the last three years or by start date.
• Strong understanding of bacterial metabolism and genetics.
• Experience in synthetic biology including operon design, plasmid construction, and genome editing.
• Experience generating and analyzing systems biology datasets (proteomics, transcriptomics, metabolomics, fluxomics).
• Strong safety record and ability to meet aggressive timelines.
• Excellent communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Work safely and independently in a laboratory setting.
• Plan, execute, and troubleshoot research projects.
• Collaborate across disciplines and with team members.
• Communicate results effectively in writing and oral formats.
• Author peer-reviewed publications.

Skills

Bacterial metabolism

Genetics

Synthetic biology

Systems biology data analysis

Communication skills

Education

PhD in a relevant field

Tools

R

Python

Plasmid construction

Genome editing

Whole genome sequencing

Job description

National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) in Golden, CO, invites applications for a Postdoctoral Researcher in Systems and Synthetic Biology for Critical Mineral Recovery. The role focuses on engineering microbial systems for metal homeostasis and recovery, with an initial 1-year term and potential renewal up to three years.

Responsibilities include safe lab work, planning and troubleshooting experiments, cross-disciplinary collaboration, and publishing results in peer-reviewed journals.