Postdoctoral Fellow: Environmental Health Research Leader

Meyer Entsorgung; Bloomington (IN); On-site; USD 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Retirement contribution

Job summary

The Chronicle Of Higher Education, Inc. is seeking a Postdoctoral Fellow in Bloomington, Indiana, focusing on environmental health. This USDA grant-funded position involves conducting environmental surveillance for avian influenza, with responsibilities including fieldwork, lab analysis, and mentoring students.

Candidates must hold a PhD in a relevant field and have experience in molecular microbiology and environmental sampling. The position offers benefits including health insurance and a retirement contribution.

Qualifications

• PhD in environmental health, environmental engineering, environmental science, microbiology, or a related field by the time of appointment.
• Experience with molecular microbiology methods such as nucleic acid extraction, qPCR, and dPCR.
• Fieldwork experience including environmental sampling.

Responsibilities

• Lead studies and mentor students in the lab.
• Design experiments and analyze data for publications.
• Manage projects and access resources for scientific research.

Skills

Molecular microbiology methods

Environmental sampling

Data analysis

Education

PhD in environmental health or related field

Tools

qPCR

dPCR

Metagenomic sequencing

Job description

The Chronicle Of Higher Education, Inc. is seeking a Postdoctoral Fellow in Bloomington, Indiana, focusing on environmental health. This USDA grant-funded position involves conducting environmental surveillance for avian influenza, with responsibilities including fieldwork, lab analysis, and mentoring students.

Candidates must hold a PhD in a relevant field and have experience in molecular microbiology and environmental sampling. The position offers benefits including health insurance and a retirement contribution.