Required Qualifications (must be documented on application materials):
The Selmecki lab is looking for a Postdoctoral Researcher with substantial microbial evolution and molecular/cellular biology expertise to join our team studying mechanisms of acquired drug resistance. The experienced researcher will run an independent research project and lead a team of undergraduate/postgraduate researchers. Candidates should be able to multitask parallel evolution experiments with phenotypic and genomic analyses.
Job Duties and Responsibilities:
Typical tasks (These examples do not include all possible tasks in this work and do not
limit the assignment of related tasks.)
90% Research and data analysis:
Individual will design and conduct complex, multi-step laboratory procedures to engineer, manipulate, and phenotype yeast cells. They will perform molecular, genetic, and microbiology techniques and will be expected to select and adapt methods to meet specific research needs and to assist in development of new techniques. Previous experience working in a microbiology laboratory is expected.
The candidate will employ a wide variety of experimental techniques including but not limited to CRISPR-Cas9 genome engineering, yeast mating and selection, yeast transformation, flow cytometry, DNA/RNA/protein extractions, high throughput phenotyping, and comparative genomics/transcriptomics/proteomics.
10% Writing and Leadership
The researcher will be expected to write manuscripts and annual reports, generate figures, tables, and results related to their research. They will also provide leadership by developing and implementing new protocols, performing data curation and analysis, and being involved in the writing and editing of manuscripts and grants proposals from the lab.
The Department of Microbiology and Immunology is a community of scholars committed to discovering and disseminating knowledge about the microbial world. Our interests and expertise encompass some of the most exciting areas of contemporary microbiology and immunology, ranging from the physiology and development of microorganisms, the molecular pathogenesis of infections, and fundamental aspects of immunity.
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