Postdoc Research Associate - Maize Microbiome Interactions
Iowa State UniversityAbout the role
Position Title:
Postdoc Research Associate - Maize Microbiome InteractionsAppointment Type:
Post Doc/TraineeJob Description:
Summary of Duties and Responsibilities:
The Department of Plant Pathology, Entomology and Microbiology seeks a postdoctoral scholar to assess whether high nitrogen use efficiency maize select for a rhizosphere community whose metabolic activities are better at acquiring nitrogen from soil and more efficiently deliver it to maize. The project will explore how soil nitrogen levels influence microbe-plant rhizosphere and endophytic community interactions as well as plant genotype by environment interactions on root properties, including root architectural and metabolomic characterizations.
The candidate must be willing to work independently and cooperatively as part of a dynamic, interdisciplinary team. Responsibilities will include designing research, performing experiments to generate metabolomic, and nitrogen transformations data sets, perform bioinformatic/computational analyses of microbiome data, analyze/interpret data, and characterize plant-associated bacteria. The individual will also assist mentoring undergraduate students participating in this project.
Candidates must be legally authorized to work in the U.S. on an on-going basis without sponsorship.
Required Minimum Qualifications:
Doctoral degree
Preferred Qualifications:
• Experience in soil biogeochemical nitrogen cycle measurements
• Experience in isotopic nitrogen analyses
• Experience in soil and plant tissue analysis
• Experience in molecular environmental microbiology
• Experience isolating bacteria from plants and soil
Department Unit/Website:
Proposed Start Date:
August 26, 2024Proposed End Date or Length of Term:
December 15, 2024Number of Months Employed Per Year:
12 Month Work PeriodTime Type:
Full timeApplication Instructions:
To apply for this position, please click on “Apply” and complete the Employment Application. Please be prepared to enter or attach the following:
1) Resume/Curriculum Vitae
2) Letter of Application/Cover Letter
If you have questions regarding this application process, please email employment@iastate.edu or call 515-294-4800 or Toll Free: 1-877-477-7485.
Why Choose ISU?
Iowa State Postdocs enjoy comprehensive health and work-life benefits, including medical and dental; as well as:
• Retirement benefits including defined benefit and defined contribution plans
• Generous vacation, holiday, and sick time and leave plans
• Onsite childcare (Ames, Iowa)
• Flexible Spending Accounts
• Various voluntary benefits and discounts
• Employee Assistance Program
• Wellbeing Program
Original Posting Date:
August 8, 2024Posting Close Date:
August 15, 2024Job Requisition Number:
R15201Apply for this role
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