Post-Doctoral Research Associate: Department of Microbiology - UTK

University of Tennessee • Knoxville, TN

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About The Position

The Lindsey Burcham Lab in the Department of Microbiology at the University of
Tennessee, Knoxville (UTK) is recruiting a Postdoctoral Associate to study
bacterial physiology and microbe–microbe interactions important for
maternal-fetal and pediatric health. Current focus includes community members of
the vaginal microbiota, including Streptococcus agalactiae (Group B
Streptococcus), Lactobacillus spp., etc. and their impacts on microbial
colonization, persistence, and host response. We utilize combined approaches in
microbial genetics, microbial physiology, analytical techniques, animal
husbandry and in vivo models, clinical sample and data collection, advanced
imaging, microbial community analyses, and transcriptomics to explore
host-microbe interactions across diverse host environments.

The successful candidate will lead high-impact projects, develop skills in
scientific mentorship and communication, contribute to authoring and reviewing
manuscripts and grant-proposals, and will contribute to collaborative projects
with colleagues internal to UTK, at the University of Tennessee College of
Medicine, Knoxville, and/or external or international colleagues.

The University of Tennessee, Knoxville, has shaped leaders, changemakers, and
innovative thinkers since its founding in 1794. The university is home to more
than 38,000 students and 10,000 statewide employees—the Volunteers—who uphold
the university’s tradition of lighting the way for others through leadership and
service.

UT Knoxville offers over 900 programs of study across 14 degree-granting
colleges and schools. As Tennessee’s flagship land-grant university, its
footprint spans the entire state. The university holds the highest Carnegie
classification for research activity and has deep partnerships with industry
leaders and the US Department of Energy’s largest multidisciplinary laboratory,
Oak Ridge National Laboratory.

The Knoxville campus serves and recruits for UT Knoxville, including the
Institute of Agriculture and the Space Institute, as well as the UT Institute of
Public Service.

UT Knoxville considers its employees its number one asset. With values that
focus on work-life balance, compensation, and innovation leadership, all Vols
are supported to advance professionally. Employees have access to career
development and coaching, continued education, and an extensive list of
development and training possibilities. The Volunteer employee experience
implements structures and practices to attract and retain top-tier talent,
fostering a strong staff community and supporting a culture of involvement and
engagement for everyone.

The university holds a strong commitment to its land-grant mission of learning
and engagement, with a tradition of service and leadership that carries that
Volunteer spirit throughout the state and around the world. It has been ranked
nationally as “Best Employer for New Graduates,” “One of America’s Best Large
Employers,” and “Best Workplace for Women,” and has been designated as “Best
Place for Working Parents” by Forbes Magazine.

Apply today and join the Tennessee Volunteer community!

Responsibilities

• Lead high-impact projects
• Develop skills in scientific mentorship and communication
• Contribute to authoring and reviewing manuscripts and grant-proposals
• Contribute to collaborative projects with colleagues internal to UTK, at the University of Tennessee College of Medicine, Knoxville, and/or external or international colleagues.

Benefits

• career development and coaching
• continued education
• extensive list of development and training possibilities
• work-life balance
• compensation
• innovation leadership

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees