Postdoctoral Research Associate

Texas A&M University System • College Station, TX

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About The Position

Conduct research activities on molecular biology of plant-microbe interactions. Duties will include performing designing synthetic DNA constructs, gene expression and protein- protein interaction analyses, agrobacterium transformation, gene silencing; and other molecular biology analyses. May assist and supervise graduate and undergraduate students.

Requirements

• Ph.D. in Biology, Plant Biology, Horticulture, Biochemistry or closely related field.
• Ability to stand/sit at work bench for extended periods of time.
• Ability to travel for field experiments for several days
• Ability to work in greenhouse
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Ability to effectively use personal computer to communicate, prepare proposals to include cost information on spread sheets as applicable and provide reports of activities
• Ability to effectively communicate with faculty, students and staff
• Familiarity with appropriate laboratory and technical equipment
• Ability to multi task and work cooperatively with others
• Ability to analyze data and write reports
• Detail oriented with ability to organize tasks and prioritize work with minimal supervision

Nice To Haves

• Familiar with good laboratory practice principles of biological containment.
• Skills in research in molecular biology techniques
• Skills in manuscript writing
• Ability to perform various molecular biology and genetic techniques

Responsibilities

• Cloning molecular biology 25%
• Plant bioassay 25%
• Record and analyze data/results 20%
• report research through regular oral presentations and published in a timely manner in refereed journals; assist with research grant project reports; and keep abreast of all current literature on subject matter, etc. 10%
• Assist in grant writing and contribute to future research proposals. 10%
• Supervise undergraduate 5%
• Performs other duties as assigned 5%

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Education Level: Ph.D. or professional degree