Postdoctoral Scholar-Fixed Term
About The Position
A Postdoctoral Scholar position is available in Dr. Polly Hsu’s laboratory at Michigan State University to investigate translational regulation in Arabidopsis and crops. Candidates interested in RNA biology and translational regulation are encouraged to apply. The position is 90% research and 10% assistance with lab organization and training new lab members. Research duties include designing, performing, analyzing, and documenting experiments; generating and characterizing Arabidopsis mutants and transgenic plants; large-scale DNA, RNA, and protein extraction; PCR and qRT-PCR; western blotting; RNA-seq and Ribo-seq library construction and analysis; proteomics analysis; and preparing manuscripts for publication. Lab support duties may include safety officer responsibilities and training future lab members in basic procedures. Applicants should submit a single PDF containing a cover letter summarizing research experience, career goals, motivation to join the Hsu lab, and potential start date; a CV; and contact information for three professional references. Michigan State University states that qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to protected characteristics.
Requirements
- PhD in Plant Biology or a related field.
- At least two first-author research articles in peer-reviewed plant journals.
- Solid experience in plant molecular biology.
Nice To Haves
- Experience handling RNA in plants and constructing next-generation sequencing libraries.
- Experience handling proteins in plants and conducting proteomics analysis.
- Experience working with Arabidopsis.
- Experience studying mRNA translation or RNA biology.
Responsibilities
- Design, perform, analyze, and document research experiments.
- Generate and characterize Arabidopsis mutants and transgenic plants.
- Perform large-scale DNA, RNA, and protein extraction, PCR, qRT-PCR, and western blotting.
- Construct and analyze RNA-seq and Ribo-seq libraries.
- Conduct proteomics analysis.
- Prepare manuscripts for publication.
- Assist with lab organization.
- Assist in training new lab members in basic procedures.
- Carry out lab safety officer duties as needed.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
Education Level
Ph.D. or professional degree
