Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory's (LBNL) Joint Genome Institute (JGI) has an exciting postdoctoral opportunity to participate in ongoing research directed at understanding complex plant-microbial interactions at their most fundamental level.
Under the supervision of Axel Visel, and in collaboration with Diane Dickel, Ronan O'Malley, and external academic groups, you will be involved in a project utilizing functional genomics and single-cell transcriptomics strategies to understand how microbes discover, assemble within, and impact their plant hosts. You will use established model species (e.g. Arabidopsis thaliana, Brachypodium distachyon) and plant-colonizing microbial species (including commensal bacteria and plant growth-promoting fungi) to study various facets of plant-microbial interaction, including colonization, growth promotion, and stress responsiveness. These efforts will ultimately inspire bioengineering strategies for bioenergy crop improvement.
This project will leverage the varied sequence-based science and computational capabilities at JGI, as well as new or existing collaborations with JGI scientists and Users. This position will be located at the Integrative Genomics Building, a brand new 81,000 sqft research facility on the Lawrence Berkeley Lab campus opened in November 2019.
What You Will Do:
Develop sequencing-based high-throughput screens for examination of plant/bacterial and plant/fungal processes.
Develop methods for functional genomics studies of multiple plant species, including single-cell based methods.
Work with other JGI scientists and external collaborators on functional genomics analyses on bioenergy-relevant crops.
Analyze and summarize data and present findings at internal lab meetings and scientific conferences.
Develop and coordinate downstream experimental studies derived from this work with outside collaborators.
Publish in peer-reviewed journals and contribute to scientific research papers and reports.
What is Required:
Ph.D. in biology, microbiology, botany, genetics, genomics, computational biology or a related field.
Solid understanding of plant biology, preferably including plant/microbial interactions.
Experience in computational analysis of sequence data.
Experience with molecular biology techniques, such as DNA/RNA extraction and analysis methods.
Strong interest in genomic and functional genomic questions and in the use of computational strategies to derive biological insights from sequence data.
Demonstrated scientific productivity through publications in relevant peer-reviewed journals.
Effective oral and written communication skills.
Experience with in vitro-studies in Arabidopsis or other plants a plus.
The posting shall remain open until the position is filled.
Noes:
This is a full-time 2 year, postdoctoral appointment with the possibility of renewal based upon satisfactory job performance, continuing availability of funds and ongoing operational needs. You must have less than 3 years paid postdoctoral experience. Salary for Postdoctoral positions depends on years of experience post-degree.
This position is represented by a union for collective bargaining purposes.
Salary will be predetermined based on postdoctoral step rates.
This position may be subject to a background check. Any convictions will be evaluated to determine if they directly relate to the responsibilities and requirements of the position. Having a conviction history will not automatically disqualify an applicant from being considered for employment.
Work will be primarily performed at Lawrence Berkeley National Lab, 1 Cyclotron Road, Berkeley, CA.
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