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<p class="MsoNormal">Please pass along this position announcement to students you think may be interested. Thanks!<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><b>Postdoctoral Research Associate in Microbial Ecology<o:p></o:p></b></p>
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<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt">The Department of Biosystems Engineering and Soil Science at the University of Tennessee Institute of Agriculture (Knoxville, TN) is seeking to fill a postdoctoral level position in Microbial Ecology or Biogeochemistry.
The applicant will research microbial communities involved in decomposition of carrion and cadavers, seeking to understand how these microbial communities control nutrient recycling of vertebrate mortalities in terrestrial ecosystems. This interdisciplinary
NSF-funded project will involve both laboratory and field work; field sites include the UT
<a href="http://fac.utk.edu/">Anthropology Research Facility</a> and UTIA <a href="http://taes.tennessee.edu/centers/">
Research and Education Centers</a>. The position is full time and offers a competitive salary and benefits commensurate with experience.
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<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt">For more information on the position and to apply, please go here:
<a href="https://ut.taleo.net/careersection/ut_knoxville/jobdetail.ftl?job=15000000ZE">
https://ut.taleo.net/careersection/ut_knoxville/jobdetail.ftl?job=15000000ZE</a><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Cambria",serif;color:#595959">Jennifer M DeBruyn, PhD<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Cambria",serif;color:#595959">Assistant Professor<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Cambria",serif;color:#595959">Department of Biosystems Engineering & Soil Science<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Cambria",serif;color:#595959">The University of Tennessee<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Cambria",serif;color:#595959">2506 EJ Chapman Drive, Knoxville, Tennessee 37996<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Cambria",serif;color:#595959">Ph: 865.974.7277<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Sean Schaeffer<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Assistant Professor<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">University of Tennessee, Knoxville TN 37996<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Phone: 865-974-7266<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Email: sschaef5@utk.edu<o:p></o:p></p>
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