[ES_JOBS_NET] Postdoctoral Positions, Institute for Environmental Genomics, University of Oklahoma

[Christine Wiedinmyer]

http://www.ou.edu/ieg/people/opportunities

 

Postdoctoral Positions Available at the University of Oklahoma 

Three to four postdoctoral positions are available at the Institute for
Environmental Genomics (IEG) and Department of Microbiology and Plant
Biology, the University of Oklahoma (OU) located in Norman, Oklahoma. 

 

The city of Norman is a university town with approximately 100,000 people
and easy access to Oklahoma City, OK and Dallas, TX, and the University is
working closely with the City on community and economic development. Norman
was ranked #6 among the best places to live in 2008 by the CNN/Money
Magazine on America's best small cities
(http://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/bplive/2008/snapshots/PL4052500.htm
l). 

The Institute for Environmental Genomics, led by Dr. Jizhong Zhou, has
state-of-the-art facilities for the study of microbial functional genomics,
microbial ecology, metagenomics, single cell technology, and biotechnology
development to address fundamental scientific questions. Four research
themes are pursued at IEG: 

i                      (i) functional and comparative genomics for
understanding gene function, regulation, networks and evolution, 

ii                    (ii) microbial ecology and community genomics for
understanding the diversity, composition, structure, function and dynamics
of microbial communities related to global change, bioremediation, land use,
bioenergy, and agricultural practices as well as their linkages with
ecosystem functioning using metagenomics approaches, such as functional gene
arrays, high-throughput sequencing, and single cell genomics, 

iii                  (iii) development of metagenomic and bioinformatic
tools for high throughput data analysis and predictive modeling of molecular
ecological networks, and 

iv                  (iv) development and implementation of ecosystem
modeling tools to investigate the responses of microbial communities and
soil biogeochemical processes to climate and environmental changes. 

 

IEG researchers have pioneered the development and application of functional
gene arrays (e.g., GeoChip), and metagenomic sequencing (e.g., MiSeq
sequencing of phylogenetic and functional gene amplicons) for microbial
community analysis, and for quantitative analysis. IEG is also establishing
a Raman-based single cell genomics facility. The selected candidates will
apply these technologies to understand the diversity, composition,
structure, function, dynamics and interaction of microbial communities, and
address fundamental questions related to global change, bioremediation, land
use, bioenergy, and agricultural practice. 

 

Candidates with strong background, interest, and experience in microbial
ecology, soil science, theoretical ecology, and/or metagenomics are
encouraged to apply. Additional experience is desirable but not required in
bioinformatics, mathematics, computer science, and/or statistics. All
individuals will work cooperatively with scientists from different
institutions, such as Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Oak Ridge
National Laboratory, Stanford University, University of California at
Berkeley, Michigan State University, University of New Mexico, University of
Arizona, Northern Arizona University, Georgia Institute of Technology and
the Samuel Roberts Noble Foundation as well as foreign countries like China,
Korea and Singapore. Interested individuals should send their curriculum
vita, a description of research interests and accomplishments (e.g.,
publications), and the names and telephone numbers of at least three
references to Dr. Jizhong Zhou (jzhou at ou.edu). Salary will be commensurate
with experience, expertise and skills. Further information can be found on
the IEG web site: http://ieg.ou.edu/. We will begin screening candidates
immediately and will continue until all positions are filled. 

 

The University of Oklahoma is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity
employer and encourages diversity in the workplace. Protected veterans and
individuals with disabilities are encouraged to apply.

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