[ES_JOBS_NET] Fully-funded Ph.D. Student & Postdoctoral Associate Positions in Soil / Plant Microbiomes at Texas A&M University

[Ying Wang]

The Wang Lab at the Department of Soil and Crop Sciences in Texas A&M
University has openings for fully-funded Ph.D. student & postdoctoral
associate positions starting in Spring or Fall 2025. We encourage
applications from candidates with strong motivation and interests in
pursuing research on systems biology and ecology of soil / plant
microbiomes to help mitigate climate change and promote Earth’s
sustainability. As an interdisciplinary research group, we welcome
applicants with backgrounds in including but not limited to Microbiology,
Ecology, Molecular / Systems Biology, Soil Science, Plant Biology,
Biochemistry, Biogeochemistry, Ecotoxicology, Biotechnology, Environmental
Chemistry, and Bioinformatics.



About the Institution

Texas A&M University (www.tamu.edu) opened its doors in 1876 as the state’s
first public institution of higher learning. It is ranked No. 51 among the
nation’s best universities by U.S. News and World Report and named as No. 1
university in Texas, No. 11 in the nation among public universities, and
No. 28 overall in the Wall Street Journal’s ranking of Best Colleges in the
U.S. The main campus at College Station is located in the heart of the
Houston-Austin-Dallas triangle and within a 1.5 to 3-hour drive to these
major metro areas. The Soil and Crop Sciences Department (soilcrop.tamu.edu)
is one of the largest such departments in the nation and is preeminent
throughout the world.



About the PI

Dr. Ying Wang joined the Department of Soil and Crop Sciences at Texas A&M
as a tenure-track Assistant Professor in January 2024. She finished her
postdoctoral appointment at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory,
Berkeley, California in 2023. She received her Ph.D. in Environmental
Science from the University of California, Santa Barbara; and her Master
and Bachelor degrees from Nanjing University, China. Her research examines
microbiome-plant-soil interactions under environmental change using
advanced systems biology, isotopic, and modeling approaches integrated with
ecological principles. She has so far published >20 papers in journals
including ACS Nano, Environmental Science & Technology, and Nature Reviews
Microbiology. Her work has been recognized by awards from the American
Chemical Society (ACS), Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry
(SETAC), Sustainable Nanotechnology Organization (SNO), and American
Geophysical Union (AGU).



To Apply

Interested applicants from diverse backgrounds are encouraged to email Dr.
Ying Wang (yingwang at tamu.edu) with the following:



   - “2025 Ph.D. + Your name” or “2025 Postdoc + Your name” as the subject
   line;
   - A one-page (no more than 500 words) cover letter describing your
   background, research experience and skills, interests in this position, and
   future goals;
   - Most updated curriculum vitae (CV; including a list of previous
   academic activities, presentations, publications, and TOEFL score if
   applicable);
   - 1-2 English writing samples (such as published or submitted
   manuscripts);
   - Unofficial transcripts (undergraduate and graduate if applicable);
   - Contact information of three references.



Review process will begin immediately and continue until the positions are
filled. In addition, we also have openings for research assistants. Please
reach out directly to discuss potential opportunities.
-------------- next part --------------
An HTML attachment was scrubbed...
URL: <https://mailman.ucar.edu/pipermail/es_jobs_net/attachments/20241120/fe0ff135/attachment-0001.htm>