<div dir="ltr"><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-size:11.5pt">The Wang Lab at the
Department of Soil and Crop Sciences in Texas A&M University has openings
for fully-funded Ph.D. positions starting Spring 2024, Summer 2024, or Fall
2024. We encourage applications from candidates with strong motivation and
interests in pursuing research on systems biology and ecology of soil / plant
microbiomes to help</span> mitigate climate change and promote Earth’s
sustainability<span style="font-size:11.5pt">. As an interdisciplinary research
group, we welcome applicants with backgrounds in including but not limited to Microbiology,
Environmental Chemistry, Plant Biology, Molecular Biology, Ecology,
Biochemistry, Biogeochemistry, Soil Science, Ecotoxicology, and Biotechnology.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><b><span style="font-size:11.5pt">About the Institution</span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-size:11.5pt">Texas A&M University (</span><a href="http://www.tamu.edu" style="color:rgb(5,99,193)"><span style="font-size:11.5pt">www.tamu.edu</span></a><span style="font-size:11.5pt">) opened its doors in 1876 as the state’s first public
institution of higher learning. It is ranked No. 47 among the nation’s best
universities by <i>U.S. News and World Report</i> and named as No. 1 university
in the state, No. 6 in the nation among public universities, and No. 38 overall
in the <i>Wall Street Journal</i>’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 (</span><a href="https://soilcrop.tamu.edu" style="color:rgb(5,99,193)"><span style="font-size:11.5pt">soilcrop.tamu.edu</span></a><span style="font-size:11.5pt">) is one of the largest such departments in the nation
and is preeminent throughout the world.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><b><span style="font-size:11.5pt">About the PI</span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-size:11.5pt">Dr. Ying Wang is joining the
Department of Soil and Crop Sciences at Texas A&M as a tenure-track
Assistant Professor in January 2024. She is currently finishing a postdoctoral
appointment at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, California. 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 interdisciplinary 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 <i>ACS Nano</i>, <i>Environmental
Science & Technology</i>, and <i>Nature Reviews Microbiology</i>. 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). She recently Chaired
a Gordon Research Seminar on Nanoscale Science and Engineering for Agriculture
and Food Systems and is serving on the Steering Committee of SETAC Global
Plants Interest Group.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><b><span style="font-size:11.5pt">To Apply</span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-size:11.5pt">Interested applicants from
diverse backgrounds are encouraged to email Dr. Ying Wang (</span><a href="mailto:yingwang@tamu.edu" style="color:rgb(5,99,193)">yingwang@tamu.edu</a><span style="font-size:11.5pt">) with the following:</span></p>
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</span></span><span style="font-size:11.5pt">“2024 Ph.D. +
Your name” as the subject line; </span></p>
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</span></span><span style="font-size:11.5pt">A one-page (no
more than 500 words) cover letter describing your background, research
experience and skills, interests in this position, and future goals; </span></p>
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</span></span><span style="font-size:11.5pt">Most updated curriculum
vitae (CV; including a list of previous academic activities, presentations, publications,
and TOEFL score if applicable);</span></p>
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</span></span><span style="font-size:11.5pt">1-2 English
writing samples (such as published or submitted manuscripts); </span></p>
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transcripts (undergraduate and graduate if applicable);</span></p>
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</span></span><span style="font-size:11.5pt">Contact
information of three references.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-size:11.5pt">Review process will begin
immediately and continue until the position is filled.</span></p></div>