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Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education · 9 hours ago

USDA-ARS Microbial Ecology Bioinformatics Fellowship

Peoria, IL

Full-time

Onsite

New Grad

$5,000/mo - $5,000/mo

The Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education is offering a Postdoctoral Research Fellow opportunity with the USDA Agricultural Research Service. The fellowship focuses on investigating the malting barley phyllosphere using synthetic community approaches, particularly in relation to Fusarium disease suppression and microbiome assembly.

Government Administration

No H1B

U.S. Citizen Only

Responsibilities

Perform statistical analyses to analyze complex microbial communities

Develop robust screening assays for diverse fungal and bacterial microorganisms

Cultivate agricultural crops in a greenhouse and/or the field

Qualification

Microbial EcologyBioinformaticsStatistical analysesMolecular techniquesFungal culturing experimentsCommunication skillsOrganizational skillsTeamwork skills

Required

Currently pursuing or have received a doctoral degree in one of the relevant fields (e.g. Ecology, Microbiology, Plant Pathology, Molecular Biology, Bioinformatics, or a related field). Degree must have been received within the past four years or anticipated to be received by start of appointment

U.S. Citizen Only

Must be 18 years of age

Preferred

Excellent communication, organizational, and teamwork skills

Evidence of first-author publications in preparation, submitted, or accepted in relevant areas

Ability to independently generate and interpret microbiome or other 'omics' datasets and conduct statistical analyses on community assembly using statistical and bioinformatic pipelines

Have strong experience with molecular techniques (e.g., DNA extractions, PCR, qPCR, library preparation, RNA extractions)

Performing large fungal or bacterial culturing experiments from field samples, in vitro/in planta microbial screening assays, or generating fungal genetic mutants

Familiarity with greenhouse or growth chamber experiments involving symbiotic or pathogenic inoculations in plants

Knowledge of effector biology, microbial trait-based ecology, or other functional assays related to quantifying ecological roles of microorganisms in plant systems