POSTDOC: MICROBIAL EUKARYOTIC GENOMICS

The University of Oklahoma’s Plankton Ecology and Limnology Lab (PELL) and Natural Products Discovery Group (NPDG, housed within the Institute for Natural Products and Research Technologies, INPART) are seeking a postdoctoral associate to join ongoing NSF- and NIH- funded research projects focused on genomics and gene expression relating to secondary metabolites produced in model microbial eukaryotic systems, the harmful algal bloom (HAB) species, Prymnesium parvum, and multiple fungal strains isolated from natural environments.

Successful applicants should have a Ph.D. in biology, ecology, environmental science, chemistry/biochemistry, microbiology, or other relevant field. Applicants with strong backgrounds in genomics, transcriptomics, and bioinformatics, phylogenetics and phylogenomics, biochemistry (particularly in secondary metabolism), molecular and cell biology techniques or other related fields are particularly encouraged to apply.

The initial appointment will be for 18 months, with a start date of 01 Jan 2018, with extension possible, depending on candidate performance and funding availability.

Please contact Dave Hambright (dhambright@ou.edu) or Robert Cichewicz (rhcichewicz@ou.edu) with a CV, including a list of publications, and a brief description of research interests and career goals.

Position open until filled; preference giving to applications received by 31 Oct 2017.

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