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RESPONSIBILITIES

Arizona State University's Biodesign Swette Center for Environmental Biotechnology and Dr. Krajmalnik-Brown (http://krajmalnik.environmentalbiotechnology.org) invite applications for a Postdoctoral Research Associate in the area of microbial ecology with a special focus on host-microbe interactions. The postdoctoral associate will be taking a leadership role in a Gut Microbiome funded project (microbiome-autism), will assist an NIH-funded team and will be exposed to many research topics associated with environmental biotechnology.

Essential Duties:

Experimental design and implementation, data analyses, report/manuscript preparation, and mentorship of graduate and undergraduate students
Assist writing research proposals and seeking future funding
Establishing and sustaining interactions among faculty, post-docs, and students across the Center and the University is central to the position
Coordinating among team members will be indispensable for leading the team's efforts and delivering milestones of the project

REQUIREMENTS

Minimum Qualifications:

Applicants must have a recent Ph.D. (within the past four years) in Microbiology, bioinformatics, biostatistics, environmental engineering, chemical engineering, or allied discipline

PREFERENCES

Desired Qualifications:

Interest in host-microbiome interactions, microbe-microbe interactions, microbe-environment interactions
Hands-on experience with molecular biology and lab-scale bioreactor operations
Excellent oral and written communication skills
Experience with mentoring graduate and undergraduate students

ABOUT US

Arizona State University is a new model for American higher education, an unprecedented combination of academic excellence, entrepreneurial energy and broad access. This New American University is a single, unified institution comprising four differentiated campuses positively impacting the economic, social, cultural and environmental health of the communities it serves. Its research is inspired by real world application blurring the boundaries that traditionally separate academic disciplines. ASU serves more than 80,000 students in metropolitan Phoenix, Arizona, the nation's fifth largest city. ASU champions intellectual and cultural diversity, and it welcomes students from all fifty states and more than one hundred nations across the globe. ASU is in the Phoenix metropolitan area in Tempe, Arizona and is one of the largest universities in the U.S. The Academic Rankings of World Universities has included ASU in the top-100 list of research universities and ASU tops the 2015 and 2016 U.S. News & World Report list of most innovative schools in the US. Thomson Reuters Science Watch ranked ASU's Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry (School of Molecular Sciences since August, 2015) 6th in impact worldwide, based on citation impact.

The Biodesign Institute addresses today's critical global challenges in healthcare, sustainability, and security by developing solutions inspired from natural systems and translating those solutions into commercially viable products and clinical practices.

The Biodesign Swette Center for Environmental Biotechnology focuses on developing microbiological systems that capture or develop renewable resources and also prevent or clean up environmental pollution. Our team combines engineering approaches with microbiology and chemistry to reclaim polluted water and generate energy from waste substances. Center researchers combine engineering with microbiology, molecular biology, and chemistry in order to gain an integrated understanding of how microbial ecosystems work and can be controlled to reclaim polluted water, generate energy from waste substances, and improve public health and sustainability.

HOW TO APPLY

Please submit to OKEDHiring[at]asu.edu as a single pdf document the following materials:
1. Cover letter specifying relevant qualifications and training
2. Curriculum vitae
3. Statement of current research interests and expertise (2-page maximum)
4. Three professional references with contact information
5. One peer-reviewed publication.

Include "Application for Host-Microbe Interactions Postdoc" in the email subject line. Initial review of applications will begin in September 7, 2018; As long as the position is not filled, a review will continue every week thereafter until the search is closed. A background check is required for employment.

Job Category:
Postdoctoral

POLICY

Arizona State University is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will be considered without regard to race, color, sex, religion, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, or any other basis protected by law.

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