Title of Position/Job: post-doctoral research associate
Institution: Polar Science Center at the Applied Physics Laboratory, University of Washington, Seattle.
Position Type: Postdoctoral Researcher
Closing Date: Screening of applicants will begin July 19, 2010 and continue until a suitable candidate is identified
Description:
The University of Washington faculty engage in teaching, research and service. As a recipient of the 2006 Alfred P. Sloan award for Faculty Career Flexibility, the University of Washington is committed to supporting the work-life balance of its faculty. We are currently seeking a full-time post-doctoral Research Associate to study metabolic activities and protein expression in marine cold-loving bacteria (or psychrophiles) in ice.
The successful candidate will work with Karen Junge, APL-PI, with extensive expertise in low temperature microbiology, bacterial ice nucleation, astrobiology and environmental microbiology and will have responsibilities to design, conduct and coordinate laboratory (and possibly field) experiments. Research efforts will focus on using radioisotope and proteomics techniques to discern if psychrophilic processes of leucine incorporation into proteins, demonstrated to occur at temperatures as low as -196°C (Junge et al., 2006) amount to true metabolic activity providing for the survival of cells or are merely biochemical reactions still possible in a flash-frozen state of media and cells without effect on survival. In situ microscopy research efforts will also be conducted to study the relationship between microbial activities, polymers and the physical structure of the ice.
Minimum qualifications are a PhD (at the time of hire) in Microbiology, Biological Oceanography, Molecular Biology or a related discipline, publication in peer-reviewed scientific journals (at the time of hire), and a valid drivers license.
The candidate will need to work independently. Demonstrated skills in scientific methodologies are required, including e.g. bacterial recovery and culture, molecular characterization of bacterial strains, light and epifluorescence microscopy. Experience with marine bacteria and/or extremophiles (especially psychrophiles), radioisotope techniques for metabolic studies, proteomics and/or in situ microscopy techniques will be considered positively.
The position offers salary commensurate with experience and excellent benefits. Screening of applicants will begin July 19, 2010 and continue until a suitable candidate is identified. Initial appointment will be for 18 months at full-time starting January 1st, 2011 with extension possible depending on availability of funding (slightly earlier or later start dates are possible as well). This position is not tenure eligible. Applicants should submit preferably via e-mail letter of introduction (3 page max. that addresses qualifications described above), CV, list of publications and the names and addresses of three references to:
Karen Junge (
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Box 355640
University of Washington
1013 NE 40th Street
Seattle, WA 98105
(office phone: 206-543-8938)
The University of Washington is an affirmative action, equal opportunity employer. The University is building a culturally diverse faculty and staff and strongly encourages applications from women, minorities, individuals with disabilities and covered veterans.
Link: http://psc.apl.washington.edu/people/staff_pages/Junge_Karen/home.php
