Full-time laboratory technician position centered on microbial ecology/molecular biology is immediately available in an interdisciplinary research team at University of Michigan. Duties to include molecular analyses of soil microbial communities using DNA extraction, PCR, quantitative PCR, gel electrophoresis, restriction digests, DNA cloning, and microbial cultivation. Successful candidates will be expected to work independently and collaboratively within a team of microbial ecologists and biogeochemists seeking to understand how microbial community composition and function control the biogeochemical cycling of carbon and nitrogen in terrestrial ecosystems. A masters degree in microbiology, molecular biology, or related areas is desired, and a bachelors degree in the aforementioned areas and prior experience with the molecular techniques is required. Please send a statement of qualification, a list of relevant course work, and a resume to Dr. Donald R. Zak ([EMAIL PROTECTED]).
