A Postdoctoral Research position is available in the Microbial Ecology Laboratory at Michigan State Universitys W.K. Kellogg Biological Station (KBS). The researcher will work on a recently funded project examining the compositional and functional responses of soil microbes to temporal variability of environmental drivers.
Qualified applicants should have experience with molecular microbial analyses, cultivation-based microbial techniques, plant-soil science, and biogeochemistry (nutrient and gas fluxes). Applicants should also have a strong quantitative background (multivariate statistics and time series analyses), and a desire to apply ecological theory to microbial systems. The postdoc will be in residence at KBS, which has excellent infrastructure for conducting research in microbial, community, and ecosystem ecology (www.kbs.msu.edu). Opportunities exist to collaborate with scientists on main campus in the Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics (www.mmg.msu.edu) and the program in Ecology, Evolutionary Biology, and Behavior (www.msu.edu/~eebb). Interested applicants should send a CV, a brief statement of their research experience, along with the names and contact information for three references to Jay Lennon ([EMAIL PROTECTED]). Salary will be commensurate with experience. Review of applications will begin immediately. Start date is flexible.
