Full-time laboratory technician position centered on microbial ecology/molecular biology is immediately available at the University of Michigan. Duties include molecular analyses of soil microbial communities using DNA and RNA 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 bachelors degree in ecology, molecular biology, microbiology or related areas with prior experience working with molecular techniques is required, and a masters degree in one of the aforementioned fields is preferred. Please send a statement of qualification, a list of relevant course work, and a resume to Dr. Donald R. Zak ([email protected]).
