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Posted: 12-May-23
Location: New Brunswick, New Jersey
Salary: Open
Internal Number: 200770
Position Summary:
A Post-doctoral Associate position is available to work on the plant microbiology of high nitrogen use efficiency plants (corn, turf species, vegetable crops, invasive weeds, etc.) and the general use of microbes and biostimulants for crop cultivation. This postdoctoral associate position is within the Department of Plant Biology at the School of Environmental and Biological Sciences at Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey located in New Brunswick, NJ. The position involves isolation of diazotrophic microbes, histochemical tracking of microbes in plants, determination of sites of nitrogen fixation and nitrogen transfer to plant cells, development of methods to assess amounts of nitrogen fixation in plants, and development of methods to enhance nitrogen fixation within plants, and development of ways to move microbes from non-cultivated wild plants to cultivated crop plants.
The ideal candidate will have experience in histochemical analysis of nitrogen in plant tissues and plant microbiology (bacteria). Responsibilities of the postdoc will include but are not limited to:
1. Detection of nitrogen fixation by bacteria in corn cultivars to evaluate which cultivars contain microbes that fix nitrogen in collaboration with a corn breeding program.
2. Detection of nitrogen fixing microbes within corn and Phragmites australis shoot tissues.
3. Isolation of nitrogen fixing bacteria from corn and Phragmites australis.
4. Development of methods to transfer bacteria from plant to plant without culturing of the microbes.
5. Evaluation of the effect of biostimulants on the absorption of bacteria into roots of crop plants.
6. Evaluation of nutrients absorbed into plants using various biostimulant microbes.
7. Guidance of students involved in the corn microbiology project.
Salary will be commensurate with experience, but is in line with competitive post-doc salaries.
Funding is available on a yearly basis with the possibility of extension.
Qualifications: A PhD. in plant biology or other related discipline with extensive microbiology experience. Strong communication and interpersonal skills with a documented publication record is important.
Preferred Qualifications: Knowledge of plant biology and microbiology with a strong publication history in the field.
Supervision Exercised: The postdoctoral candidate will be responsible for some supervision of graduate and undergraduate students involved in research on corn and Phragmites australis.
Interested applicants are to apply online at https://jobs.rutgers.edu/postings/200770
and upload CV, statement of research interests (no more than one page), a copy of graduate and undergraduate transcripts (unofficial transcripts are acceptable), and PhD certification/diploma. Three letters of reference are required.
Minimum Education and Experience:
PhD. in Plant Biology or other related discipline with extensive microbiology experience. Strong communication and interpersonal skills with a documented publication record is important.
A strong publication history in the field of Plant Biology and Microbiology is preferred.
A strong publication history in the field of Plant Biology and Microbiology is preferred.
City: New Brunswick
State: NJ
Posting Number: 23FA0503
About Rutgers University
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, is a leading national public research university and the state's preeminent, comprehensive public institution of higher education. Rutgers is dedicated to teaching that meets the highest standards of excellence; to conducting research that breaks new ground; and to turning knowledge into solutions for local, national, and global communities. As it was at our founding in 1766, the heart of our mission is preparing students to become productive members of society and good citizens of the world. Rutgers teaches across the full educational spectrum: preschool to precollege; undergraduate to graduate and postdoctoral; and continuing education for professional and personal advancement. Rutgers is New Jersey's land-grant institution and one of the nation's foremost research universities, and as such, we educate, make discoveries, serve as an engine of economic growth, and generate ideas for improving people's lives.
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