The new DOE Great Lakes Bioenergy Research Center (GLBRC) has three
openings for postdoctoral research on the identification and
characterization of Arabidopsis genes and proteins involved in
secondary cell wall biosynthesis and deposition. The positions begin
as soon as April 2008 and are located at the University of Wisconsin-
Madison.
Candidates should have a Ph.D. and a strong record of publication in
peer-reviewed journals. Position 1 will be located in the Department
of Biochemistry. Candidates for this position should have experience
with plant tissue culture manipulation, subcellular fractionation,
protein analysis and mass spectroscopy. Positions 2 and 3 will be
located in the Departments of Botany and Genetics. Candidates for
these two positions should have experience with bioinformatics,
molecular genetics, and plant cell imaging (microscopy).
Applications should be submitted as single pdf files to
humanresources from greatlakesbioenergy.org. They should specify the
position that they seek, and include a statement of interest, vitae,
names and contact information for 3 professional references. For
further information, please contact Drs. Sebastian Bednarek, Marisa
Otegui, Patrick H. Masson or John Sedbrook. Application review will
begin by March 28, 2008. The University of Wisconsin-Madison is an
Affirmative Action / Equal Opportunity Employer.
