Exciting Postdoctoral Research Opportuntiy Available

The DOE Joint Genome Institute (JGI) in Walnut Creek, CA has an exciting Postdoctoral research opportunity available in the Genome Biology Program. Under supervision, will work on the EBI proposal entitled "Bioengineering and Selection for Biodiesel Production in Bacteria". The successful individual will be responsible for generating engineered bacterial strains that will accumulate lipids; design and execute experiments and analyze the resulting data.

Specific Job Duties

Essential -
- Will design and execute experiments responsible for generating engineered bacterial strains that will accumulate lipids including: cloning, expression and biochemical characterization of genes involved in lipid metabolism.
- Will develop strategies for bacterial gene deletion.
- Develop appropriate methodologies for selection of bacteria with desired features.

Marginal -
- Keep an accurate and detailed laboratory notebook.
- Summarize experiment results in reports and papers submitted for publication and present analysis results at scientific meetings.

Qualifications

Essential -
- PhD in Biology, Molecular Biology, Biochemistry, Genetics, or related field.
- Experience with genetic transformation and gene inactivation in bacteria.
- Familiarity with Molecular Biology Techniques such as: PCR, RT-PCR, Southern and Western analysis, Protein expression.
- Knowledge of microbial physiology and biochemistry.
- Knowledge of basic Bioinformatics techniques: BLAST, CLUSTALW, PFAM.
- Ability to apply technology skills in troubleshooting problems.
- Strong organizational skills.
- Excellent interpersonal skills for working in a diverse team environment and strong written and verbal communication skills for interacting with a variety of scientific, computational and administrative support personnel.

Marginal -
- Experience in annotation and analysis of genomes, pathways and families of genes and proteins

To apply:

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 http://jobs.lbl.gov/LBNLCareers/details.asp?jid=22382&p=1

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