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Post-Doctoral Research Associate – Transcriptomic and Metabolomics Analyses in Seeds

Job Summary:
The laboratories of Drs. Ana Alonso & Erich Grotewold in the Department of Molecular Genetics and The Center of Applied Plant Sciences at The Ohio State University are seeking a highly motivated Postdoctoral Research Associate to work on a project aiming to improve oil content in a promising alternative source of jet-fuel, pennycress. More specifically, the Postdoctoral Researcher will perform transcriptomic and metabolomics analyses to identify candidate genes and biomarkers associated with oil accumulation and fatty acid composition.

Minimum Qualifications:

  • Doctoral degree in biochemistry, molecular biology, plant biology or related field.
  • Applicant is expected to have a strong understanding of biochemistry and molecular biology as it relates to plant metabolism.

Preferred Qualifications:

  • Prior experience with at least one of the following approaches, Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry (GC-MS), Liquid Chromatography tandem Mass Spectrometry (LC-MS/MS), plant molecular biology, and RNA-Seq is required.
  • Strong scientific writing and communication skills are highly desired.

Special Instructions to Applicants:
To apply please provide to Dr. Ana Alonso (alonso.19@osu.edu) in a single pdf document: a cover letter, CV, brief summary (maximum 2 pages) of research experience and future research interests, and contact info for three references. Timeline for Application: Position is expected to be filled by October 2016.

Post-Doctoral Research Associate – Metabolomics and Fluxomic Analyses in Soybean Seeds

Job Summary:
The laboratory of Dr. Ana Alonso in the Department of Molecular Genetics and The Center for Applied Plant Sciences at The Ohio State University is seeking a highly motivated Post-doctoral Research Associate to work on a project aiming to improve oil content in soybean. More specifically, the Postdoctoral Researcher will perform metabolomics and metabolic flux analyses in developing soybean seeds. The goal is to generate a carbon flux map to identify metabolic control points that govern protein and oil content in both conventional and transgenic soybean lines. This work is part of a larger project in collaboration with Drs. Leah McHale (The Ohio State University), Pengyin Chen (University of Arkansas), Tom Clemente (University of Nebraska), and Rouf Mian (USDA-ARS).

Minimum Qualifications:

  • Doctoral degree in biochemistry, plant biology or related field.
  • Applicant is expected to have a strong understanding of biochemistry as it relates to plant metabolism.

Preferred Qualifications:

  • Prior experience with at least one of the following techniques, Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry (GC-MS), Liquid Chromatography tandem Mass Spectrometry (LC-MS/MS), labeling experiments, flux modeling is required.
  • Strong scientific writing and communication skills are highly desired.

Special Instructions to Applicants:
To apply please provide to Dr. Ana Alonso (alonso.19@osu.edu) in a single pdf document: a cover letter, CV, brief summary (maximum 2 pages) of research experience and future research interests, and contact info for three references.

Timeline for Application:
Position is expected to be filled by October 2016.