Could you please also forward this ad to microbial ecologists you might now that are not on ECOLOG? Prospective candidates are welcome to contact me before formal application as the advertisement will have to go through the University administrative processes
Advisor: Dr Franck Carbonero, Assistant Professor Department of Food Science, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, USA A postdoctoral position (one year appointement with potential for renewal) in Microbial Ecology/ Gut microbiome, health and diet is available in my lab Non-exhaustive list of projects: Complementary metagenomic and microbiome analyses of samples derived from human nutrition exchange trials in Africa and the US. Cultivation of representative communities from different intestinal samples. In vitro characterization of the effect of selected dietary elements. Simultaneous microbiome and host trancriptomics analyses from biopsies sample from digestive diseases patients (Colon cancer, inflammatory bowel disease...) Required qualifications. Applicants should hold a PhD degree in gut microbiology, microbial ecology, food microbiology or molecular microbiology or related fields and have a practical background in molecular and cultivation techniques. Experience in one or more of the following areas/techniques will be of advantage: profiling of microbial communities (fingerprinting, clone library analyses, next-generation sequencing analysis), qPCR, annotation of (meta-)genomes, anaerobic microbiology, nutrition. Proficiency in spoken and written English is mandatory. Mode of application. To apply, please send an email (subject: PhD Gut microbiome and diet) to Dr. Franck Carbonero, carbo...@illinois.edu containing a pdf-file with a detailed CV, a motivation letter, and contact details of at least two references. Start date is flexible, as soon as possible. Franck Carbonero, PhD Assistant professor University of Arkansas Department of Food Science 2650 Young Avenue Fayetteville, AR 72704 (+1) 479-575-6822 http://foodscience.uark.edu/ Email : fgcar...@uark.edu<mailto:fgcar...@uark.edu>
