Postdoctoral Fellow - Edmonton, Canada - University of Alberta

University of Alberta

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Edmonton, Canada

2 weeks ago

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Sophia Lee

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Description

Department Faculty of Agricultural, Life and Environmental Sci - Renewable Resources Dept

Hours per week
Posted date April 3, 2024

Closing date May 1, 2024

Position Type Full Time

Description:

This position offers a benefits package found at Postdoctoral Fellows Benefits.

Location - Work primarily takes place at North Campus Edmonton.

Working for the University of Alberta

The University of Alberta acknowledges that we are located on Treaty 6 territory, and respects the histories, languages and cultures of First Nations, Métis, Inuit and all First Peoples of Canada, whose presence continues to enrich our vibrant community._

The University of Alberta is teeming with change makers, community builders, and world shapers who lead with purpose each and every day.

We are home to more than 40,000 students in 200+ undergraduate and 500+ graduate programs, over 13,000 faculty and staff, 260,000 alumni worldwide and have been recognized as one of Canada's Greenest Employers for over a decade.

Your work will have a meaningful influence on a fascinating cross section of people—from our students and stakeholders, to our renowned researchers and innovators who are quite literally curing diseases, making discoveries and generating solutions that make the world healthier, safer, stronger, and more just.

Working for the Department

The Renewable Resources Department is the home of forestry and soil science scientific community for better management, conservation, and restoration of ecosystems and landscapes.

The department's undergraduate and professional masters programs in forestry are nationally accredited and graduate student research and faculty scholarship is world-class.

Faculty, students, and research associates in the Department benefit from collaborative relationships with provincial and federal government agencies and Alberta's industry.

Through diverse research partners, we use integrated, multidisciplinary approaches and maintain strong ties with land and natural resource managers. We offer innovative teaching, enhancing our students' experience with laboratory, field, and off-campus learning environments.

Many of our staff and faculty have won awards from the faculty, university and other organizations for their outstanding efforts.

Position

Duties

The research work includes:
- conduct experiments with microbial cultures
- perform chemical and molecular analyses of environmental samples
- deliver bioinformatics analyses to comprehend hydrocarbon biodegradation pathways under different redox conditions

Qualifications

The applicant should have a PhD in Petroleum Microbiology or any related discipline, experience in environmental microbiology (with main focus on petroleum hydrocarbon biodegradation), molecular biology (PCR, qPCR, primer design, functional genes analyses etc.), and bioinformatics analyses (data processing, statistical analysis and visualization).
High level of effective organizational, personal initiative skills, and experience in writing project proposals and research papers are required for this position.

We thank all applicants for their interest; however, only those individuals selected for an interview will be contacted.

Note:
This opportunity will be available until midnight May 1, 2024, Edmonton, Alberta local time.