Postdoctoral Research Fellow
Department of chemical and environmental engineering,
University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH
The Department of Chemical and Environmental Engineering at University of Cincinnati invites applications for a Postdoctoral Research Fellow to work on a U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) funded research project: Metabolic and process engineering of solventogenic clostridia for butanol production from renewable resources. The applicant will collaborate with a team of scientists and engineers (from universities and national laboratories) to develop innovative approaches using bioinformatics tools and bioprocess engineering to identify differential expressions of key genes and proteins in the metabolic and regulatory pathways associated with clostridial life cycle, stress responses, and butanol biosynthesis.
The applicant will also have an opportunity to be involved in other DOE and EPA funded research projects. The applicant will have demonstrated expertise in transcriptomics, proteomics and metabolomics analyses and various pipelines. The candidate is also expected to engineer clostridia strains with enhanced titer, rate, and yield (TRY) using genome engineering. The main duties include but not limited to the assistance in project management, conducting independent laboratory and bioinformatics analyses, preparing and presenting of progress reports for the funding agencies and mentoring graduate and undergraduate students.
Qualifications for the position includes:
• A Ph.D. in Environmental Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Microbiology and Molecular Biology or related disciplines
• Solid understanding of bioinformatics and molecular biology tools
• Excellent written and oral communication skills
• A background check will be required for employment in this position
The position can start from August 15, 2023 and will be open until filled. Interested candidates should send a CV, two reference letters and a two-page statement of research interests to Dr. Maobing Tu at University of Cincinnati (tumg@ucmail.uc.edu