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New Roman"">Postdoctoral
Researcher Position: </span></b><b><span
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Roman";color:windowtext">Microzooplankton
'Omics</span></b></p>
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New Roman";
color:windowtext">The Rynearson and Menden-Deuer labs at the
University of
Rhode Island’s Graduate School of Oceanography invite
applications to fill a
Postdoctoral Researcher position focused on investigating the
metabolic
response of microzooplankton to food availability as part of the
NASA EXPORTS program.
</span></p>
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style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-fareast-font-family:
"Times New Roman";color:windowtext">Responsibilities
and Duties</span></b><span
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New Roman";
color:windowtext">: The overall aim of the grant is to
understand the role of
microzooplankton composition and activities in transforming
organic carbon in
the water column.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>This
includes
examination of how predators regulate metabolic pathways in
response to their
prey field. The postdoc's responsibilities will include analysis
of
metatranscriptome datasets from both the Pacific and Atlantic
EXPORTS campaigns
and the opportunity to design sampling schemes for the Atlantic
campaign in spring
of 2020.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>Depending on
skill set and
interests, the postdoc will have the opportunity to participate
in laboratory
and field work. Responsibilities also include dissemination of
results in
publications and presentations. The postdoc will be required to
contribute to
the functioning of the lab, assist with graduate or
undergraduate student
mentoring and will be encouraged to develop future research
projects. There is
no teaching requirement or expectation to write research grants
but those
opportunities can be provided.</span></p>
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"Times New Roman";color:windowtext">Qualifications</span></b><span
style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times
New Roman";
color:windowtext">: Candidates are required to have a Ph.D.
degree by December
2019 in Oceanography, Biology, Computer Science or a related
field. Candidates
must possess demonstrable experience with the bioinformatic and
statistical
analyses of high-throughput RNA-seq data and familiarity with
cell
biology.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>Excellent
command of the
English language (written and verbal) and quantitative
analytical skills are
important. </span></p>
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"Times New Roman";color:windowtext">Appointment</span></b><span
style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times
New Roman";
color:windowtext">: The position is for 12-months initially,
commencing Jan
2020 and renewable depending on funding availability and
performance. The
successful candidate will receive training in research
collaboration,
presentation and publication of results, and outreach and
mentoring.</span></p>
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"Times New Roman";color:windowtext">To Apply</span></b><span
style="font-family:
"Arial",sans-serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times
New Roman";color:windowtext">:
Applications must include (1) a maximum 3-page statement of
experience,<b> </b>career
goals, research vision and interests; (2) curriculum vitae, (3)
reprints of
relevant publications and (4) names and addresses of three
referees willing to
write confidential letters of recommendation. All materials
should be emailed
as a single pdf document to: <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:rynearson@uri.edu">rynearson@uri.edu</a> with ‘EXPORTS
PostDoc
Application’ in the subject line. Candidates will be selected
based on overall
excellence, including academic qualifications, letters of
recommendation, and
prior skills, experience, and research goals that are compatible
with the goals
of the funded research. The position is compensated through a
competitive
salary and excellent benefits package. </span></p>
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"Times New Roman";color:windowtext">Closing date</span></b><span
style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times
New Roman";
color:windowtext">: For full consideration, applications should
be received by Nov
10, 2019.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>More
information:<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>Rynearson
lab: </span><a href="https://web.uri.edu/ryne"><span
style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;
mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New
Roman";color:blue">https://web.uri.edu/rynearson-lab/</span></a><span
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</span><a href="http://mendendeuerlab.com/"><span
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Tatiana Rynearson
Professor
Graduate School of Oceanography
University of Rhode Island, Bay Campus
South Ferry Road
Narragansett, RI 02882-1197
Phone (401)874-6022
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://www.gso.uri.edu/rynearson-lab/">http://www.gso.uri.edu/rynearson-lab/</a></pre>
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