Urbana, Illinois: Post Doctoral Fellow, Institute for Genomic Biology, University of Illinois a Urbana-Champaign

Post Doctoral Fellow
Job ID: 4472514
Position Title: Post Doctoral Fellow
Company Name: Institute for Genomic Biology at University of Illinois at Urbana- Champaign
Industry: Apparel/Textiles
Job Function: Design
Entry Level: No
Location(s): Urbana, Illinois, 61801, United States
Posted: May 23, 2008
Job Type: Full-Time
Job Duration: Short-term
Min Education: Graduate Degree
Min Experience: 0-1 Year
Required Travel: 0-10%
Salary: $45,000.00 - $45,000.00 (Yearly Salary)

Company: Institute for Genomic Biology at University of Illinois at Urbana- Champaign
Contact Person: Marsha Dunlap
Email Address: hms@igb.uiuc.edu
Phone: 217-265-7616
Fax: 217-244-1666

Job Description
The Institute for Genomic Biology at the University of Illinois is offering a postdoctoral fellowship for a talented young scholar. The IGB Fellow will spend two to three years doing collaborative research in the Host-Microbe Systems Theme at the Institute (Brenda Wilson, Theme Leader). Annual salary is $45,000. The Fellow will be responsible for developing DNA isolation and 16S rRNA and other ribotyping and metagenomic library construction techniques for surveying microbial content of the vagina. Additional responsibilities will include the development of other molecular techniques to examine vaginal contents, and performing analyses using bioinformatics and other computational and analytical methods. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in microbiology, biochemistry, chemistry, or a related field with experience and expertise in molecular microbial ecology or epidemiology. Visit www.igb.uiuc.edu/fellows for more information about the Institute, the research theme, and application procedures. Closing date is August 1, 2008.


Mail applications to

Marsha Dunlap

Office Manager – Host-Microbe Systems Theme

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

The Institute for Genomic Biology

1206 West Gregory, Room 3002

Urbana, IL 61801


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Contact Person: Marsha Dunlap
Email Address: hms@igb.uiuc.edu
Phone: 217-265-7616
Fax: 217-244-1666