A postdoctoral position is available in the Department of Plant Sciences and Plant Pathology at Montana State University-Bozeman, in the lab of Dr. Andreas Fischer (https://plantsciences.montana.edu/directory/faculty/1524080/andreas-fischer).

The successful candidate will conduct research aimed at understanding the physiology, biochemistry and molecular biology of nitrogen use efficiency in the biofuel crop Camelina sativa (a close relative of Arabidopsis), within the framework of a 5-year Department of Energy (DOE) project. The candidate will pursue her/his own project in the Fischer lab while interacting with principal investigators, postdoctoral research associates, and graduate students in other participating labs at Montana State University and other institutions to advance the overall goal of the project (https://www.montana.edu/news/20472/msu-researchers-to-lead-11-million-study-to-deepen-understanding-of-camelina)

Applicants should have a recent Ph.D. degree in plant physiology, biochemistry, genetics, or molecular biology, and strong written and verbal (English) communication skills. Candidates with peer-reviewed publications will be preferred.

Interested candidates should send a single pdf file with the following components:

1. Cover letter — please briefly explain your background and future goals, and why you think that you would be a good fit for this position;
2. CV including degrees, publications, and a list of technical skills;
3. Contact information for three references.

Please e-mail your pdf directly to Dr. Andreas Fischer (fischer@montana.edu) with the subject line: postdoctoral application.

The Faculty of Science and Technology of Umeå university opens five tenure track Assistant Professor positions.

The positions will be for six years. A startup package of 50 k€ will be provided by the faculty and the chosen department can add on top of this based on negotiations.

To be eligible for the positions candidates should have a PhD which is less than five years old, i.e. after October 2015 (parental leave, military service, illness etc. do not count in the five years).

Anyone with an excellent CV can apply. There is no specific profile advertised. The selection will be based on the CV and the proposed project of the candidates, which makes this quite competitive for “plant” people. The Umeå Plant Science Center is an excellent, quite international environment to develop excellent research in Plant Sciences (https://www.upsc.se/) so excellent young plant scientist are encourage to apply.

More information can be find here: https://www.umu.se/en/work-with-us/open-positions/up-to-five-tenure-track-positions-as-assistant-professor_339630/

The deadline for application is October 19