Postdoc - Microbiome - Innovative Genomics Institute

Position overview
Position title: Postdoc Salary range: Salary will be commensurate with qualifications and experience and based on UC Berkeley Postdoc series salary scale. Percent time: 100% Anticipated start: January 2023 Position duration: Initial appointment is for 1 year with possibility of renewal based on performance and availability of funding. Application Window

Open date: October 18, 2022

Next review date: Wednesday, Nov 2, 2022 at 11:59pm (Pacific Time)
Apply by this date to ensure full consideration by the committee.

Final date: Thursday, Nov 17, 2022 at 11:59pm (Pacific Time)
Applications will continue to be accepted until this date, but those received after the review date will only be considered if the position has not yet been filled.

Position description

The lab of Spencer Diamond at UC Berkeley's Innovative Genomics Institute invites applications for a Postdoctoral Scholar to work on developing and characterizing model in vitro human microbiome systems with the goal of identifying genetic determinants of probiotic persistence. This work is part of a new collaborative initiative at the Innovative Genomics Institute, BiomeForge, lead by Jennifer Doudna, Jill Banfield, and two new investigators Ben Rubin and Brady Cress. This project aims to: i) develop stable, model in vitro human microbiome systems that can be used to study probiotic strain persistence, ii) identify features (e.g., genes, pathways, and interactions) of in vitro microbiomes that have a statistical influence on persistence duration, (iii) leverage genome-resolved metagenomic data to expand toolsets for targeted genetic editing within these in vitro microbiome systems.

Responsibilities:
The Diamond lab is seeking to recruit a motivated postdoctoral fellow interested in working across the highly collaborative BiomeForge team that will undertake this project. This postdoc will primarily be responsible for the high-throughput establishment and characterization of stable in vitro consortia derived from adult human stool samples. Additionally, the postdoc will be responsible for performing multi-Omics experiments and subsequent analysis to identify features (e.g. genes, pathways, interactions, ect.) within these systems that are statistically associated with differences in the persistence duration of multiple probiotic strains. It is expected that the hire will have excellent communication skills and be able to regularly report progress in written and presentation formats.

BiomeForge Experiments : https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34873292/

BiomeForge Information : https://innovativegenomics.org/biomeforge/
Qualifications
Basic qualifications (required at time of application)
PhD (or equivalent international degree) or enrolled in a PhD (or equivalent international degree) program.
Additional qualifications (required at time of start)
PhD (or equivalent international degree) required by the appointment start date.
Preferred qualifications
Doctoral degree in Biology, Microbiology, Bioinformatics, or related discipline

Publication record in the area of Microbiology, Bioinformatics, or related fields.

Demonstrated experience with standard and anaerobic cultivation of non-model microorganisms and microbial communities.

Demonstrated experience with human microbiome biology

Demonstrated experience with qPCR

Demonstrated experience with the analysis of high throughput informatic data and statistical approaches for high dimensional data analysis

Demonstrated experience with Linux command line and a scripting programing language (e.g. Python or R)

Demonstrated experience with Machine Learning and Machine Learning Frameworks

Familiarity with genome resolved metagenomics and microbial community analysis

Experience writing grants and securing own funding.

Experience training and mentoring junior scientists
Application Requirements
Document requirements

Curriculum Vitae - Your most recently updated C.V.

Cover Letter

Statement of Research (Optional)

Statement on Contributions to Advancing Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion - Statement on your contributions to diversity, equity, and inclusion, including information about your understanding of these topics, your record of activities to date, and your specific plans and goals for advancing equity and inclusion if hired at Berkeley (for additional information go to https://ofew.berkeley.edu/recruitment/contributions-diversity ).
Reference requirements
3-5 required (contact information only) Apply link: https://aprecruit.berkeley.edu/JPF03687
Help contact: sdiamond@berkeley.edu
Campus Information

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Job location
Berkeley, CA

To apply, visit https://aprecruit.berkeley.edu/JPF03687

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