Postdoctoral fellow

This position offers a benefits package found at Postdoctoral Fellows Benefits . This position has an appointment length of 2 years. 

Working for the University of Alberta

The University of Alberta acknowledges that we are located on Treaty 6 territory, and respects the histories, languages and cultures of First Nations, Métis, Inuit and all First Peoples of Canada, whose presence continues to enrich our vibrant community.

The University of Alberta is teeming with change makers, community builders, and world shapers who lead with purpose each and every day. We are home to more than 40,000 students in 200+ undergraduate and 500+ graduate programs, over 13,000 faculty and staff, 260,000 alumni worldwide and have been recognized as one of Canada’s Greenest Employers for over a decade.

Your work will have a meaningful influence on a fascinating cross section of people—from our students and stakeholders, to our renowned researchers and innovators who are quite literally curing diseases, making discoveries and generating solutions that make the world healthier, safer, stronger, and more just.

Location

Work primarily takes place at North Campus Edmonton.

Working for the Department/Faculty

The successful candidate will work with the Principle Investigator Dr. Tariq Siddique at the department of Renewable Resources within the Faculty of Agricultural Life and Environmental Sciences.

Position

The successful candidate will work on research project related to anaerobic pathways of hydrocarbon biodegradation using “omics” approaches. 

Duties

The research work includes:

• conduct experiments with microbial cultures
• perform chemical and molecular analyses of environmental samples
• apply next-generation sequencing approaches to obtain ‘omics’ data

Minimum Qualifications

The applicant should have a PhD in Environmental Microbiology or Molecular Biology with experience in petroleum microbiology and metagenomics/ metatranscriptomics of hydrocarbon-degrading anaerobic microorganisms. High level of effective organizational, personal initiative skills, and experience in writing project proposals and research papers are required for this position.

Note: Online applications are accepted until midnight Mountain Standard Time of the closing date.