A two-year position in microbial genetics and microbiota studies is available at the Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics, Aarhus University, Denmark.

JOB DESCRIPTION

Research area: Plant microbiome, Metagenomics, Microbial genetics.
Research project: The postdoc position is available in the group of Professor Simona Radutoiu within the section for Plant Molecular Biology. Investigations of wheat root microbiota and microbial components contributing to plant-microbe associations is a central theme in the group. Our microbial and plant genetics studies using simple and complex communities aim to elucidate plant and microbial functions governing root microbiota assembly in the rhizosphere and endosphere compartments. This postdoc project builds on our findings and aims to use advanced bioinformatics and microbial genetics methodologies to expand the knowledge on how microbes recognize, associate and survive in complex communities at the root-soil interphase. The project involves bacterial genome analyses, microbial genetics, metagenomics of commensals.

WHO WE ARE

The postdoc will be affiliated to the Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics.
The Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics is part of the Faculty of Natural Sciences, Aarhus University and comprises research within the areas of Plant Molecular Biology, Neurobiology, RNA Biology and Innovation, Protein Science, Cellular Health, Intervention and Nutrition. There are currently 75 full time scientific staff and 95 PhD students. The department is responsible for two educations: Molecular Biology and Molecular Medicine with a yearly uptake of 160 students in total.
Please refer to http://mbg.au.dk/ for further information about The Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics and to https://nat.au.dk/ and http://www.au.dk/ for information on Faculty of Natural Sciences and Aarhus University, respectively.
Place of work and area of employment
The place of work is Universitetsbyen 81, 8000 Aarhus C, and the area of employment is Aarhus University with related departments.

Please refer the Job description for details