East Lansing, Michigan, United States

Plant Biology Cns 10032114

Area of Interest: Research/Scientific

Full Time/Part Time: Full Time (90-100%)

Group: Fixed Term Academic Staff
Faculty/Academic Staff

Opening on: Sep 3 2025

Closing at: Sep 3 2027 - 23:55 EDT

Salary Commensurate with Experience

College Of Natural Science

1063807

POSITION SUMMARY

The Li lab in the Department of Plant Biology is recruiting a postdoctoral research associate to work on project(s) in plant molecular biology, biochemistry, and/or genomics. The ideal candidate should have extensive experience in molecular cloning. Prior experiences in microscopy, bioinformatics, single cell omics techniques, plant tissue culture, and GC/LC-MS are highly desirable.
The employee will participate as a professional expert on research teams and will act as a key resource to other lab members and collaborators. This position will also involve assisting with writing manuscripts. For inquiries, contact Dr. Chenxin Li (lichen27@msu.edu).

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS

• Ph.D. in plant biology or a related field
• Minimum three years of experience in molecular cloning
• Strong verbal and written communication skills
• Willingness to develop skills in bioinformatics and/or biochemistry

DESIRED QUALIFICATIONS

Depending on the project(s), one or more of the following expertise is preferred.
1) Expertise in confocal microscopy.
2) Expertise in LC-MS.
3) Expertise in single cell omics techniques.
4) Expertise in bioinformatics and genomics using a computing cluster.
5) Expertise in plant tissue culture and plant transformation.

Please refer the Job description for details