Postdoctoral Position
University of Texas at Austin
Postdoctoral Position in Polyploidy and Epigenetics at The University of Texas at Austin A postdoctoral fellow position is available immediately in the Section of Molecular Cell and Developmental Biology. The candidate will study genetic and epigenetic mechanisms for non-additive gene regulation in Arabidopsis allopolyploids that are derived from closely related progenitors A. thaliana and A. arenosa (http://polyploidy.biosci.utexas.edu).

A successful candidate should have a Ph.D. in Genetics, Plant Biology, Biochemistry and/or Computational Biology with a solid training in Mendelian genetics and molecular genetics. Demonstrated interest in epigenetic regulation of gene expression will likely be helpful, as will technical skills in DNA sequence analysis, RNA detection, protein assays, microRNAs, microarrays, computational analysis of microarray and new generation sequence data. Salary is competitive with experience.

The Chen lab is located in the Section of Molecular Cell and Developmental Biology (MCDB) (http://www.biosci.utexas.edu/MCDB/) and the Institute for Cellular and Molecular Biology (http://www.icmb.utexas.edu/). There will be excellent opportunities for postdoctoral fellows and graduate students to interact with faculty and students among dynamic research groups in the MCDB, ICMB, Integrative Biology (http://www.biosci.utexas.edu/IB/), and the Center for Computational Biology and Bioinformatics (http://ccbb.biosci.utexas.edu/)

The University of Texas at Austin (http://www.utexas.edu) is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity employer.

Highly motivated individuals should send a brief statement of career goals and a copy of curriculum vitae including names and addresses of three references to: Z. Jeffrey Chen The University of Texas at Austin Section of Molecular Cell and Developmental Biology 1 University Station A-4800 Austin, TX 78712-0159 http://www.icmb.utexas.edu/cmb/directory/details.asp?id=2537