Bioinformatics and Bacterial Genomics
Postdoctoral Research Position
Available Spring 2007
A postdoctoral position is available immediately at the National Food Safety & Toxicology Center at Michigan State University. The research involves the analysis of genome level data derived from related NIH projects studying the population genetics and molecular epidemiology of infectious disease agents. The postdoctoral researcher can contribute to several ongoing projects including (1) analyze genomic and multilocus sequence data of several bacterial pathogens, including pathogenic Escherichia coli, Mycobacterium tuberculosis, and group B streptococcus; (2) maintain and enhance existing in-house sequence databases, analysis tools, and websites; and (3) provide help and support in data mining, sequence comparisons, BLASTs, and analysis of microarray data for ongoing gene expression studies. Michigan State University has exceptional strength in microbiology, molecular genetics, and microbial ecology, and the National Food Safety & Toxicology Center provides an outstanding technical facility and interdisciplinary research environment.
The applicant should have a Ph.D. in microbiology, bioinformatics, or
molecular evolution and have a working knowledge of scripting and
databases.
Please contact Dr. Thomas S. Whittam (whittam@msu.edu)
for more information.
Michigan State is an affirmative-action, equal-opportunity employer.
