Post-Doc opportunities at Georgia Institute of Technology
kenyon mobley
gtg842d at prism.gatech.edu
Mon Oct 15 13:22:22 EDT 2001
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School of Biology Postdoctoral Fellow Openings
Georgia Tech's Schools of Biology, Chemistry and Biochemistry, and Civil
and Environmental Engineering are searching for as many as 6 Post-Doctoral
Fellows to join an interdisciplinary group in Aquatic Chemical Signaling
and Ecology.
Georgia Tech's new program in Aquatic Chemical Signaling invites recent
Ph.D.s to apply for post-doctoral positions working with faculty and
graduate students in a collaborative, interdisciplinary, and well-funded
research effort combining chemistry, ecology, fluid dynamics, and sensory
biology and physiology. We are especially interested in candidates who
bridge disciplinary borders between chemistry, biology and physics, or in
highly trained scientists from a single discipline who now want to broaden
their approach to include interdisciplinary questions. Positions are
available on the main campus in Atlanta and at Georgia Tech's new marine
facility at Skidaway Island, Ga. Also see www.biology.gatech.edu.
1) Two NSF IGERT Post-doctoral Fellows - These are multidisciplinary
positions spanning chemistry, ecology, fluid dynamics, and sensory biology
and physiology. We seek applicants to conduct research and help train IGERT
graduate students at the juncture of two, or more, of the above
disciplines. This program is devoted to training graduate students and
post-docs in investigations of how chemical signals are produced,
transported, received, and processed in aquatic systems, as well as the
role of chemical signaling in affecting population and community structure.
Selected candidates may have considerable flexibility in choices of
processes (defense, mate selection, prey sensing) and systems (coral reefs,
plankton, microbes) to investigate. One position will be on campus at
Georgia Tech, the other at Skidaway Island. For questions contact Dr. Mark
Hay at mark.hay at biology.gatech.edu or any of the IGERT faculty listed at
http://www.biology.gatech.edu/igert.htm.
2) Dreyfus Foundation Environmental Chemistry Post-doc - Candidates should
have a Ph.D. in organic, biological, or analytical chemistry, and be
interested in applying their skills to ecological and environmental
questions. The postdoc can choose among a broad range of projects focused
on aquatic chemical signaling in systems such as coral reefs, rivers,
lakes, or the open ocean plankton, exploring the role of chemistry in
defending organisms from natural enemies (e.g. predators, competitors,
parasites), in sexual attraction and mate tracking, in locating food, etc.
Previous experience in ecology or environmental research is not required;
instead, this opportunity is intended to enable a trained chemist to
contribute to a new research area. Field and laboratory resources and
training in ecological techniques at our Atlanta campus and at our marine
lab on Skidaway Island, GA, are available. For questions, contact Dr. Julia
Kubanek at julia.kubanek at biology.gatech.edu.
3) Phytoplankton Chemical Ecology - We seek candidates with expertise in
the natural products chemistry of phytoplankton, phytoplankton ecology,
culturing techniques, and/or phytoplankton-grazer interactions to work with
a NSF Biocomplexity funded multidisciplinary group investigating the direct
and cascading effects of chemical signaling in affecting interactions
between Phaeocystis and its natural enemies. This position will be located
at Georgia Tech's new marine facility at Skidaway Island, Ga. For
questions, contact Dr. Mark Hay at mark.hay at biology.gatech.edu.
4) Freshwater Chemical Ecology and Plant-Herbivore Interactions - We seek
candidates with expertise in the ecology of aquatic macrophytes or
invertebrates, in macrophyte-herbivore interactions, and/or chemical
defenses of aquatic macrophytes. Experience with aquatic systems in the
southeastern United States is desirable. The position will be located on
campus at Georgia Tech. For questions, contact Dr. Mark Hay at
mark.hay at biology.gatech.edu.
5) Soft-Substrate Marine Ecology - We seek candidates with experience in
experimental studies of factors affecting the population and community
structure of marine soft-substrate communities. An interest in chemical
signaling will be advantageous. This position will be located at Georgia
Tech's new marine facility at Skidaway Island, Ga. For questions, contact
Dr. Mark Hay at mark.hay at biology.gatech.edu.
Salaries range from $32,000-36,000/yr with benefits. Applicants should send
a resume, up to 3 reprints, a statement of research interests, and have 3
letters of references sent to: Aquatic Post-doc Search, School of Biology,
Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA 30332-0230. Applications will
be considered beginning October 15, 2001. Georgia Institute of Technology
is a unit of the University System of Georgia and an affirmative
action/equal opportunity employer.
Kenyon Mobley
School of Biology
Georgia Institute of Technology
310 Ferst Dr., Atlanta, GA 30332-0230
email: gtg842d at prism.gatech.edu
cell phone (404)-394-3574
Fax: 404-894-0519
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