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Job Description

One position for Postdoctoral Fellow (Research Fellow) in the lab of Yuchen Long, and in close association with the lab of Prakash Kumar. The successful candidate will work on an interdisciplinary project to establish the duckweed Wolffia sp. as a novel model organism for mechanobiology study. We are interested in how biomechanical inputs, particularly tissue mechanics and hydraulics, contribute to the growth and floral transition of Wolffia sp.

The main responsibilities of the position include:

• Designing and executing research works related to plant biomechanics, growth, and development.
• Guiding junior members including PhD students and research assistants.

Qualifications

A Ph.D. in one of the disciplines below:

• Developmental biology, cell biology, molecular biology, or related fields.
• Biomechanics, bioengineering, biological physics, or related fields.

Skills:

• Excellent written and interpersonal communication skills and able to work well in an interdisciplinary team.
• Highly motivated and independent.
• Organized, dedicated and reliable.
• Critical thinking and scientific achievement in research, exemplified by publications, conference presentations or patents.

Experience:

• Excellent knowledge and mastery in one or more of the skillsets below:
• Gene editing.
• In situ hybridization.
• Confocal bioimaging and quantitative image analysis.
• Expertise in microfluidics or atomic force microscopy is a plus.