Postdoctoral Researcher - Metabolic Engineering and Synthetic Biology

Pay $71300.00 - $117600.00 / year

Employment type

Full-Time

• Req#: R10615
• Posting
  
  Title:
  
  Postdoctoral Researcher - Metabolic Engineering and Synthetic Biology
• Location: CO - Golden
• Position Type: Postdoc (Fixed Term)
• Hours Per Week: 40

The National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), located at the foothills of the Rocky Mountains in Golden, Colorado is the nation's primary laboratory for research and development of renewable energy and energy efficiency technologies. From day one at NREL, you’ll connect with coworkers driven by the same mission to save the planet. By joining an organization that values a supportive, inclusive, and flexible work environment, you’ll have the opportunity to engage through our eight employee resource groups, numerous employee-driven clubs, and learning and professional development classes.

NREL supports inclusive, diverse, and unbiased hiring practices that promote creativity and innovation. By collaborating with organizations that focus on diverse talent pools, reaching out to underrepresented demographics, and providing an inclusive application and interview process, our Talent Acquisition team aims to hear all voices equally. We strive to attract a highly diverse workforce and create a culture where every employee feels welcomed and respected and they can be their authentic selves.

The National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) in Golden, Colorado, is the nation's primary laboratory for research, development, and deployment of renewable energy and energy efficiency technologies. The NREL mission is to develop renewable energy and energy efficient technologies and practices, advance related science and engineering, and transfer knowledge and innovation to address the nation's energy and environmental goals. The Renewable Resources and Enabling Sciences Center at NREL has an opening for a full-time Postdoctoral Researcher within the Synthetic Biology and Bioconversion Group.

The initial appointment is for one year, with possible renewal up to three years.

The successful candidate will work in the Agile Bio Foundry (ABF) project to conduct metabolic engineering and synthetic biology to integrate, evolve, and improve new pathways and new genes in engineered strains for production of renewable fuels and chemicals from various biomass-derived intermediates. Moreover, the successful candidate will work with bioprocess engineers for scale-up activities in bioreactor cultivations to improve strain performance in an iterative fashion.

This work will lead to industrially relevant strain performance.

Selected publications related to this work are listed below:

• Publication 1
• Publication 2

The successful candidate will be able to:

• Work safely and independently in a laboratory setting.
• Plan and execute research in collaboration with other researchers.
• Communicate scientific results effectively, both in written and oral formats.
• Author peer-reviewed publications.
• Work effectively in a large, multidisciplinary team of engineers, chemists, and biologists.

• Must be a recent PhD graduate within the last three years.
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  * Must meet educational requirements prior to employment start date.

• Research experience in metabolic engineering and synthetic biology in non-model bacteria.
• Development and implementation of novel genetic tools.
• Experience with systems biology methods.
• Take initiative to set direction and goals for assigned tasks.
• A skilled researcher who applies, on a broad basis, existing theories, principles, and concepts, and is fully competent in all conventional applications of knowledge common to metabolic engineering and synthetic biology.
• Troubleshooting and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to deliver high-quality results within aggressive timelines.
• Strong record of quality peer-reviewed publications.
• Strong safety record.
• Demonstrated ability to follow complex standard operating procedures with attention to detail.

• Development and deployment of CRISPR-based applications.
• Experience with engineering and cultivation…