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The Plant Resilience Institute at MSU is growing and seeks talented individuals across research, administration, and more! Visit these active postings to apply, and check back often for new opportunities.
Open Positions
Research Assistant
Lundquist Lab & PBHS Research Assistant: The Lundquist lab and the Plant Biotechnology for Health and Sustainability (PBHS) graduate training program are seeking a jointly appointed research associate. The Lundquist lab in the Department of Biochemistry & Molecular Biology and the Plant Resilience Institute seeks to develop a fundamental understanding of the ubiquitous plastoglobule lipid droplets of plant chloroplasts and employ them as a novel tool for crop improvement and metabolic engineering. The PBHS program is a NIH-supported training program for MSU graduate students who are pursuing research related to plant biotechnology. The full-time Research Assistant will support the research goals of the Lundquist lab and administration of PBHS activities.
Research Associate-Fixed Term
Lowry Lab Postdoctoral Researcher: The Lowry lab in the Department of Plant Biology at Michigan State University (MSU) is seeking a Postdoctoral Research Associate who will conduct DOE-funded research on field and genomic datasets that have been collected from large switchgrass experiments over the past decade. Responsibilities will primarily include conducting statistical/genomic analyses and leading the writing of manuscripts. However, there is also the opportunity for this postdoc, if they choose, to oversee parts of the switchgrass field experiment/breeding program and conduct experiments on resilience to environmental stresses. The Postdoctoral Research Associate is expected to work collaboratively with members of the Lowry lab at Michigan State University, including undergraduate and graduate students as well as technicians, to carry out this research. The successful applicant will also be expected to attend meetings of the DOE Great Lakes Bioenergy Research Center and MSU Plant Resilience Institute and participate in the annual switchgrass harvest in Michigan.
C-SPIRIT Postdoctoral Researchers: The Center for Sustainable Plant Innovation and Resilience Through International Teamwork (C-SPIRIT) is a National Science Foundation-funded Global Center that unites researchers from the United States, Canada, Japan, Republic of Korea, and the United Kingdom to address critical agricultural challenges and develop sustainable farming solutions. As part of our collaborative research efforts, we are conducting a cluster hiring for two postdoctoral researchers to work on high-throughput metabolite discovery for plant resilience against pathogenic fungi, heat, or drought stress. One postdoc will be hosted in the Rhee lab and one will be hosted in the Skirycz lab at Michigan State University.
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