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Post Doctoral Fellow – Bioconversion / Fermentation Technology
Faculty of Agriculture
Dalhousie University

Dalhousie is a leading, research-intensive Canadian university offering a wealth of programs through diverse faculties. With campuses located in Halifax and Truro, Nova Scotia, as well as a Medical School site in Saint John, New Brunswick, Dalhousie has more than 6,000 faculty and staff who make up the university’s energetic academic community. Dalhousie is proud to be named one of Canada’s Top 100.

The Faculty of Agriculture, Dalhousie University is a small research-intensive campus located in Truro, NS. Offering technical, undergraduate and graduate programs in agriculture, environment and related life and social science disciplines, the Faculty of Agriculture educates future leaders and generates knowledge and innovative solutions for healthy, sustainable societies.

Duties:

A postdoctoral position is available immediately to undertake a project relating to bioconvertion of plant residues in to plant biostimulants product that will improve plant tolerance to abiotic stresses. This project involves use of enzymes and microbial fermentation technology. The biological activity of product will be tested using assay systems developed in our laboratory.  The successful candidate will be encouraged to participate in undergraduate/graduate teaching in his/her area of specialization.

Qualifications:

The successful candidate must have Ph.D. degree (completed within the last two years) in Microbiology, Fermentation technology, Biology, Biochemistry or a related discipline with demonstrated experience in bioconversion/fermentation. Superior communication skills are essential. The position is initially for two year with a possible extension based on performance and productivity.

Salary:  Commensurate with education and experience.

Closing Date: October 15, 2016

For further information regarding this Post-Doctoral Fellow opportunity, please contact:

Name:  Dr. B. Prithiviraj -- Department of Environmental Sciences, Faculty of Agriculture, Dalhousie University, Truro, NS, Canada  B2N 5E3

E-mail: bprithiviraj@dal.ca
Phone: (902)893-6643 (O) / (902)986-5720 (M)

Please send letter of application, statement of career goals, a recent CV along with list of publications and contact information (addresses, e-mail and phone numbers) of at least three reference.

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Post Doctoral Fellow – Plant Biology
Faculty of Agriculture
Dalhousie University

Dalhousie is a leading, research-intensive Canadian university offering a wealth of programs through diverse faculties. With campuses located in Halifax and Truro, Nova Scotia, as well as a Medical School site in Saint John, New Brunswick, Dalhousie has more than 6,000 faculty and staff who make up the university’s energetic academic community. Dalhousie is proud to be named one of Canada’s Top 100.

The Faculty of Agriculture, Dalhousie University is a small research-intensive campus located in Truro, NS. Offering technical, undergraduate and graduate programs in agriculture, environment and related life and social science disciplines, the Faculty of Agriculture educates future leaders and generates knowledge and innovative solutions for healthy, sustainable societies.

Duties:

A postdoctoral position is available immediately to study the molecular mechanisms of activity of chemical components of seaweeds (marine macroalga). The candidate will study the effect of chemical components of seaweeds on gene expression and non-coding RNAs and how it affects the plant phenotype using Arabidopsis thaliana. The candidate will be actively involved in the development of cell culture, whole plant and molecular based bioassay systems to isolate active compound(s) from marine plants. The successful candidate will be encouraged to participate in undergraduate/graduate teaching in his/her area of specialization.

Qualifications:

The successful candidate must have Ph.D. degree (completed within the last two years) in Plant Biology or a related discipline with demonstrated experience in standard molecular biology techniques and plant transformation. Superior communication skills are essential. The position is initially for two year with a possible extension based on performance and productivity.

Salary: Commensurate with education and experience.

Closing Date:   October 15, 2016

For further information regarding this Post-Doctoral Fellow opportunity, please contact:

Name:  Dr. B. Prithiviraj -- Department of Environmental Sciences, Faculty of Agriculture, Dalhousie University, Truro, NS, Canada  B2N 5E3

E-mail: bprithiviraj@dal.ca
Phone: (920) 893-6643 (O)/ (902) 986 5720 (M)

Please send letter of application, statement of career goals, a recent CV along with list of publications and contact information (addresses, e-mail and phone numbers) of at least three reference.