09 Postdoctoral Fellowship at Iowa State University, USA

The Office of the Senior Vice President and Provost is seeking a Postdoctoral Affairs Specialist to manage the day-to-day needs of postdoctoral scholars at Iowa State University. The Specialist will work in the areas of postdoctoral onboarding/orientation, professional development, policy oversight and compliance, support services, as well as data collection and reporting. 

The Smith Lab in the Department of Plant Pathology, Entomology and Microbiology at Iowa State University (Ames, Iowa, USA) invites applications for one or more NIH-funded post-doc positions in mosquito immunity and mosquito-parasite interactions. The individual(s) is expected to independently lead research efforts to examine the influence of mosquito immune cells on malaria parasite infection. Using cutting-edge methods in mosquito genetics, flow cytometry, RNAi, and single-cell biology, candidates will engage in experiments to better understand mosquito vector competence through identifying components that mediate malaria parasite recognition and immune priming. Ideal candidates will have a strong background in molecular biology, with preferred experience in insect physiology and innate immunity. The candidate(s) is expected to work closely with a diverse team of scientists, as well as additional collaborators, to achieve the desired project aims. The candidate(s) will also have freedom to develop related projects according to his/her/their research interests. Applicants are expected to engage in a growing parasitology community on campus and to assist in the mentoring of undergraduate and graduate students. 

The Division of Chemical & Biological Sciences is seeking a postdoctoral associate with a background in solid-state NMR spectroscopy. The chosen candidate will join a large multidisciplinary team consisting of researchers from both Ames National Laboratory, as well as other national laboratories and universities. The successful candidate will be responsible for conducting investigations of heterogeneous catalysts, polymers, and other materials by conventional as well as dynamic nuclear polarization (DNP) enhanced solid-state NMR spectroscopy.

Much of the work performed by the candidate will be as a part of the Institute for Cooperative Upcycling of Plastics (iCOUP), an Energy Frontier Research center tasked with the development of catalytic upcycling methods for the conversion of plastics into more valuable products such as surfactants and lubricants. Solid-state NMR experiments performed by the candidate will involve the characterization of catalysts developed by the center as well as the application of multinuclear and multidimensional solid-state NMR to gain a deeper understanding of the interactions between catalytic materials and polymers using both in and ex situ magic-angle spinning NMR spectroscopy.

Our group is equipped with three conventional solid-state NMR spectrometers with magnetic fields of 9.4 and 14.1 T and MAS probes for rotor diameters ranging from 5 to 0.75 mm (100 kHz MAS frequency). Aside from these instruments, the lab is also equipped with a 9.4 T Bruker MAS-DNP NMR spectrometer with both 3.2 and 1.3-mm MAS-DNP probes and will soon install a second MAS-DNP spectrometer with a magnetic field strength of 14.1 T. The successful candidate will collaborate with other PIs in the Division of Chemical and Biological Sciences and the Division of Materials Sciences and Engineering for synthetic and additional characterization needs.

The Kozminsky Lab develops and applies technology to create in vitro models of physiological microenvironments. Grounded in a high-throughput DNA-directed patterning technique, we are able to recapitulate cellular spatial arrangement at high throughput and high resolution. Our current lines of investigation involve the bone marrow microenvironment as the site of the hematopoietic stem cell niche and for metastatic cancer. The postdoctoral fellow will develop assays to validate these in vitro models and to use them to study open questions in biomedical research.

The successful candidate will join the Rued Laboratory and be responsible for carrying out a project that will investigate the regulation of a class of peptides that are produced by streptococci. They will need to be able to work independently as a scientist, and provide regular updates in terms of data and project progression. They will likely also oversee several graduate students that will be funded on this project. An engaged, self-motivated scientist is actively sought for this position.

The Smith Lab in the Department of Plant Pathology, Entomology and Microbiology at Iowa State University (Ames, Iowa, USA) invites applications for a NIH-funded post-doc position in mosquito genetics. The individual is expected to independently lead ongoing research efforts to develop genetic tools to study mosquito immune cell populations and their contributions to innate immune function. This includes the development of a binary Q system for the over-expression or silencing of genes of interest in mosquito immune cell subtypes and other mosquito tissues to better understand aspects of mosquito vector competence. The candidate will also be involved in experimentation to validate any phenotypes on gene expression and pathogen infection outcomes. Ideal candidates will have a strong background in molecular cloning and insect molecular biology, with preferred previous experience in insect transgenesis. The candidate is expected to work closely with a diverse team of scientists, as well as additional collaborators, to achieve the desired project aims. The candidate will also have freedom to develop related projects according to his/her/their research interests.

The Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory and Department of Veterinary Diagnostic and Production Animal Medicine at Iowa State University’s College of Veterinary Medicine is excited to invite applications for a Postdoctoral Research Associate position. This role focuses on veterinary toxicology, primarily in food animals, with opportunities to work with various other animal species.

Would you like to continue your scientific career at a U.S. National Laboratory that conducts world-renowned research? Would you enjoy working on a beautiful university campus in a mid-sized city location that regularly ranks as one of the U.S. Best Places to Live? If you answered yes to any of these questions, you should consider a career with Ames National Laboratory!

Ames National Laboratory is a U.S. Department of Energy federally contracted National Laboratory located in Ames, Iowa, on the campus of Iowa State University. We are dedicated to translating foundational science through applied research to create technological innovations. We create materials, inspire minds to solve problems, and address some of the most challenging issues facing our world today. We promote and believe in a culture of civility and shared ownership in support of the Laboratory’s collective success.