Postdoctoral Research Scholar

Posting Details

Position Information Posting Number PG191697PD Position Number 00112119 Position Type Post Doc FLSA Exempt Departmental Information Department ID 118401 - Biochemistry Department 118401 - Biochemistry Job City & State Raleigh, NC

Position Information

Position Overview Essential Job Duties We are recruiting a Postdoctoral Scholar to join an ARPA-E project focusing on reducing nitrous oxide emissions in corn by integrating ancestral genetics with advanced nitrogen management.


These positions focus on the intersection of germplasm screening and genomic characterization to identify and functionalize alleles derived from teosinte that inhibit microbial nitrogen cycling.The scholars will lead efforts to mine a newly developed collection of hundreds of Near-Isogenic Lines (NILs) derived from teosinte accessions to identify loci responsible for Biological Nitrification Inhibition (BNI) and Biological Denitrification Inhibit...