Job Openings

Postdoc/Graduate Assistant position

An NSF-funded postdoctoral position and a graduate assistant position are available to improve our understanding on light signaling in the stramenopile alga Nannochloropsis. About 71% of the Earth surface is water, and aquatic environments are strongly enriched in blue light and deprived of red light. How photosynthetic organisms living in freshwater or marine environments harness light quality and quantity information is an open question. This project will involve the in vivo analysis of photoreceptor abundances, interactions and transcriptional activity, making use of the extensive molecular tool box developed by the Farre lab. This is a collaborative project with biophysicists and mathematical modelers and will provide broad exposure to different disciplines. Applicants interested in a dynamic, positive research experience are especially encouraged to apply. 

 

Research and teaching internship for undergraduates

We are looking for students interested in teaching at the K12 level and motivated to improve their scientific training and their science teaching skills to take part in a NSF funded program. The students will take part in mentored research and teaching experiences. The students will take biological research internship in the laboratory of Dr. Eva Farré (PLB) during one semester (fall, spring or summer) and will be teaching assistants for a Plant Biology course in the following semester, mentored by Dr. Farré and Dr. David Stroupe (Department of Teacher Education).

Please see the flyer for instructions on how to apply.