Research Microbiologist - Brookings, United States - Department Of Agriculture

Description

Summary

The Agricultural Research Service (ARS) is the USDA's chief scientific research agency and one of the world's premiere scientific organizations. ARS Postdoctoral Research Associates are hired to supplement a lead scientist's research on agricultural problems of high national priority affecting American agriculture.

The Integrated Cropping Systems Research is located in Brookings, SD and is part of the USDA-ARS-Plains Area.

**ANNOUNCEMENT IS OPEN UNTIL FILLED OR 08/15/2024**

Duties

• Determine effects of grazing management practices on soil microbial communities using next-generation or third generation sequencing techniques
• Field sampling, DNA extraction from soil, DNA quality and quantity evaluation, preparation of libraries for sequencing, and analysis of sequence data using current bioinformatics software and procedures
• Data analysis will include interfacing with research team members from different institutions and integrating data collected by other team members at the research sites
• Research findings will be developed into manuscripts suitable for publication in peer-reviewed literature