Postdoctoral Fellow Microbiome Engineering Bioinformatics

23 hours ago

Montreal, QC, Canada National Research Council of Canada Full-time $84,000 - $117,000/year

Combine microbial ecology and genomic data integration to engineer ethanol-producing consortia at the National Research Council of Canada.

This early-career, two-year postdoctoral fellowship sits within Clean Energy Innovation. The successful candidate will lead synthetic consortium design, construction, and evaluation for syngas fermentation. Additional experience in microbiome engineering, metabolic modeling, bioinformatics, or R or Python programming is an asset.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Integrate genomic and metagenomic information into research
  • Identify strains capable of thriving in syngas
  • Design consortia combining complementary metabolic functions
  • Construct synthetic microbial communities
  • Assess stability and efficiency in laboratory bioreactors

Requirements:

  • Ph.D. in microbiology, bioinformatics, environmental biology, or related field
  • Microbial ecology, microbiology, or molecular biology experience
  • Experience integrating genomic or metagenomic datasets
  • PhD obtained within three years or completion within six months
  • Full-time physical presence at the identified NRC work location

Use microbial community engineering, bioinformatics, and experimental evaluation to support scalable sustainable fuel technologies at NRC.