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Postdoctoral Research Associate in Microbe-Mineral Interactions

Brookhaven National Laboratory

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Full time
Where
Upton, NY
Posted
Aug 17

NSLS-II is a state-of-the-art synchrotron facility providing world-class X-ray imaging and spectroscopy capabilities. The Bioimaging Team works at the interface of biology, chemistry, and environmental science, leveraging cutting-edge instrumentation to resolve biological processes at nanometer to micron scales.

This position offers access to advanced beamlines, high-performance computing resources, and collaborative opportunities with national laboratory scientists and external scientists.

Position Description:

The Bioimaging Team at the National Synchrotron Light Source II (NSLS-II) invites applications for a Postdoctoral Research Associate to investigate microbe–mineral interactions with a focus on critical minerals.

This position offers a unique opportunity to integrate advanced synchrotron-based imaging and spectroscopy with multi-omics approaches (genomics, transcriptomics, pro…

What you'd do

  • Design and conduct experiments to elucidate microbial interactions with critical mineral phases under environmentally relevant conditions
  • Investigate transcriptomic and genomic responses to fungi-mineral interactions for nutrient uptake
  • Apply synchrotron-based techniques (e.g., X-ray fluorescence microscopy, XANES/EXAFS,) to characterize mineral speciation, spatial distributions, and microbe–mineral interfaces.
  • Integrate imaging and omics datasets to identify molecular pathways involved in mineral solubilization, biomineralization, sorption, and redox transformations
  • Publish results in peer-reviewed journals and present findings at scientific conferences.
  • Ph.D. in Molecular Biology, Genetics, Plant Biology or a closely related field
  • Genomics and transcriptomics
  • Proteomics (sample preparation, LC-MS/MS, data interpretation)
  • Experience with bioinformatics tools

About Brookhaven National Laboratory

Brookhaven National Laboratory (www.bnl.gov) delivers discovery science and transformative technology to power and secure the nation’s future. Brookhaven Lab is a multidisciplinary laboratory with seven Nobel Prize-winning discoveries, 37 R&D 100 Awards, and more than 70 years of pioneering research. The Lab is primarily supported by the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Office of Science. Brookhaven Science Associates (BSA) operates and manages the Laboratory for DOE.

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2026-06-24