University of Wisconsin–Madison

Month: April 2022

Forest Products Technologist, USDA Forest Products Lab

ABOUT THIS POSITION This employee supports the USDA Forest Service, Forest Products Laboratory located in Madison, WI. This scientist operates the microscopy laboratory in support of research on the morphology of lignocellulosic biomass/wood, wood fibers, and wood-based polymers/materials, and the effect of chemicals and micro-organisms on the physical properties of these materials. This position is …

Research Scientist – Fermentation and Formulation with BiomEdit Laboratories

BiomEdit Laboratories in Greenfield, IN Company Overview: BiomEdit is a microbiome company that discovers, designs, and develops novel probiotics, microbiome derived bioactives and engineered microbial medicines to address unmet needs in animal health. BiomEdit partners with Ginkgo Bioworks to amplify and accelerate product discovery and development with a goal of introducing breakthrough innovation for livestock …

Research Scientist – Strain Engineering and Assay Development with BiomEdit Laboratories

BiomEdit Laboratories in Greenfield, IN Company Overview: BiomEdit is a microbiome company that discovers, designs, and develops novel probiotics, microbiome derived bioactives and engineered microbial medicines to address unmet needs in animal health. We partner with Ginkgo Bioworks to amplify and accelerate product discovery and development with a goal of introducing breakthrough innovation for livestock …

Teaching positions at University of Tennessee-Knoxville

The General Biology program at the University of Tennessee-Knoxville invites applications for two Lecturers, beginning August 1, 2022. These are non-tenure track, full time, 9-month positions that are renewable yearly, contingent upon evidence of excellent teaching and performance of programmatic duties. Summer teaching may be an option for additional pay. The duties of a Lecturer …

Post doc opportunity at Davis lab at Johns Hopkins

The Davis laboratory, at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health in Baltimore, Maryland, is actively recruiting a post-doctoral fellow to join our research program. We seek highly motivated individuals who have very recently completed their graduate training in fields of microbiology, molecular biology, host-pathogen interactions or immunology. The Davis laboratory studies phenotypic heterogeneity …

Congrats to MDTP student Jason Saba on his NIH fellowship!

MDTP student Jason Saba (Landick lab) has been awarded an NIH F31 fellowship!  Congrats, Jason!

Microbiome metabolism breakthroughs in the Venturelli lab!

Researchers are uncovering the complex mechanisms by which human gut bacteria accomplish a variety of functions, from transforming compounds derived from food into nutrition for the host to producing molecules that impact human behavior and performance. The Venturelli Lab has now overturned prior knowledge about how polysaccharide utilization loci (PULs) mediate the fitness and community-level interactions of Bacteroides …

NSF GRFP awards!

Congrats to MDTP students Anna Gregory, Kayley Manuel, Damayanti Rodriguez-Ramos, Kathryn Schmidt, Holly Nichols, as well as incoming student Joie Ling on their NSF GRFP awards!  Congrats to Jassim Al-Oboudi on his honorable mention!  What a great showing from MDTP students!

Teaching faculty – UW Madison Bacteriology

The Department of Bacteriology invites applications for Teaching Faculty II. This position is to coordinate and teach several microbiology courses with large enrollments in both the fall and spring semesters. This is a position for an instructor in our undergraduate microbiology curriculum. Five faculty associates work together as a team, rotating through several different courses, …