Post Doctoral Research Scholar

The Department of Plant and Microbial Biology supports teaching, research, and extension programs in fundamental plant biology and microbiology, including basic and applied research, teaching graduate and undergraduate courses, mentoring graduate and undergraduate students, and outreach to state and national clientele.

The successful candidate will contribute to studies of population dynamics across the geographic range of the scarlet monkeyflower, Mimulus cardinalis, a perennial herb that grows in riparian habitats in western North America.

The postdoctoral scholar's primary responsibilities involve:

The position is based out of NCSU (but may be eligible for remote work) and requires travel to California and Oregon in August/September each year to train field technicians and help collect data during demographic surveys. The postdoctoral scholar will also have opportunities to analyze existing datasets, develop additional research programs related to the overall objectives of the project, and gain experience mentoring undergraduate and graduate students. The postdoc will meet frequently with Dr. Sheth to discuss best practices in grant writing, manuscript preparation, and mentoring. The postdoc will be co-mentored by Dr. Amy Angert at the University of British Columbia.

At present, we anticipate this position to be initially for 1 year, with a possible extension for an additional year.

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This position will work with other project team members on data analysis and manuscript writing.

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