Work Content The lab of Ka Wai Ma is inviting application working on plant-microbiota research. The lab is using model system such as Arabidopsis thaliana and the associated culture collection to understand the principles governing plant-microbiota homeostasis. The lab routinely uses omics techniques including amplicon sequencing, transcriptomics and reconstitution system. In addition to general assistance in maintaining the bacterial culture collection, you will work on a project looking at the mechanistic basis of how bacterial microbiota members interfere with the plant immune response. The position is opened until filled / . Qualifications Applicants are required to. have research experience in molecular biology or biochemistry, and hold a MS degree (RA) or a PhD (postdoc). experience of microbiology is preferred. Good command of English and preferably basic knowledge of mandarin. Working Environment. Operating Hours Based on Academia Sinica regulation. Work Place Institute of Plant and Microbial Biology, Academia Sinica, Ka Wai Mas lab. Treatment Academia Sinica MS degree standards: NT$41040/month or above. Academia Sinica PhD degree standards: NT$65880/month or above. Merit-based prorated 15-month end-of-year bonus.
You will receive training to work on plant gnotobiotic system, reconstitution experiment and multiple omics techniques.
Keyskills: mandarin molecular biology cvs biotechnology language teaching foreign language biology microbiology teaching lab research chinese cell biology chinese language procurement biochemistry translation life sciences immunology communication skills
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