Position Postings

Postdoctoral Training in Ecotoxicology pertaining to freshwater aquatic vertebrates.

A position is available for a motivated postdoc in Dr. Alan Kolok's lab at the University of Nebraska Omaha. The Kolok laboratory uses fish and frogs as sentinel organisms to evaluate the relative water quality of local Nebraska waterways. The primary focus of research in the laboratory is on agrichemicals and endocrine disrupting compounds. The lab also uses chemical analysis to link endocrine disruptive activity in aquatic organisms to contaminant load in surface waters. One primary focus of this position will be on an NSF-funded project investigating the role that sediment plays in the fate, transport and biological impacts of ateroidogenic compounds on the sentinel organism, the fathead minnow.

Applicants will have a Ph.D. (conferred by July 1, 2012) degree in biology, zoology, endocrinology, molecular biology or a closely related field. Applicants must have excellent oral and written communication skills, and an interest in endocrine disruption, emerging aquatic contaminants and the use of sentinel organisms as indicators of impacted water quality. Priority will be given to applicants with experience in field work with freshwater aquatic organisms, along with experience in gene expression analysis (RT-PCR). Applications will be taken immediately, with the position beginning on July 1, 2012. To begin the application process, please contact Dr. Kolok via email at akolok@unomaha.edu

 

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