Postdoctoral Research Associate
Listed on 2026-07-01
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Research/Development
Research Scientist, Biology, Postdoctoral Research Fellow
Postdoctoral Research Associate
Texas A&M Agri Life Research
Job Location:
College Station, Texas
Job Type: Staff
Job Description:
Texas A&M Agri Life is comprised of the following Texas A&M University System members:
- Texas A&M Agri Life Extension Service
- Texas A&M Agri Life Research
- College of Agriculture and Life Sciences at Texas A&M University
- Texas A&M Forest Service
- Texas A&M Veterinary Medical Diagnostic Laboratory
As the nation's largest most comprehensive agriculture program, Texas A&M Agri Life brings together a college and four state agencies focused on agriculture and life sciences within The Texas A&M University System. With over 5,000 employees and a presence in every county across the state, Texas A&M Agri Life is uniquely positioned to improve lives, environments and the Texas economy through education, research, extension and service.
Position Information:
- Design and execute experiments related to soil/plant microbiomes.
- Analyze experimental data, write reports, make presentations to group meetings and conferences, prepare manuscripts for publication, contribute to proposal development
- Mentor graduate and undergraduate students in the laboratory
- Develop collaboration on projects and attend professional development trainings
- Perform other duties as assigned by the PI.
Required
Education:
- Ph.D. degree in relevant disciplines including but not limited to:
- Environmental Microbiology, Ecology,
- Molecular / Systems Biology,
- Genetics / Genomics, Soil Science,
- Plant Biology, Biochemistry,
- Biogeochemistry, Ecotoxicology,
- Biotechnology, Environmental Chemistry,
- Environmental Engineering, Bioinformatics.
Why Work at Texas A&M Agri Life?
When you choose to work for Texas A&M Agri Life, you become part of an organization that is an established leader in agriculture and life sciences with a wide range of capabilities to meet the needs of our statewide, national, and international constituents.
In addition, Texas A&M Agri Life offers a comprehensive benefit package including the following:
- Health, dental, vision, life and long-term disability insurance with Texas A&M Agri Life contributing to employee health and basic life premiums
- 12-15 days of annual paid holidays
- Up to eight hours of paid sick leave and at least eight hours of paid vacation each month
- Automatic enrollment in the Teacher Retirement System of Texas
- Employee Wellness Initiative for Texas A&M Agri Life
Applicant Instructions:
Applications received by Texas A&M Agri Life must either have all job application data entered or a resume attached. Failure to provide all job application data or a complete resume could result in an invalid submission and a rejected application. We encourage all applicants to upload a resume or use a Linked In profile to prepopulate the online application.
Please attach to your completed application:
- Resume/CV
- List of References with email and daytime phone number(s)
All positions are security-sensitive. Applicants are subject to a criminal history investigation, and employment is contingent upon the institution's verification of credentials and/or other information required by the institution's procedures, including the completion of the criminal history check.
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