Modeling Marine Microbes at MIT: From Genomes to Biogeography.

The Earth Systems Initiative at MIT seeks post-doctoral scientists to develop and explore cross-scale models of marine microbial communities, ocean biogeochemical cycles and climate. Through the development and application of novel modeling approaches we seek to understand and simulate the ecological, biogeochemical and physical regulators of marine microbial communities from the genomic and cellular scales, through metabolic networks, to emergent, global biogeography.

Successful candidates will join a new, interdisciplinary effort which links several departments at MIT (Earth, Atmospheric and Planetary Sciences; Civil and Environmental Engineering; Computational and Systems Biology) under the auspices of the Earth Systems Initiative (http://esi.mit.edu).

This interdisciplinary project provides an opportunity for motivated candidates to drive forward and explore cutting-edge and novel approaches to modeling marine microbes and their interactions with global biogeochemical cycles.

For more information please email or call Dr. Mick Follows (mick@mit.edu; 617 253 5939), Prof. Penny Chisholm (chisholm@mit.edu) or Prof. Bruce Tidor (tidor@mit.edu).

To apply, please send a CV and one-page statement of your research interests to Dr. Mick Follows, preferably by e-mail (mick@mit.edu).

Requirements:

Candidates must have, or must be close to completing a doctoral degree in a relevant scientific discipline. Pre-doctoral candidates must complete their doctoral degree prior to commencing employment. Candidates should have a background in one or more of the following fields: environmental genomics, ecology, systems biology or marine biogeochemistry with experience and interest in mathematical and/or numerical modeling.