Postdoctoral Researcher - Probiotics and Gut Health
Department: | Blue Life Solutions, LLC |
Location: | Irvine, CA |
Job Summary:
Blue Life Solutions, LLC is seeking a highly motivated individual to join our team. The successful candidate will engage in cutting edge research aimed at understanding microbial processes, interaction, and their applications in various fields such as probiotics, health, and biotechnology. Furthermore, the candidate will engage in advanced research focused on the isolation, characterization, and analysis of bacterial strains. This role offers the opportunity to contribute to significant scientific advancements and collaborate with leading experts in the field of microbiology.This position is full time, fixed term (Duration: 2 years, with reevaluation for potential extension).
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
- Design and conduct experiments to investigate microbial physiology and genetics
- Utilize advance techniques in bacterial taxonomy, phylogeny, and genomics to identify and differentiate bacterial strains
- Perform whole-genome sequencing, annotation, and comparative genomic analysis of bacterial strains in collaboration with our NGS team.
- Develop and optimize protocols for bacterial cultivation, strain preservation, and phenotypic characterization
- Analyze and interpret experimental data, provide original insights, and strategically plan future project directions
- Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to integrate bacterial strain analysis with broader scientific projects
Education and Work Experience:
- Ph.D in Microbiology or equivalent discipline
- Extensive experience in bacterial strain isolation, characterization, and analysis
- Proficiency in genomic and metagenomic techniques, including whole-genome sequencing and bioinformatics
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Understanding in computational methods for NGS data analysis and interpretation (e.g., WGS, read alignment, variant calling)
- Demonstrated ability to work independently and as part of a team
- Knowledge of bacterial taxonomy and phylogeny
About Blue Life Solutions, LLC:
Founded in 2021, Blue Life Solutions, LLC is a Las Vegas-based sample collection device manufacturer offering highly collaborative services to manufacture devices for the masses. Our innovative sample collection devices have been used all over the world. Notably, to support COVID-19 testing during the global pandemic. To provide simple, easy to use sample collection devices, our experienced team of PhD’s and scientists offer a free sample collection device manufacturing consultation. Dedicated to scale and quality, we follow a multi-step quality assurance process for our devices. If you are passionate about straight-forward, simple, and available collection devices and working to remove healthcare barriers for life-saving diagnoses of diseases, we want to speak with you!
Compensation:
The estimated base salary range for this position is $70,000 - $90,000 per year at the time of posting. Actual compensation will be provided in writing at the time of offer, if applicable, and is based on several factors we believe fairly and accurately impact compensation, including geographic location, experience, knowledge, skills, abilities, and other job permitted factors.
Equal Employment Opportunity Employer:
Blue Life Solutions welcomes candidates of all backgrounds. These include sex, age, color, race, religion, marital status, national origin, ancestry, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, physical & mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, military and veteran status, or any other basis protected by federal, state, or local law.
Location:
17062 Murphy Ave, Irvine, CA with some travel to Las Vegas, NV