Many vacancies for Bioinformaticians, postdoctoral researchers, and technicians at Joint Bioenergy Institute in Emeryville, California

The Joint BioEnergy Institute (JBEI), led by Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory in a partnership with these scientific institutions: Sandia National Laboratories, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, University of California-Davis, University of California-Berkeley, and the Carnegie Institution for Science is a new multi-organizational institute of world-class facilities and expertise located in one facility at Emeryville, California.

The goal of JBEI is to use rapidly advancing scientific techniques, such as systems and synthetic biology, to accelerate development of the nation's biofuels industry.

JBEI's goals focus on breaking the barriers to efficient conversion of lignocellulosic material into biofuels. The team is establishing a highly integrated research center aimed at engineering plants for better processing, efficient protocols for pretreatment and optimized microorganisms for increased biofuels production.

We are currently looking for a start-up team of bioinformaticians, postdoctoral researchers, and technicians in the areas of plant biology, enzymology, biochemical and chemical engineering, functional genomics, applied microbiology, fermentation, molecular biology, genetics, and bioinformatics that will expand to approximately 150 staff by the end of summer 2008.

Besides, JBEI (through LBNL) is currently looking for scientists and technicians interested in working on the various aspects of biofuels research, especially in plant cell wall synthesis, deconstruction and microbial engineering. Highly motivated individuals with expertise in molecular biology, metabolic engineering, bioinformatics and 'omics' are encouraged to submit a resume/CV and letter of interest to resumes@jbei.org