G/R18104P

Post-Doctoral Research Associate in Food Safety Virology

CAES-Food Safety Center

The University of Georgia (UGA), a land-grant and sea-grant university with statewide commitments and responsibilities, is the state’s oldest, most comprehensive, and most diversified institution of higher education (https://www.uga.edu/). UGA is currently ranked among the top 15 public universities in U.S. News & World Report. The University’s main campus is located in Athens, approximately 65 miles northeast of Atlanta, with extended campuses in Atlanta, Griffin, Gwinnett, and Tifton. UGA was founded in 1785 by the Georgia General Assembly as the first state-chartered University in the country. UGA employs approximately 1,800 full-time instructional faculty and more than 7,700 full-time staff. The University’s enrollment exceeds 39,000 students including over 30,000 undergraduates and over 9,000 graduate and professional students. Academic programs reside in 18 schools and colleges, as well as a medical partnership with Augusta University housed on the UGA Health Sciences Campus in Athens.

Students at UGA-Griffin experience low student-to-faculty ratios, which allows personalized instruction from world-renowned faculty. The many students who work and/or engage in directed research on campus have the opportunity to engage in cutting-edge research in on-site labs, thereby gaining real-world experience and developing marketable job skills well before graduation.

University of Georgia founded the Center for Food Safety (CFS) in 1992 to promote food safety and its role in protecting the agricultural system. Since that time, CFS has been a leader of multidisciplinary, innovative research to improve the safety of food. CFS researchers develop ways to detect, control and eliminate harmful microorganisms and their toxins from the food supply.

https://cfs.caes.uga.edu/

Employee

07/11/2022

07/07/2022

Yes

Griffin Area

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Conduct virology research intended to investigate ecology of foodborne viruses on produce and in Ag. water

60

Participate in the design, implementation, and evaluation of experiments to study foodborne viruses

10

Coordinate the work of students on the project and oversee final results.

10

Analyze and evaluate research results.

10

Prepare reports, presentations and manuscripts on the project.

10

Post-Doctoral Associate AD

Exempt

1.00

This post-doctoral research associate will conduct virology research intended to investigate ecology of foodborne viruses on produce and in Ag. water. Participate in the design, implementation, and evaluation of experiments to study foodborne viruses. Coordinate the work of students on the project and oversee final results. Analyze and evaluate research results. Prepare reports, presentations and manuscripts on the project.

Ph. D. in Food Safety, Virology, or Biotechnology. Preferred experience in food or veterinary virology research. The successful applicant should have previous experience in cell culture, virus assays and real-time quantitative PCR.

Knowledge of microbial ecology of viruses would be preferred

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For questions concerning this position or recruitment progression, please refer to the Recruitment Contact listed below.

Malak Esseili

Malak.Esseili@uga.edu