The micro/nano fluidics lab at the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, seeks a postdoctoral fellow to assist in developing Argonaute endonuclease – based assays to detect rare alleles assocaited with cancer and other conditions and isothermal molecular diagnostic assays to detect human, animal, and plant pathogens and implement these assays in point of need devices. See http://bau.seas.upenn.edu/research/point-of-care-diagnostics-lab-on-chip/
The postdoctoral fellow must have a PhD in microbiology, engineering, biotechnology, or equivalent and be experienced in primer and probe design.
Outstanding candidates are invited to submit a letter of interest, detailing their relevant background, providing the names and e-mail addresses of at least three references, a CV, and copies of relevant reprints and pre-prints. Send your application to Professor Haim H. Bau at: meampd@seas.upenn.edu. The position is available immediately.
