Postdoctoral Associate at The Research Foundation for The State University of New York at Stony Brook — Stony Brook, USA | Base Career

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Postdoctoral Associate Required Qualifications: (as evidenced by an attached resume)

Ph.D. (or foreign equivalent)

Preferred Qualifications

Ph.D. (or foreign equivalent) in marine sciences, ecology and evolutionary biology or a closely related field.

Experience

with computational analysis.

Experience

in assembling and analyzing short-read data (e.g., Illumina) or long-read data (e.g., Oxford Nanopore).

Experience

in microbial ecology, metagenomics, molecular genetics, and / or evolution.

Brief Description Of Duties

The Postdoctoral Associate will conduct research in marine microbial ecology, in the School of Marine and Atmospheric Sciences under the supervision of Principal Investigator, Dr.

Elaine Luo.

Successful candidates will have attention to detail, experience working in teams, and strong communication skills, both oral and written.

Postdoctoral Associate duties will include:

Using predetermined scope and methodology, conduct research in marine microbial ecology.
Conduct data analysis and create data products.
Write manuscripts for publication in appropriate specialized journals.
Write proposals for external support.

The Research Foundation of SUNY is a private educational corporation.

Employment is subject to the Research Foundation policies and procedures, sponsor guidelines and the availability of funding.

FLSA Exempt position, not eligible for the overtime provisions of the FLSA.

Minimum salary threshold must be met to maintain FLSA exemption.

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Resume/CV and cover letter should be included with the online application.

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The starting salary range (or hiring range) to be offered for this position is noted below, it represents SBU’s good faith and reasonable estimate of the range of possible compensation at the time of posting.

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Official Job Title: Postdoctoral Associate**Job Field

: Post Doctoral**Primary Location

:Day Shift Shift Hours: 8:30-5pm**Posting Start Date

: Sep 14, 2026**Posting End Date

Salary Grade:E89

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