Dear all,

We have an opening postdoctoral position in the Dal Bello Lab at Yale EEB
(anticipated start date December 2025, with some flexibility). Find more
info below and here(more details about the project, the collaboration,
and open positions in other labs in Italy and Japan).

Project description
In an international project involving three laboratories with expertise
in microbial ecology (Dal Bello lab, Yale, USA), single-cell analyses
(McGlynn lab, ELSI, Japan), and theoretical biology (Grilli research
group, ICTP, Italy) and funded by HFSP, we aim to understand how microbes
"learn" and anticipate environmental changes, a crucial ability for
their survival. We'll investigate diverse microbial species in various
environments from stable to repetitive and random to determine
how much information cells can "remember" based on environmental
predictability. We'll explore factors like genome size and growth rates
and use nanoSIMS enabled single-cell observations to track nutrient
uptake and understand individuality within populations. By combining our
experimental data with mathematical models and evolutionary experiments,
we seek to develop a general understanding of learning mechanisms and
their limits across the microbial world.

Postdoctoral position, Yale, USA
Location Dal Bello Lab, Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
and Microbial Sciences Institute, Yale University, New Haven, CT, USA

What you'll be doing
You will primarily focus on experimental work, specifically conducting
the high-throughput phenotyping of diverse natural microbial isolates
to characterize their lag times and growth parameters across various
environmental conditions.  This includes setting up and monitoring
well-mixed cultures, performing wash and transfer experiments, and
collecting optical density data. You will also be responsible for
preparing samples and performing the isotopic labeling for single-cell
nanoSIMS analysis and will conduct long-term evolutionary experiments,
including culturing, sampling, and freezing evolved bacterial populations,
and performing population-level phenotyping.  This is a full time
research position with the expectation to travel to learn from the other
labs involved in the project.

Experience
We seek a motivated researcher with background in microbiology or related
field passionate about gaining a quantitative, predictive understanding
of bacterial ecology and evolution. Expertise in experimental microbial
physiology and/or evolution is particularly valued.

How to apply
Inquiries about this position can be sent via email to Martina. Please
include a brief description of your research interests, how they fit
with the goals of the project, and the expectations for your postdoctoral
training (research and career goals). Attach a CV with contact information
for 2-3 references.

For more details about the project, the collaboration, and open positions
in other labs in Italy and Japan, please visit this link.

Please feel free to pass the info along to others that might be
interested.

Thanks a lot.

Best,
Martina Dal Bello

Martina Dal Bello, PhD
(she, her, hers)

Assistant Professor
Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
Microbial Sciences Institute
Yale University
https://www.dalbellolab.com/

"Dal Bello, Martina" <martina.dalbello@yale.edu>

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