A position is open starting immediately upon hire for a Postdoctoral Fellow in the Department of Biochemistry at the University of Missouri in the laboratory of Prof. Abraham J. Koo. The project will investigate how the levels of jasmonates are precisely regulated in plants in response to tissue injuries and insect herbivory. Multidisciplinary approaches including protein biochemistry, molecular biology, genetics, genomics, cell biology and mass spectrometry will be employed in Arabidopsis and Nicotiana systems. Additionally, the postdoc will contribute to the study of plant lipid metabolism, with the goal of improving oil traits in both model and crop plants. The initial appointment is for one year, with the possibility of renewal. Minimum