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The Joint BioEnergy Institute (JBEI) is a new multi-organizational research center comprising world-class resources and expertise located in one facility at Emeryville, California. The goal of JBEI is to use rapidly advancing scientific techniques, such as systems and synthetic biology, to accelerate development of the nation's biofuels industry. JBEI is a U.S. Department of Energy funded Bioenergy Research Center, managed by Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL) with partners from 5 internationally recognized scientific institutions: Sandia National Laboratories (SNL), Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL), University of California-Davis (UCD), University of California-Berkeley (UCB), and the Carnegie Institution for Science.
JBEI's goals focus on breaking the barriers to efficient conversion of lignocellulosic material into biofuels. The team is establishing a highly integrated research center aimed at engineering plants for better processing, efficient protocols for pretreatment and optimized microorganisms for increased biofuels production. We are currently forming a start-up team of bioinformaticians, postdoctoral researchers, and technicians in the areas of plant biology, enzymology, biochemical and chemical engineering, functional genomics, applied microbiology, fermentation, molecular biology, genetics, and bioinformatics that will expand to approximately 150 staff by the end of summer 2008.
Current Job Postings
Staff members of the Joint BioEnergy Institute (JBEI) are hired through and will be employees of one of the partner institutions. Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory and all JBEI hiring institutions are Equal Opportunity Employers with a commitment to workforce diversity.
For general information about employment at JBEI, email jlclarke@lbl.gov.
