Professor Robert Landick Dept. of Biochemistry 5441 Microbial Sciences 1550 Linden Dr. University of Wisconsin Madison, WI 53706-1567 Ph. 608 265 8475 Fax 608 262 9865 Program Links University of Wisconsin-Madison Department of Biochemistry Department of Bacteriology Department of Biomolecular Chemistry iPIB - Integrated Program in Biochemistry Microbiology Doctoral Training Program CMB Training Program Microbial Genome Biology Focus Group (CMB) Genetics Training Program Biophysics Training Program Molecular Biosciences Training Program Biotechnology Training Program Biotechnology Center Instructional Links Microbial Gene Regulation 726 Microbial Molecular Biology 612

Research Opportunities in the Landick lab Postdoctoral Reseachers - jump link Graduate Students - jump link Undergraduates - jump link Open Positions We are currently searching for an entry level research specialist. See job description for more information. Please see below for information on joining the lab as a student or postdoc. Postdoctoral Research We strongly prefer to offer postdoctoral opportunities to recent Ph.D. graduates with a strong desire to establish a track record of high-impact publications that will make them competitive for an independent research position - either a junior faculty position in the US or internationally or an equivalent position at a research institute or company. Postdoctoral researchers are expected to be critical thinkers and diligent experimentalists, to have good writing and speaking skills (or great potential to develop these skills), to generate accurate lab records, to help maintain and (when appropriate) procure lab equipment, and to assist graduate and undergraduate researchers. Past postdoctoral researchers have gone on to faculty positions at research universities and research positions in biotechnology companies. Graduate Research Graduate students are the foundation of our research program (see Lab Members). Dr. Landick is a member of five Ph.D. training programs at UW that admit students in different areas of specialization: Integrated Program in Biochemistry (iPIB), Biophysics, Cell and Molecular Biology, Genetics, and Microbiology (see links at left). Students seeking to join the lab as graduate students must first be admitted to one of these programs and complete a research rotation. Each program has a different focus and students are encouraged to apply for all that are appropriate for their background and goals. Graduate students from other institutions (including international graduate students) occasionally visit the lab to conduct collaborative research, and are encourgaged to contact Dr. Landick to inquire about this possibility. Undergraduate Research Undergraduate students at the University of Wisconsin with an interest in research on RNA polymerase or transcriptional regulation are encouraged to contact Dr. Landick about the possibility of undergraduate research. We rarely accept students later than their junior year and prefer that students join the lab as freshman or sophmores, so that they will have time to complete a research project before graduation. Previous lab experience is not necessary, but successful candidates for undergraduate research will have aptitude for benchwork, ability to sustain intellectual focus on an complicated problem, and ability to learn and perform new methods accurately. Undergraduate researchers must have a strong academic track record in math and chemistry and be eager to learn experimental science. Students wishing to apply for undergraduate research in the lab should provide a cover letter stating their reasons, a resume of past education and experience, and an up-to-date-undergraduate transcript. Undergraduate resarchers will receive academic credit based on the formula of 1 credit per 4 hours per week in lab and must submit a written report of their reseach each semester. Limited summer research opportunities are available. Students are encouraged to apply for summer fellowship funding from the Graduate School (Hilldale Undergraduate/Faculty Research Fellowship), CALS, L&S, and the Department of Biochemistry (Mary Shine Peterson Award). Fellowship deadlines vary; applications are the responsibility of the student. Students from other colleges and universities are candidates for summer undergraduate internships and are encouraged to apply for the Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) program run by the Department of Bacteriology (REU link).