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Research Scientist (RIPE) - Carl R. Woese Institute for Genomic Biology (146466)

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University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
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Champaign, IL

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Carl R. Woese Institute for Genomic Biology

University of Illinois

Research Scientist (RIPE)

The University of Illinois is an Equal Opportunity, Affirmative Action employer that recruits and hires qualified candidates without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, disability, or veteran status. For more information, visit http://go.illinois.edu/EEO.

The primary responsibility of this position is the development and phenotypic analysis of photorespiratory bypass crops, potato, soybean, and tobacco to identify plants with superior photosynthetic performance. In addition to study the sink-source relationship in cassava by the use of physiological, molecular, and phenotyping techniques. The develop of new techniques to monitor roots in the field is part of this position.

MAJOR DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

15%

Design and implement replicated greenhouse and field experiments with transgenic lines to identify the best genes leading to optimization of photosynthetic efficiency through bypassing photorespiration.

15%

Perform a molecular study of the differences in cassava plants grown under elevated CO2 compared to ambient to identified new targets of study for genetic improvement.

15%

Perform a study that evaluates the application of the ground penetrating radar and other techniques for the phenotyping of roots in the field.

10%

Perform molecular genotyping of transformed lines using PCR, ddPCR, and Western blotting.

10%

Perform biochemical and physiological phenotyping using gas exchange, chlorophyll fluorescence and hyperspectral techniques.

10%

Investigate the relative growth rate of transgenic lines using high throughput phenotyping plant imaging systems.

10%

Communicate research progress and results to project team members and external stakeholders including publishing Publish peer reviewed publications to disseminate scientific findings as well presenting the results at scientific conferences and project meetings.

5%

Propagate plants from tissue culture for field trails. Maintain the collection of cassava plants.

5%

Maintain detailed and organized records of project data and other materials.

5%

Recruit, select, and supervise graduate students, academic hourly workers, and undergraduate students assisting with research activities including providing orientation and training, determining task assignments, managing performance, including evaluation and providing coaching and mentoring of independent study.

POSITION REQUIREMENTS AND QUALIFICATIONS:

Education:

  • Required: PhD, Plant Science or other Biological Sciences
  • Preferred: PhD, Photosynthesis, Plant Physiology, Plant Biology or similar fields

Experience:

  • Required:
    • Photosynthesis research and plant physiology.
    • Biochemical and physiological phenotyping using gas exchange fluorescence and spectroscopy and root phenotyping techniques.
    • Molecular genotyping using PCR, ddPCR, and Western blotting.
    • High throughput phenotyping of photosynthetic traits.
  • Preferred:
  • Big data handling and image analysis.
  • Designing and conducting replicated greenhouse and field experiments.
  • Training and management of graduate students or hourly undergraduate worker.
  • Demonstrated high-level of competence in programming using R, SAS, and Python. Competency in BioCro.
  • Previous experience using ground penetrating radar.
  • Demonstrated success in the publication of high-impact work in recognized peer-reviewed journals.
  • Substantial post-doctoral experience in photosynthetic crop research.

Training, Licenses or Certifications Required:

  • Required: Biosafety Training
  • Preferred: Radiation Safety Training

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

  • Required: Extensive knowledge of plant photosynthesis and biochemistry and root phenotyping, strong oral and written communication skills, ability to work in a complex and challenging environment both autonomously and collaboratively as part of a team, critical thinker and problem solver with a demonstrated ability to efficiently execute project tasks.
  • Preferred: Statistical analysis of large datasets.
  • Environmental Demands: Work in a laboratory setting and conducting field trials.

Salary: Commensurate with experience and qualifications

Appointment Status: Full-time academic professional, grant-supported appointment renewable annually pending continued funding and satisfactory progress within the position. Qualified individuals will be eligible to receive vacation, sick, and personal leave; retirement through the State Universities Retirement System; and group health, dental, vision and life insurance.

Start Date: As soon as possible after the close date.

TO APPLY: Applications must be received by June 18, 2021. To apply, all candidates must submit an online profile through https://jobs.illinois.edu by the close of the posting period. Interviews may be conducted prior to the closing date; however, a hiring decision will not be made until after the closing date. Qualified candidates must upload a letter of which details qualifications noted above, resume and the names and contact information of three professional references. All requested information must be submitted for your application to be considered. Incomplete applications will not be reviewed. For further information about this specific position, Jacinda King (jkking@illinois.edu). For questions about the application process, please contact 217-333-2137.

The University of Illinois conducts criminal background checks on all job candidates upon acceptance of a contingent offer. Convictions are not a bar to employment. The University of Illinois System requires candidates selected for hire to disclose any documented finding of sexual misconduct or sexual harassment and to authorize inquiries to current and former employers regarding findings of sexual misconduct or sexual harassment. For more information, visit Policy on Consideration of Sexual Misconduct in Prior Employment As a qualifying federal contractor, the University of Illinois System uses E-Verify to verify employment eligibility.

College Name or Administrative Unit:OVCRI Category:6-Research Title:Research Scientist (RIPE) - Carl R. Woese Institute for Genomic Biology (146466) Open Date:06/04/2021 Close Date:06/18/2021 Organization Name:Institute for Genomic Biology

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Since its founding in 1867, the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign has earned a reputation as a world-class leader in research, teaching, and public engagement.

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A talented and highly respected faculty is the University's most significant resource. Many are recognized for exceptional scholarship with memberships in such organizations as the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, the National Academy of Sciences, and the National Academy of Engineering. 

Our faculty have been awarded Nobel Prizes, Pulitzer Prizes, and the Fields Medal in Mathematics.The success of our faculty is matched by that of our alumni: 11 are Nobel laureates and another 18 have won Pulitzer Prizes.

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Academic resources on campus are among the finest in the world. The University Library is one of the largest public university collections in the world with 11 million volumes in its 37 unit libraries. Annually, 53,000,000 people visit its online catalog. Students have access to thousands of computer terminals in classrooms, residence halls, and campus libraries for use in classroom instruction, study, and research.

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Students and scholars find the University an ideal place to conduct research. The Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology is a model for interdisciplinary research, where eighteen research groups from sixteen University departments work within and across three broadly defined themes: biological intelligence, human-computer intelligent interaction, and molecular and electronic nanostructures. The University is also home to the National Center for Supercomputing Applications (NCSA).

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The University has a fundamental commitment to undergraduate education. Nearly 28,000 undergraduate students are enrolled in nine undergraduate divisions, which together offer some 4,000 courses in more than 150 fields of study.

Undergraduate admission is highly selective. In the 2001 freshman class, students in the middle 50% had ACT scores between 25 and 30 and ranked between the 83rd and 96th percentiles of their high school graduating classes.

The University enrolls over 9,000 graduate and professional students in more than 100 disciplines. It is among the top five universities in number of earned doctorates awarded annually in the United States.

Also integral to the University's mission is a commitment to public engagement. Each year about 65,000 Illinois residents participate in scores of conferences, institutes, courses, and workshops presented statewide. Research and class projects take students and professors off campus to share expertise and technical support with Illinois farmers, manufacturing firms, and businesses. In a typical year, student volunteers log more than 60,000 volunteer hours.

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A major center for the arts, the campus attracts dozens of nationally and internationally renowned artists each year to its widely acclaimed Krannert Center for the Performing Arts. The University also supports two major museums: the Krannert Art Museum and Kinkead Pavilion; and the Spurlock Museum, a museum of world history and culture. 

Other major facilities include the multipurpose Assembly Hall (16,500 seats); Memorial Stadium (70,000 seats), site of Big Ten Conference football games; and the Intramural-Physical Education Building, one of the largest recreational facilities of its kind on a university campus.

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As evidence of the University’s commitment to enhance the working, living, and learning environment for faculty, staff, and students, the University will encourage a standard of conduct and behavior that is consistent with the values of inclusivity. In an environment of inclusivity, there is no place for acts of hatred, intolerance, insensitivity, bigotry, threats of violence, harassment or discrimination.

Inclusive Illinois, one campus, many voices

Inclusive Illinois is the University’s commitment to cultivating a community at Illinois where everyone is welcomed, celebrated, and respected. Through education, engagement, and excellence, each voice creates the Inclusive Illinois Experience.

How can we appreciate difference to make a difference?

Illinois is the place where we embrace difference. We embrace it because we value it. We value it because we know that we have so much to learn from each other in our living, learning, and working environment.

Illinois is the place where we recognize the power of possibility and where great potential is realized. Inclusive Illinois is the vision of that place: a vision made real by leadership and commitment.

Illinois is the place where consensus is forged by discourse and where everyone’s contributions are recognized: significant contributions that elevate us because they are informed and enhanced by race, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation and gender identity, age, physical ability, religion, class, and national origin. We are enriched by these perspectives, and we are united by the very discourse that brings these views together.

It is a process. It is transformative. And we celebrate the remarkable changes we set in motion here … taking an important step … crossing boundaries … starting with our own.

It all starts with each of us: with our willingness to embark on the journey in the search for answers, and with our openness and acceptance of the answers we find. Illinois is the place where it all comes together.

Learn more about how Inclusive Illinois promotes diversity here.

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