Postdoctoral Scholar Wheat genomics - Department of Plant and Microbial Biology

The Department of Plant and Microbial Biology at the University of California, Berkeley seeks applications for a Postdoctoral Scholar in the Krasileva Lab in the area of wheat genomics.
The Krasileva Lab studies fundamental principles of plant immunity, genome evolution and plant-pathogen interactions. The postdoc will closely work with the PI and other lab members.
The postdoc will facilitate the cloning and characterization of an invaluable set of enhanced disease resistance mutants (EDR) to yellow rust, caused by the obligate biotroph fungus, Puccinia striiformis f. sp. tritici. The lines were created by EMS mutagenesis of the tetraploid wheat line ‘Kronos', these lines were previously sequenced and confer enhanced resistance. Major ongoing goals of the project are to identify the genes responsible for resistance and harness them to protect wheat crops by modulating their expression with synthetic biology.
This position involves laboratory work on a daily basis with additional seasonal field work. Some aspects of the project include bioinformatic analyses.

The employee will perform studies in the laboratory to examine enhanced disease resistance mutants of wheat with the goal to understand and modulate the molecular and cellular mechanisms of plant immunity.

Specific duties of the position will include:

• Establishing a research project within the remit of the lab's research direction and funding sources
• Implementation of experiments, including laboratory and bioinformatics techniques to understand enhanced disease resistance in wheat
• Data analyses and recording using version controlled electronic software.
• Participate in and present results at lab meetings and in regularly scheduled discussions with the PI
• Prepare figures and write full first drafts of the manuscripts
• Mentor undergraduate and rotation students

To apply, visit https://aprecruit.berkeley.edu/JPF03220







Copyright ©2021 Jobelephant.com Inc. All rights reserved.

Posted by the FREE value-added recruitment advertising agency jeid-8be5acdc293a884394ef20d1f40e6437