Post-Doctoral Associate - Switchgrass and Turfgrass Disease Management

Posting Number

G/R16840P

Working Title

Post-Doctoral Associate - Switch grass and Turfgrass Disease Management

Department

CAES-Plant Pathology

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Employment Type

Employee

Additional Schedule Information

Monday-Friday; 8-5 pm

Advertised Salary

$47,476

Anticipated Start Date

05/16/2022

Posting Date

04/04/2022

Open Until Filled

Yes

Location of Vacancy

Griffin Area

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Duties/Responsibilities

• Field/Greenhouse work. (30% of time)
• Lab work. (30%)
• Data analysis and Bioinformatic work. (30%)
• Writing. (10%)

Classification Title

Post-Doctoral Associate AD

FLSA

Exempt

FTE

1.00

Position Summary

The applicant will participate in switch grass and turfgrass disease management by breeding for disease resistance and exploring for biocontrol agents. The applicant will work on identifying sources of disease resistance, carrying out functional analysis of gene expression, developing collections of plant pathogens and mycoparasites, studying pathogen population structure, and investigating parasite‑pathogen‑plant interactions. The candidate will work in collaboration with plant breeders, molecular biologist, plant pathologists and extension faculty.

The candidate will help in drafting papers and grant proposals.

Relevant/Preferred Education, Experience, Licensure, Certification

Ph.D. in Plant Pathology or other relevant field.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with rust diseases in grasses.
• Experience with Genotyping-by-Sequencing and RNAseq library preparation.
• Experience in parasite‑pathogen interactions.
• Experience with Claviceps pathogens.
• Experience with pathogen population genetic analysis.

Knowledge, Skills, Abilities and/or Competencies

• Experiences with field disease phenotyping, QTL mapping, GWAS analysis, bioinformatics.
• Interest and experience in collaborative research.
• Background in pathogen population genetics, plant breeding, molecular genetics, genomics or other relevant background.

Physical Demands

Field and greenhouse work. Driving.

Is this a Position of Trust?

Yes

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