Post-Doctoral Associate-Ad-Nankar

Position Title

Post-Doctoral Associate – AD, Nankar 2

Tifton Area

Employee

04/01/2026

Lead onion breeding and pre-breeding research in this start‑up program, handling molecular biology, high‑throughput phenotyping, and statistical analysis to develop new varieties.

• Lead onion pre‑breeding and breeding research to generate segregating populations and identify promising center rot resistance lines adapted to a short‑day environment.
• Lead disease screening against center rot in the greenhouse and assist collaborators with genome‑edited mutant screening.
• Assist in post‑harvest bulb quality analysis; lead marker‑assisted selection and genomic selection activities related to QTL mapping.
• Prepare peer‑reviewed publications, participate in grant proposal preparation, supervise graduate and undergraduate students, and seasonal workers in laboratory, greenhouse, and field setup.
• Undertake assigned tasks in other related vegetable breeding projects.

• PhD in Plant Breeding or an equivalent field.
• Prior experience in onion breeding, disease resistance screening, genomic selection, and wet‑lab research.
• Proficiency in scripting using Python or R.
• Experience setting up cages for onion breeding crosses and analyzing breeding data.
• Ability to analyze and interpret metabolomics and transcriptomics data.
• Ability to utilize genomic selection to identify novel QTLs from biparental mapping populations.

• High dedication required for a start‑up breeding program; ability to work weekends and long hours during peak seasons.
• Operation of motor vehicles as needed.

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