Post Doc Res Assoc - Plant Physiology and Phenotyping - Science Institute

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JOB TITLE:

Post Doctoral Research Associate - Plant Physiology and Phenotyping

JOB PURPOSE:

The University of Wyoming Science Institute (https://(Use the "Apply for this Job" box below).) is seeking to fill one postdoctoral research science position in plant physiology and phenotyping with applications to plant-microbial interactions. The hired candidate will lead the research effort for the Collaborative Research: RII FEC grant to the University of Wyoming "Harnessing Controlled Environment Agriculture to Secure Sustainability and Economic Growth" ( ). The RII FEC program is an EPSCoR Research Infrastructure Improvement-Focused EPSCoR Collaboration building inter-jurisdictional collaborative teams of EPSCoR investigators in focus areas consistent with the NSF Strategic Plan.

Our collaboration, called TRI-CEA, includes the state of Wyoming, New Mexico and South Dakota and involves the participation of different institutions and communities across these states. The project proposes to take a convergence science approach to tackling food security, drawing upon diverse expertise with researchers ranging from basic (plant physiology and plant-microbe interactions) and applied biology (Controlled Environment Agriculture - CEA - and horticulture), environmental and natural resource economics, sustainability science, and applied knowledge of tribal community members.

The Postdoctoral Research Associate will mainly focus on characterizing how the environment, plants, and microbes interact in hydroponic systems to affect crop yield and nutritional quality and how these drivers impact communities to ultimately enhance climate resilience strategies via CEA.

Candidates should have a doctoral degree in plant science, plant physiology, plant phenomics, or a closely related field. Researchers will be expected to lead research projects and contribute significantly to the development of our interjurisdictional project. TRI-CEA focuses on research in the following areas, with successful candidate having experience and publications relevant to one or more of the areas:

* Plant Physiology

* Controlled Environment Agriculture

* Plant Phenotyping

* Plant-microbial interactions

Successful candidates should have some experience with physiological and image datasets, analysis of large datasets, and characterization of plant-microbial interactions. Core components of duties for this position are conducting experimental work, leading (writing) scientific peer-reviewed publications, creating data sets for community use while coordinating with university collaborators, and mentoring/training graduate and…