Postdoctoral Scholar in Botany and Plant Sciences at University of California, Riverside

The Kenchanmane-Raju lab in the Department of Botany and Plant Sciences at the University of California, Riverside, anticipates openings for Postdoctoral Scholar Series appointment with strong experimental and computational expertise to contribute to understanding the cell-type specific responses to environmental and developmental cues. Kenchanmane-Raju lab uses state-of-the-art single-cell sequencing (scRNA-seq, methylomes, and chromatin accessibility), comparative genomics, and integrative data science to understand crop adaptation and the evolution of gene regulatory elements across species.

Expectations and job duties:
The ideal candidate should be a team player, leading a few projects, and willing to work with other members of the lab. The postdoc will design and
implement experiments and computational analyses in single-cell genomics, develop integrative pipelines for multi-omic data analysis, collaborate with computational and experimental scientists, contribute to manuscript preparation, fellowship and grant proposals, mentor graduate and undergraduate students and participate in lab and social activities.

• a recent Ph.D. in plant biology, computational biology, genomics, bioinformatics, systems biology, or related fields
• experience with both wet-lab genomics (e.g., gene‑editing, cloning, sequencing library prep, histology), and computational analysis (e.g., R/Python, single-cell data, machine learning)
• strong publication record and excellent communication skills
• interest in interdisciplinary research that bridges lab, field-based, and computational approaches

Initial appointments are typically for a two-year, subject to exceptions, and may be eligible for renewal. Salary and level will be determined based on qualifications and experience. The current base pay range for this position is $66,737 to $82,836.

Basic qualifications required at the time of application include:
Applicants must possess a Ph.D. degree by the date of employment.

Applications will be reviewed starting Feb 5, 2026, until a suitable candidate is identified.

Feel free to contact Dr. Kenchanmane Raju at sunilkuk for questions regarding the lab, and contact Rocio McFadden, Academic Personnel, adden for questions regarding application procedures or requirements.

More information about the position can be found in the attachment.