Job ID: 510107500
Job date: 2018-09-06
End Date: 2019-03-29
Company : Agricultural Research Service Country : United States Role : Postdoc
Job date: 2018-09-06
End Date: 2019-03-29
Company : Agricultural Research Service Country : United States Role : Postdoc
Job Description:
The Agricultural Research Service (ARS) is the United States Department of Agricultures chief scientific research agency and one of the worlds premiere scientific organizations. ARS Postdoctoral Research Associates are hired to supplement a lead scientist's research on agricultural problems of high national priority affecting American agriculture.
The incumbent will conduct a big-data-assisted breeding and genetics study aimed at improving abiotic stress tolerance in rice while maintaining agronomic and quality traits needed in commercial varieties. incumbent is expected to use molecular, genetic, and bioinformatics approaches to:
1) study the genetic factors that control abiotic stress tolerance in rice;
2) discover genes or molecular markers linked to abiotic stress tolerance and other key agronomic traits; and
3) develop methodologies and computational tools for more efficient selection in breeding programs.
Additional Info:
This position requires a recent Ph.D in computational biology, plant breeding, genetics or a related field of study that has equipped the applicant with the necessary knowledge, skills and abilities to perform the duties and responsibilities of the position.
This position requires up to 25% travel.[Click Here to Access the Original Job Post]
The Agricultural Research Service (ARS) is the United States Department of Agricultures chief scientific research agency and one of the worlds premiere scientific organizations. ARS Postdoctoral Research Associates are hired to supplement a lead scientist's research on agricultural problems of high national priority affecting American agriculture.
The incumbent will conduct a big-data-assisted breeding and genetics study aimed at improving abiotic stress tolerance in rice while maintaining agronomic and quality traits needed in commercial varieties. incumbent is expected to use molecular, genetic, and bioinformatics approaches to:
1) study the genetic factors that control abiotic stress tolerance in rice;
2) discover genes or molecular markers linked to abiotic stress tolerance and other key agronomic traits; and
3) develop methodologies and computational tools for more efficient selection in breeding programs.
Requeriments :
Skills :
- Bioinformatics
- Biomarker Discovery
- Breeding
- Computational Biology
- Genetics
- Genomics Selection (GS)
- molecular biology
- Plant Genomics
- Programing Skills
Areas :
Additional Info:
This position requires a recent Ph.D in computational biology, plant breeding, genetics or a related field of study that has equipped the applicant with the necessary knowledge, skills and abilities to perform the duties and responsibilities of the position.
This position requires up to 25% travel.[Click Here to Access the Original Job Post]