Postdoctoral fellow within Molecular Plant Biology
Deadline: 15.11.2020
Norwegian University of Life Sciences
NMBU has a particular responsibility for research and education that secures the basis for the life of future generations. Sustainability is rooted in everything we do and we deliver knowledge for life. NMBU has 1,800 employees of which about 250 phd scholarships and 6,000 students. The university is divided into seven faculties and has campuses in Ås and Oslo. We will be co-located in Ås from 2021.
NMBU believes that a good working environment is characterised by diversity. We encourage qualified candidates to apply regardless of gender, functional ability, cultural background or whether you have been outside the labour market for a period. If necessary, workplace adaptations will be made for persons with disabilities. More information about NMBU is available at www.nmbu.no.
About The Faculty of Biosciences
The Faculty of Life Sciences (BIOVIT) aims to help shape the future food- and bio-production of through teaching and research within biology and sustainable production and use of plants, livestock and fish. The faculty has an annual turnover of approx. 250 million kroner. The faculty is organized into nine research sections: Genome biology, Breeding and Quantitative Genetics, Ruminant Nutrition and Physiology, Ethology and Animal Environment, Nutrition and Physiology, Agroecology, Genetics and Plant Breeding, Plant Protection and Food Crops, Pant Biology and Biotechnology. The faculty has seven large and small research centers and laboratories, including a center for outstanding innovation (CFI) - Foods of Norway. The faculty is responsible for bachelor's and master's degrees in Aquaculture, Biology, Animal Science and Plant science as well as English-language master's degrees in Agroecology, Plant Sciences, Feed Manufacturing Technology and Genome Sciences. The faculty is responsible for PhD degrees in animal science and plant science. The faculty currently has about 550 bachelor and master students and 90 PhD students. The faculty has about 220 employees and its own faculty administration.
The Department of Plant Sciences, Faculty of Biosciences is seeking for a creative, talented and motivated Postdoctoral fellow with strong experience in plant molecular biology with biotic and abiotic tolerance/responses of crop plants.
About the position
The Department of Plant Sciences, Faculty of Biosciences at the Norwegian University of Life Sciences (NMBU) has a vacant two-year Post-Doctoral position related to molecular mechanisms involve in abiotic and biotic stress tolerance of crop plants.
The selected candidate will work with ongoing project on tomato and strawberry crops and its optical based induced resistance/tolerance to biotic stress (powdery mildew-gray mold) abiotic stress (selective wavelengths of optical radiation).
Main tasks
The main tasks of the postdoc research fellow is to characterize the pathways involve in induced host resistance, polyphenol biosynthesis and its regulation by selective optical environment.
Identify possible molecular markers that can be used for marker assisted selection of crop plants in breeding.
Competence
Required Academic qualifications
Completed PhD within the area of biotic and abiotic stress responses of crop plants.
Experience in molecular biology (gene expression, gene silencing)
Bioinformatics knowledge for RNA Seq data analysis with programming languages
The following experiences and skills will be emphasized:
Experience with fungal phytopathogen and its interaction with plants, preferably powdery mildew and gray mold
HPLC/GC-MS
Microscopy
Ability to design and execute experiments with statistical data analysis
Ability to work independently with strong analytical, organizational, writing, and communication skills
You need to:
Be proficient in English, written and spoken
Have good collaborative skills
Remuneration and further information
The position is placed in government pay scale position code 1352 Postdoctoral Fellow, wage framework 24 (salary grade 59-77) (NOK 523.200-741.300), depending on qualifications. Seniority Promotion in position.
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Application deadline: 15th November 2020.
Up to ten publications selected by the applicant as most relevant must be attached to the application. If it is difficult to identify the contribution of the applicant in multiple-author publications, a short explanation about the applicant’s part of the work is suggested.
Printed material which cannot be sent electronically should be sent by surface mail to Norwegian University of Life Sciences, Faculty of Biosciences, P.O. Box 5003, NO-1432 Ås, within 15th November 2020. Please quote reference number 20/04286
Applicants invited for an interview will be asked to present verified copies of diplomas and certificates.
