Apply for Vacancy for Research Associate at The University of Arizona in the USA. The category of the position is Agriculture – Plant and Soil Science.

Position Highlights

The Palanivelu lab is seeking a postdoctoral candidate to use genomic, molecular, genetic, and cell biological tools to characterize heat tolerance in tomato pollen tube growth and precision breed heat-tolerant tomato varieties. Also, the chosen candidate will be part of the Palanivelu lab at the University of Arizona in Tucson, Arizona but will have a great opportunity to be part of a collaborative. Likewise, the post-doctoral researcher will benefit from a supportive collaborative research experience that emphasizes mentoring by an interdisciplinary team of researchers in five laboratories at four institutions examining the genomics of tomato pollen tube growth to generate heat-tolerant tomato varieties.

Duties:

The incumbent must meet the following for Vacancy for Research Associate in the USA:

• Collection of phenotypic data
• Moreover, mutant and transgenic plant analysis
• Generation of CRISPR mutants and analysis
• Also, protein and molecular genetics analysis of pathways in plants
• Statistical and bioinformatic analysis of data
• Likewise, RNA-seq analysis of samples
• Collaborating with researchers in the lab and the project
• Furthermore, opportunities to supervise graduate and undergraduate student researchers
• Additionally, additional duties may apply

Skills:

• Proficient knowledge & experience in genomics, molecular genetics, cell and developmental biology
• Ability to interact and work collaboratively with others
• Similarly, skills in bioinformatic and statistical analysis
• Notable skills in project and time management
• Excellent written and oral communication skills
• Also, ability to communicate effectively with written and oral communication skills
• Additionally, ability to interact and work collaboratively with different groups/individuals

Minimum Qualifications

• Ph.D. in Plant biology or Genetics or Genomics or any related discipline in Life Sciences upon hire.

Preferred Qualifications

• Preference will be given to a highly motivated, enthusiastic, critical thinking, and independent researcher who has proven research experience in genomics, molecular genetics, and cell biology.
• Publications from dissertation work demonstrating scientific leadership, management, and completion of projects.

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