Post-Doctoral Associate - Switchgrass and Turfgrass Disease Management

Duties/Responsibilities

• Field/Greenhouse work. Percentage of time 30
• Lab work. Percentage of time 30
• Data analysis and Bioinformatic work. Percentage of time 30
• Writing. Percentage of time 10

About the Role

The applicant will participate in switchgrass and turfgrass disease management by breeding for disease resistance and exploring for biocontrol agents. The applicant will work on identifying sources of disease resistance, carrying out functional analysis of gene expression, developing collections of plant pathogens and mycoparasites, studying pathogen population structure, and investigating parasite-pathogen-plant interactions. The candidate will work in collaboration with plant breeders, molecular biologist, plant pathologists and extension faculty. The candidate will help in drafting papers and grant proposals.

Qualifications

• Relevant/Preferred Education, Experience, Licensure, Certification: In Position Ph.D in Plant Pathology or other relevant field.
• PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS: (1) experience with rust diseases in grasses, (2) experience with Genotyping-by-Sequencing and RNAseq library preparation, (3) experience in parasite-pathogen interactions, (4) experience with Claviceps pathogens, and (5) experience with pathogen population genetic analysis.
• KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, ABILITIES AND/OR COMPETENCIES: Experiences with field disease phenotyping, QTL mapping, GWAS analysis, bioinformatics, interest and experience in collaborative research, background in pathogen population genetics, plant breeding, molecular genetics, genomics or other relevant background.

Physical Demands

• Field and greenhouse work.
• Driving.

Position Details

• Classification Title: Post-Doctoral Associate
• FLSA Exempt
• UGA Job Code: FTE 1.00
• Minimum Qualifications: Position Summary, Relevant/Preferred Education, Experience, Licensure, Certification, Knowledge, Skills, Abilities And/or Competencies, Physical Demands, Position Information Classification Title, UGA Job Code, FTE, Position Summary, Relevant/Preferred Education, Experience, Licensure, Certification, Knowledge, Skills, Abilities And/or Competencies, Physical Demands, Position Information Classification Title, UGA Job Code, FTE