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Job title:
044728 Postdoctoral Researcher in Genomics-Assisted Plant Breeding

Job description:
Postdoctoral Researcher in Genomics-Assisted Plant Breeding Salary: £32,548-£38,883 A post-doctoral research position is available the research group led by John Hickey at The Roslin Institute. We seek a highly motivated, enthusiastic, creative and independent researcher to work in the area of genomics-assisted plant breeding to produce new knowledge for scientific publication and practical application. The projects objectives are to develop and implement advanced breeding strategies using genomic selection in order to accelerate the rate of improvement in key agricultural traits in groundnuts. The successful candidate will be working alongside computational biologists, animal and plant breeders, quantitative geneticists and software engineers and have access to high performance computing clusters. Working to derive solutions at the interface between academia and industry, the post-holder will lead on research planning and management of key projects, guided by the group’s outputs and deadlines. The post-holder will join the Genetics and Genomics department at The Roslin Institute, a world-class centre for research on quantitative genetics of populations, particularly in managed populations such as livestock, companion animals, forests and crops. For more information about the group please visit http://www.alphagenes.roslin.ed.ac.uk. Informal enquires can be made to John Hickey, while formal applications must be completed via the website of The Roslin Institute. This post is available on a fixed term basis for 36 months. Ref: 044728 Closing Date: 27th August 2018 For more information and to submit an application, please use the ‘apply’ button below.

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Apply by visiting this page: https://findajob.dwp.gov.uk/details/499821

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Employer Name:
University of Edinburgh, College of Medicine and Vet Medicine

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