Research assistant for sustainable food production combining cereal breeding and plant microbiome

Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Sweden

Updated: almost 2 years ago
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Department of Forest Mycology and Plant Pathology undertakes fundamental and applied research on agriculture and forestry in a changing world. Through our research we answer questions about how agriculture and forestry can be conducted in a world where the climate is changing. Outcomes are aligned to and contribute towards national and international strategies on food security, national environmental objectives and climate reporting as well as the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.
Duties:

Our team focuses on plant and microbial communities in sustainable production ecosystems of food and biological raw materials, being relevant to agriculture and forestry. We characterise the rhizosphere microbiome attributes influencing plant nutrition and desiccation tolerance, to expand the potential of modern plant-breeding lines using next generation sequencing, combined with high resolution microscopy and metabolomic approaches.

  • Isolation  and analysis of microbial communities in soil, rhizosphere and in plant endosphere
  • Reveal the microbial effect on plant growth, nutrition uptake, root architecture and metabolites

    • This position will contribute to the topic of climate change and developing microbial tools for its potential mitigation. The research assistant will work in close collaboration with our cross disciplinary team, which involves scientists ranging from community- and systems ecology to analytical chemistry and social science.


    Qualifications:

    Required:

    • MSc in Plant physiology, Plant biotechnology, Gene engineering technology or  Plant ecophysiology  
    • Basic knowledge in soil science and silica nanoparticles  induced polysaccharide production
    • DNA/RNA isolation and NGS library preparation
    • Familiar with standard software (Excel Word,  DADA2, etc)

    Advantages:

    • Experience in soil quality data analysis is an advantage
    • Experience of statistics (R, Unscrambler)
    • Understanding of agriculture and soils
    • Driving licence

    Place of work:

    Uppsala


    Form of employment:

    Temporary employment, 17 months, with possible extension


    Extent:

    100%


    Starting date:

    According to agreement. 


    Application:

    We welcome your application no later than 14 June 2022, use the button below.


    Academic union representatives:

    https://internt.slu.se/en/my-employment/employee-associations/kontaktpersoner-vid-rekrytering/


    The Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU) is a world-class international university with research, education and environmental assessment within the sciences for sustainable life. Its principal sites are in Alnarp, Umeå and Uppsala, but activities are also conducted at research stations, experimental parks and educational establishments throughout Sweden. We bring together people who have different perspectives, but they all have one and the same goal: to create the best conditions for a sustainable, thriving and better world.

    SLU has just over 3,000 employees, 5,000 students and a turnover of SEK 3 billion. The university has invested heavily in a modern, attractive environment on its campuses.

    www.slu.se

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