Updated: about 2 years ago
Location: Fort Collins, COLORADO
Deadline: 01 Feb 2022
Posting Details
Posting Detail Information
| Working Title | Postdoctoral Fellow - Plant Stress Physiology & Genetics |
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| Position Location | Fort Collins, CO |
| Research Professional Position | Yes |
| Posting Number | 202101544AP |
| Position Type | Admin Professional/ Research Professional |
| Classification Title | Postdoctoral Fellows |
| Number of Vacancies | |
| Work Hours/Week | 40 |
| Proposed Annual Salary Range | $50,000-$59,000. Salary is commensurate with experience and qualifications. |
| Employee Benefits | Colorado State University (CSU) is committed to providing employees with a strong and competitive benefits package that supports you, your health, and your family. Visit CSU’s Human Resources website for detailed benefit plan information for permanent full-time and part-time faculty and administrative professional employees in the following University benefit areas: https://hr.colostate.edu/hr-community-and-supervisors/benefits/benefits-eligibility/ & https://hr.colostate.edu/prospective-employees/our-perks/ . |
| Desired Start Date | 03/14/2022 |
| Position End Date (if temporary) | |
| To ensure full consideration, applications must be received by 11:59pm (MT) on | 02/01/2022 |
| Description of Work Unit | The Department of Soil and Crop Sciences is focused on education, research, and outreach to solve the world’s most pressing food production issues and crucial matters about Earth, its ecosystems, and their services. Our faculty and staff apply research-based solutions to benefit Colorado and the world. We offer academic programs to prepare students to address national and global crop production, sustainability, and environmental quality challenges such as waste management, water quality, and reclamation of drastically disturbed lands. There are numerous opportunities for students to be involved in cutting edge research related to global food production and ecosystem function and protection. |
| Position Summary | The Crop Adaptation Lab at Colorado State University is seeking a postdoctoral fellow with expertise in plant stress physiology and genetics. The primary responsibility of the postdoc will be to develop and test hypotheses on the adaptive value of putative climate-adaptive alleles in sorghum, a key global food security crop, using physiological and genetic approaches in field and controlled-environment experiments. The postdoc will also collaborate with a team of postdocs at CSU, Penn State, and CERAAS-Senegal to identify putative climate-adaptive alleles in sorghum from genome resequencing and evolutionary functional genomics; and contribute to development of molecular breeding technology that will allow African breeding programs to deploy these alleles in climate-resilient varieties. The postdoc will prepare publications for high-quality peer-reviewed journals, present findings at international scientific conferences, and receive mentoring to advance their scientific career. The successful applicant will be committed to rigorous application of the scientific method for genetic discoveries; and equally committed to translating these discoveries for global food security under climate change. The postdoc will have strong communication skills (written and oral) and commitment to inclusion that will allow them to contribute to and/or lead collaborations across a diverse international team of scientists. The position is supported for 5 years, as part of a $25 M investment on allele mining for climate adaptation funded by Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation and led by CIMMYT. |
| Required Job Qualifications | PhD in Plant Physiology, or related field (by start of appointment) Strong record of publications in peer-reviewed journals |
| Preferred Job Qualifications | Demonstrated expertise in stress physiology, plant biology, or plant physiology Demonstrated written and oral communications skills Demonstrated interest in applying science to global challenges in crop improvement |
| Diversity Statement | Reflecting departmental and institutional values, candidates are expected to have the ability to advance the Department’s commitment to diversity and inclusion. |
Essential Duties
| Job Duty Category | Research |
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| Duty/Responsibility | Stress physiology analysis (60%) Development of appropriate experimental hypotheses and predictions based on theory and previous observations (20%) |
| Percentage Of Time | 80 |
| Job Duty Category | Authorship |
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| Duty/Responsibility | Manuscript preparation for publication and contributing to further grant application development. |
| Percentage Of Time | 20 |
Application Details
| Special Instructions to Applicants | Applications will be accepted until the position is filled, but for full consideration, all materials must be received by Tuesday, February 1, 2022. Applicants should upload the following: (1) A cover letter addressing your qualifications; (2) resume; and (3) contact information of three professional references. References will not be contacted without prior notification of candidates. For inquiries about the position, contact Search Chair [email protected]. For additional information about Colorado State University, consult the university’s website at www.colostate.edu. |
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| Conditions of Employment | Pre-employment Criminal Background Check (required for new hires) |
| Search Contact | Geoff Morris |
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