Postdoc position in genomic selection for wheat

Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Sweden

Updated: about 2 years ago
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SLU Department of Plant Breeding performs research and education addressing global challenges affecting our livelihoods and the environment. The Plant breeding division works on putting traits into usable forms by understanding their diversity and genetics with the aid of advanced breeding tools. We apply this knowledge for the genetic betterment of cultivars of economically important crops. This position is funded by SLU Grogrund – a Swedish competence center for breeding of food crops (https://www.slu.se/centrumbildningar-och-projekt/grogrund/).
Duties:

You will mine large genotypic and phenotypic datasets and apply biometric approaches to study genotype by environment interactions for diseases and other agronomic traits in wheat. Develop genomic selection models for the traits and validate the models on the obtained progenies. The project is in a collaboration with the Swedish plant breeding company Lantmännen Lantbruk. The genetic material to be used in the project is obtained both from the Nordic Genetic Resource Center and the breeding material from the company. You will thus have the unique opportunity to be involved in a project in close collaboration with the plant breeders and thus gain first-hand experience of benefits and limitations of genomic selection in a real-world case study. You will have the possibility to develop new connections with many researchers and stakeholders through various seminars and events organized by SLU Grogrund.


Qualifications:

Postdoc appointments are career-developing positions for junior researchers, hence we are mainly looking for candidates with a doctoral degree that is not older than five years. You should have a research focus in plant breeding, genetics, quantitative genetics, bioinformatics, biometrics or similar. You should have documented experience in developing genetic markers for breeding. You should have contributed to research through publications in peer reviewed international journals. Prior experience with genomic selection is a merit. You should have the ability to work independently as well as in a team. You should be motivated, highly interested in plant breeding and have excellent English language skills (both oral and written).


Place of work:

Alnarp


Form of employment:

Temporary employment, 24 months


Extent:

100%


Starting date:

According to agreement.


Application:

We welcome your application no later than 2022-02-28, 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.

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