Department: Horticulture & Crop Science

Summary of Duties:

Reporting to the Professor in the Horticulture & Crop Science department, the Post-Doctoral Researcher provides support to the Mackey laboratory by conducting research on molecular plant-microbe interactions, the researcher plans, designs and conducts experiments based on interpretation of preliminary data and the literature, utilizing a variety of molecular and biochemical methods; produces figures representing findings, presents findings at meetings, seminars and conferences as needed; writes manuscripts detailing the work; independently and collaboratively writes grant proposals; participates in communal lab activities, including providing methodological training for colleagues; other duties as assigned

Required Qualifications:

Doctorate in biochemistry; research experience on the biochemical and molecular biological investigation of plants.

Desired Qualifications:

Research experience on investigation of plant-microbe interactions.

Target Salary: $48,000.00 - $48,000.00 Annually

Job Category: Research

Job Appointment (FTE%):

100.0

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