| Postdoc position in ecotilling |
| University of Bern, Switzerland |
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Title of the project: Implementing Ecotilling to identify genes controlling plant height in tef (Eragrostis tef). Desciption: Tef is a cereal crop mainly grown in Ethiopia. The crop adapts to diverse climatic and soil conditions; and the seeds are rich in protein and free of gluten. However, the average grain yield obtained from the crop is one of the lowest compared to other cereals. Crop lodging is the major constraint to increasing the yield of tef. In order to tackle lodging through generating semi-dwarf tef lines, the Tef TILLING (Targeting Induced Local Lesions IN Genomes) Project has been recently initiated with financial support from Syngenta Foundation for Sustainable Agriculture and University of Bern. TILLING is a general reverse genetic technique that uses traditional mutagenesis followed by high-throughput mutation discovery to identify deleterious lesions in specific target genes. The technique has been successfully implemented in cereal crops such as maize, rice, wheat and barley. The current position involves implementing a related technique called Ecotilling on accessions collected from different regions. Work place: University of Bern, Switzerland Requirement: PhD in Plant Biology, experience with molecular techniques Duration of appointment: 3 years (available immediately) Applications including a CV and the names and addresses of references should be submitted by e-mail to zerihun.tadele@ips.unibe.ch
Zerihun Tadele (PhD) |