Project Scientist / Postdoc position in wheat drought tolerance at
Univ. of California Davis

A Postdoctoral or Project Scientist position (depending on experience)
is immediately available to identify and study chromosome regions
affecting drought tolerance in wheat.  This project is part of a five
years National effort to identify wheat loci linked to water use
efficiency, nitrogen use efficiency and disease resistance (Triticeae
CAP http://www.triticeaecap.org/). The selected candidate is expected to
characterize available Association Mapping and Nested Association
Mapping populations grown under different water stress conditions using
Canopy Spectral Reflectance and other methods.  These populations are
being genotyped with a 92,000 wheat SNP chip. Promising loci will be
backcrossed into a uniform drought susceptible background for future
validation. Knowledge of association mapping analysis tools and software
and a good statistics training are required.  Field research experience
or previous experience in drought tolerance is a plus. The selected
candidate is expected to lead and coordinate the activities of a small
team (one technician support person and one student) with limited
supervision. The selected candidate should be able to work in the field
and occasionally travel to the Imperial Valley in California where
replicated experiments are planted. Peaks of field work are expected
during planting and harvest. The selected candidate is expected to
document all information carefully, to enter it in the T3 project
database, and to prepare the first draft of reports and publications
describing these results. Please send your CV, an email describing your
interests and experience and the names of three people that can provide
references Jorge Dubcovsky, email: jdubcovsky@ucdavis.edu. Position will
remain opened until filled.