PhD Research Assistantships - Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge,
LA, USA

The School of Plant, Environmental, and Soil Sciences at Louisiana State
University invites applications for recruitment of two full-time
Ph.D. level graduate research assistants in a USDA-NIFA funded project
starting January 2014. The prospective candidates should be highly
motivated with an interest to work on the interface of plant breeding
and plant genomics to improve abiotic stress tolerance in rice. The
candidates will be responsible for conducting field, greenhouse, and
laboratory experiments, data analysis, presentation of research results,
completing all coursework required for a Ph.D. degree, and writing of a
dissertation on the research topic. Students with training in plant
breeding, SNP genotyping, QTL mapping, salinity and drought tolerance
screening, and exposure to rice culture are strongly encouraged to
apply. Interested candidates should contact Dr. Prasanta Subudhi
(E-mail: psubudhi@agcenter.lsu.edu; Laboratory website:
http://www.agronomy.lsu.edu/coastallab/home.asp) with a cover letter
highlighting qualifications and research interests, current CV,
transcripts, GRE score, TOEFL score (required for International
students), and three current letters of references.