Postdoctoral Research Associate: Oat Rust Genomics

University of Sydney; Camden; On-site; AUD 118,000 - 126,000; Full time

Job summary

The University of Sydney invites applications for a Postdoctoral Research Associate to join a research program in the School of Life and Environmental Sciences. The role focuses on oat crown rust, delivering genetic and genomic analyses under an ARC Linkage Project.

Key responsibilities include identifying resistance sources, generating phenotypic/genotypic data, and analyzing complex datasets. The position is based at the Camden Campus and reports to the Chief Investigator and collaborators.

Qualifications

• completed PhD in a relevant field (plant genetics / genomics, molecular biology / genomics, agricultural science)
• knowledge and experience in bioinformatics (e.g. BLAST searchers, SNP calling, GWAS)
• experience in hybridising plants, pre-breeding, scoring disease responses of plant material in the greenhouse and field
• postdoctoral experience including publication in ISI ranked peer-reviewed international journals
• experience in handling plant pathogens, especially biotrophs as well as cereal pathology and/or genetics
• experience in developing and working on research projects, including protocols, experimental design, ethics submissions and grant applications
• ability to work independently and as part of a team, taking initiative and exercising sound judgement

Responsibilities

• undertake research to identify and characterise genetic sources of crown rust resistance in oat germplasm
• generate high-quality greenhouse and field phenotypic and genotypic datasets to support identification of resistance loci, markers and candidate genes
• analyse genetic and disease-screening data using quantitative-genetic, statistical and genomic approaches
• deliver research outcomes and milestones in accordance with the ARC Linkage project plan
• plan and undertake controlled-environment and field-based experiments to phenotype oat germplasm and breeding populations
• apply established disease-screening protocols and assess disease severity and resistance responses
• collaborate with Chief Investigator, researchers, breeding organisations, industry partners and ARC Linkage collaborators

Skills

Bioinformatics experience

Research independence

Team collaboration

Education

PhD in plant genetics/genomics

Tools

BLAST

SNP calling

GWAS

Job description

The University of Sydney invites applications for a Postdoctoral Research Associate to join a research program in the School of Life and Environmental Sciences. The role focuses on oat crown rust, delivering genetic and genomic analyses under an ARC Linkage Project.

Key responsibilities include identifying resistance sources, generating phenotypic/genotypic data, and analyzing complex datasets. The position is based at the Camden Campus and reports to the Chief Investigator and collaborators.