Lead Plant Pathology Scientist — Potato Blight & Genomics

BS_PP; Dundee; Hybrid; GBP 42,000 - 62,000; Full time

Job summary

BS_PP in Dundee invites applications for a highly motivated researcher with a PhD in plant pathology to join our group focused on epidemiology, disease control and IPM. The role will centre on potato late blight caused by Phytophthora infestans and may extend to other fungal crop pathogens.

Based in the Invergowrie Campus, the postholder will lead exciting projects with industry impact. The position requires designing and conducting independent and collaborative research, applying for funding,

Qualifications

• PhD in plant pathology or closely related field.
• Experience with potato late blight or related pathogens is desirable.
• Strong computational biology skills and experience handling DNA sequence data.

Responsibilities

• Design and conduct independent and collaborative research on epidemiology, disease control and IPM.
• Lead and contribute to genome-based projects and seek external research funding.

Skills

Plant pathology

Epidemiology

Disease control

IPM

Computational biology

Genomic data analysis

Education

PhD in Plant Pathology

Tools

R

Python

Bioinformatics tools

Job description

BS_PP in Dundee invites applications for a highly motivated researcher with a PhD in plant pathology to join our group focused on epidemiology, disease control and IPM. The role will centre on potato late blight caused by Phytophthora infestans and may extend to other fungal crop pathogens.

Based in the Invergowrie Campus, the postholder will lead exciting projects with industry impact. The position requires designing and conducting independent and collaborative research, applying for funding,