Photosynthesis & Yield Geneticist — Field Research Lead

Ellison Institute of Technology Oxford; Oxford; On-site; GBP 75,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Salary + travel allowance

Enhanced holiday: 25 days + 8 bank hol

Pension - Employer 7.5%

Life Assurance

Income Protection

Private Medical Insurance

Employee discounts

Electric car scheme

Nursery Salary Sacrifice

Cycle to Work Scheme

Family Planning

Neurodiversity support and assessments

Coaching & Therapy services

Job summary

The Ellison Institute of Technology (EIT) in Oxford invites applications for a Scientist-level Geneticist to join the Plant Biology Institute. You will lead quantitative genetics research on photosynthesis, carbon assimilation, and yield, translating findings into commercial opportunities aligned with EIT's humane and sustainable innovation mission.

You will design and run large-scale field experiments, analyze data with R or Python, and contribute to publications and IP development while

Qualifications

• PhD in plant quantitative genetics or related discipline.
• Experience with QTL analyses.
• Experience with GWAS.
• Experience planning and executing large-scale field experiments.
• Ability to perform data analysis, model fitting, and visualization.
• Experience handling large datasets with programming languages such as R and/or Python.

Responsibilities

• Work as part of an interdisciplinary team to achieve research goals.
• Design, conduct and analyse quantitative genetics experiments to assess polygenic traits in field environments.
• Manage multi-location field sites.
• Identify and develop germplasm for analysis of trait variation.
• Provide expert advice for strategic decision-making.
• Assist in the translation of scientific results into commercial opportunities consistent with the EIT humane endeavours.
• Recognise and act on opportunities for the creation of IP and cooperating in patent protection and in impact delivery.

Skills

Quantitative genetics

QTL analyses

GWAS

Field experiments

Data analysis

Model fitting

Statistical evaluation

Visualization

R

Python

Education

PhD in plant quantitative genetics or related discipline

Tools

R

Python

Job description

The Ellison Institute of Technology (EIT) in Oxford invites applications for a Scientist-level Geneticist to join the Plant Biology Institute. You will lead quantitative genetics research on photosynthesis, carbon assimilation, and yield, translating findings into commercial opportunities aligned with EIT's humane and sustainable innovation mission.

You will design and run large-scale field experiments, analyze data with R or Python, and contribute to publications and IP development while