Plant Genetics Scientist: Field Trials & Discovery

The Ellison Institute Of Technology (eit); Oxford; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Salary dependent on experience +travel

Bonus

Enhanced holiday

Pension - Employer contribution 7.5%

Life Assurance

Income Protection

Private Medical Insurance

Employee discounts

Electric car scheme

Nursery Salary Sacrifice scheme

Cycle to Work Scheme

Family Planning

Neurodiversity support

Coaching & Therapy services

Job summary

The Ellison Institute of Technology (EIT) in Oxford seeks a highly motivated Scientist-level Geneticist to join its Plant Biology Institute. You will design and conduct experiments on photosynthesis, yield, and polygenic traits, and lead large-scale field trials to translate findings into commercial opportunities.

You will collaborate across multidisciplinary teams, contribute to publications and IP generation, and work toward humane, sustainable innovation aligned with EIT's mission.

Qualifications

• PhD in plant quantitative genetics or related discipline.
• Demonstrated competency in research skills including QTL analyses.
• Experience conducting GWAS.
• Experience designing, planning and executing large-scale field experiments.
• Ability to plan and conduct independent research to the highest standard.
• Ability to perform data analysis, model fitting, statistical evaluation, and visualisation.
• 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 knowledge

Field experiment design

Independent research ability

Data analysis

Statistical evaluation

Visualization

Large datasets handling

Education

PhD in plant quantitative genetics

Related discipline

Tools

R

Python

QTL analysis

GWAS

Job description

The Ellison Institute of Technology (EIT) in Oxford seeks a highly motivated Scientist-level Geneticist to join its Plant Biology Institute. You will design and conduct experiments on photosynthesis, yield, and polygenic traits, and lead large-scale field trials to translate findings into commercial opportunities.

You will collaborate across multidisciplinary teams, contribute to publications and IP generation, and work toward humane, sustainable innovation aligned with EIT's mission.