Senior Rice Research Technician — Heat Resilience Fixed-Term

Nottingham; Sutton Bonington; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 36,000; Full time

Job summary

University of Nottingham is seeking a fixed-term full-time Senior Research Technician for Rice Research at Sutton Bonington Campus. The role focuses on developing stress resilience in rice across two linked projects, TempR germplasm and root diameter trait validation, under Professors Zoe Wilson and Erik Murchie.

The post is 36.25 hours per week, ends 12 October 2028, and involves plant growth, physiology analysis, and molecular biology techniques with rice.

Qualifications

• Experience in growing plants and analysing plant physiology.
• Experience with rice and plant reproduction or photosynthesis is desirable.
• Experience with molecular biology techniques is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Grow plants and analyse physiology using standard techniques.
• Work with rice genetics and photosynthesis under heat stress conditions.

Skills

Plant growth

Plant physiology

Molecular biology

Education

BSc in Plant Science or related

Job description

University of Nottingham is seeking a fixed-term full-time Senior Research Technician for Rice Research at Sutton Bonington Campus. The role focuses on developing stress resilience in rice across two linked projects, TempR germplasm and root diameter trait validation, under Professors Zoe Wilson and Erik Murchie.

The post is 36.25 hours per week, ends 12 October 2028, and involves plant growth, physiology analysis, and molecular biology techniques with rice.