Olive Xylella Resistance Genomics Scientist

Italian Ministry of Education, University and Research; Italia; On-site; EUR 20,000 - 25,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Full social security

Job summary

The Italian MASAF invites applications for a research fellowship to advance our understanding of Xylella fastidiosa pathogenesis and plant defense responses in olives and related crops. The project uses multidisciplinary approaches to investigate infection mechanisms and to identify resistant cultivars with fast screening methods, supporting olive cultivation at local and national levels.

The fellowship offers full social security with a maximum duration of 12 months.

Qualifications

• Experience in preparing gene expression constructs for plant transformation.
• Ability to perform stable and transient genetic transformation in crops and model plants.
• Experience with in vitro and in vivo elicitation of plants and tissues, and nucleic acids analysis.

Skills

Gene expression constructs

Plant genetic transformation

Nucleic acid analysis

Molecular biology

Job description

The Italian MASAF invites applications for a research fellowship to advance our understanding of Xylella fastidiosa pathogenesis and plant defense responses in olives and related crops. The project uses multidisciplinary approaches to investigate infection mechanisms and to identify resistant cultivars with fast screening methods, supporting olive cultivation at local and national levels.

The fellowship offers full social security with a maximum duration of 12 months.