Postdoc: Tomato Breeding for Resilient, Climate-Ready Crops

European Plant Science Organisation

Netherlands

Remote

EUR 40,000 - 54,000

Full time

14 days+
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Job summary

The European Plant Science Organisation invites applications for a postdoctoral position in the Breeding for Resistance group at WUR Plant Breeding. The project focuses on exploiting plant genetics and advanced biotechnology to develop tomato cultivars resistant to diseases under abiotic stress, contributing to sustainable agriculture.

You will collaborate with multidisciplinary teams on EU and national projects, identify future needs in plant breeding, design and conduct research (including

Responsibilities

  • Identifying the needs of future plant breeding
  • Designing and conducting research including writing articles
  • Supervising MSc and PhD students

Job description

The European Plant Science Organisation invites applications for a postdoctoral position in the Breeding for Resistance group at WUR Plant Breeding. The project focuses on exploiting plant genetics and advanced biotechnology to develop tomato cultivars resistant to diseases under abiotic stress, contributing to sustainable agriculture.

You will collaborate with multidisciplinary teams on EU and national projects, identify future needs in plant breeding, design and conduct research (including

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