Plant Pathology Junior Specialist: Field & Lab Research

University of California - Davis; Davis (CA); Sur place; USD 57 000 - 61 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

University of California - Davis invites applications for a Junior Specialist in the Del Castillo Lab. This role supports sustainable agriculture, native habitats and forest restoration, disease diagnostics, and plant health management across California greenhouse and nursery facilities.

The incumbent will collaborate with the PI, SRA, and graduate students, contribute to manuscripts and outreach, and manage work across lab benches, greenhouses, and field sites with strong organization and

Qualifications

• Bachelor of Science in Plant Pathology or related discipline by start date.
• The junior specialist rank is an entry level position; accordingly, it is inappropriate to hire applicants with advanced degrees in this field, or those with BS degrees and three years' relevant work experience.

Responsabilités

• Assist the PI, Staff Research Associate (SRA) and graduate students on survey of plant pathogens associated to vegetable and ornamental crops.
• Assist in conducting diagnostics of plant pathogens, from sample intake, processing to preparation of diagnostic reports.
• Assist the PI in development and establishment of greenhouse trials, including fungicide efficacy trials, data collection, data analysis and interpretation, and contribution to resulting reports and scholarly manuscripts.
• Assist the SRA in conducting plant testing (leachate pear baiting) at restoration nurseries across California.
• Independently develop and conduct laboratory and greenhouse trials to test hypotheses relating to fungal pathogen ecology and management.
• Project development will involve literature searches, development of protocols and analytical methods, and preparation of manuscripts and reports.
• Assist the PI in development of grant proposals based on preliminary data.
• Manage the laboratory culture collection and oversee long term storage of fungal, oomycete and bacterial isolates.
• As a full-time lab member, maintain safety standards, meet regulatory requirements, train staff and order lab supplies.

Formation

Bachelor of Science in Plant Pathology or related discipline

Description du poste

University of California - Davis invites applications for a Junior Specialist in the Del Castillo Lab. This role supports sustainable agriculture, native habitats and forest restoration, disease diagnostics, and plant health management across California greenhouse and nursery facilities.

The incumbent will collaborate with the PI, SRA, and graduate students, contribute to manuscripts and outreach, and manage work across lab benches, greenhouses, and field sites with strong organization and