Wheat Plant-Pathogen Fellow: FHB & Omics Research

Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education; Peoria (IL); On-site; USD 67,000 - 82,000; Full time

Job summary

Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education seeks a doctoral candidate for a two-year postdoctoral opportunity with USDA ARS in Peoria, Illinois. You will study wheat-pathogen interactions focusing on Fusarium Head Blight, and learn transcriptomic and metabolomic approaches to support disease resistance and grain quality.

Under mentor guidance, you will analyze datasets, present findings, and develop laboratory and computational skills. The program requires U.S.

Qualifications

• PhD in Genetics, Plant Pathology, or Plant Physiology; degree earned within the last 48 months or anticipated in 2026.
• Strong background in bioinformatics or statistics is preferred.
• Experience handling fungal cultures in a research setting.
• Demonstrated communication and teamwork skills and ability to work independently and in a team.

Skills

Bioinformatics

Computational biology

Statistics

Fungal Cultures

Problem solving

Teamwork

Communication

Education

Doctoral degree in Genetics, Plant Pathology or Plant Physiology

Job description

Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education seeks a doctoral candidate for a two-year postdoctoral opportunity with USDA ARS in Peoria, Illinois. You will study wheat-pathogen interactions focusing on Fusarium Head Blight, and learn transcriptomic and metabolomic approaches to support disease resistance and grain quality.

Under mentor guidance, you will analyze datasets, present findings, and develop laboratory and computational skills. The program requires U.S.