The Max Planck Institute for Plant Breeding Research is offering a 3-years postdoctoral position in Plant Genetics in the group of Raphael Mercier, Department of Chromosome Biology.
About the Project:
- Meiotic recombination shapes genetic diversity and is critical to evolution. Yet, very little is known on how recombination varies in the wild and how this variation is controlled.
- The development of ever more powerful sequencing technologies and computational methods offers novel opportunities to study and understand the variation of recombination rates.
- The work will include genetic experiments and the establishment of computational methods to study the natural diversity of recombination in Arabidopsis.
Qualifications:
- Applicant must be highly motivated holding PhD degree in Biology, preferably with a specialization in plant (quantitative) genetics, breeding and/or genomics.
- Prior experience in genetics and high-throughput data analysis is required.
- Experiences in scientific coding (e.g. using perl or python) would be a plus.
- Good oral and writing skills in English are essential.
Applications:
- Applications with following documents to be sent to application-mercier@mpipz.mpg.de:
- CV including a full list of publications
- Names of two referees
- Motivation letter
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| Organization | Max Planck Institute for Plant Breeding Research |
| Country | Germany |
| Fellowship Level | Postdoctoral |
| Subject areas | Biology, Genetics, Breeding, Genomics |
| Fellowship amount | Varies |
| Eligibility | Open to all nationalities |
| Deadline | 15th May 2019 |
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