Research Scientist/Postdoc Researcher: Plant Genomics 1166 views

The RIKEN Center for Sustainable Resource Science is inviting applications for a Research Scientist or a Postdoctoral Researcher at Plant Genomic Network Research Team under the guidance of the Team Leader Motoaki Seki.

About the research:

• The team is analyzing novel epigenetic, RNA and peptide regulation mechanisms in environmental stress adaptation and acclimation by cutting-edge genomic approaches.
• The aim is to develop useful plant resources, such as stress-tolerant plants by use of chemical compounds etc.
• The team is analyzing regulatory networks of tuber root development in cassava by integrated omics analyses and aim to develop useful cassava plants, such as improved plant productivity.
• The selected candidate will engage in the research project: RIKEN-AIST Joint Research Fund “Challenging world food problems by the use of ethanol”.
• In this project, the work will to elucidate the molecular mechanisms of ethanol-mediated heat and drought tolerance and develop the technologies to enhance the stress tolerance in crops (lettuce, wheat and tomato).
• Project duration: From Sep. 2019 to Mar. 2022.

Qualifications:

• Applicant should possess a doctoral degree in a related field. Postdoctoral Researcher must hold a doctoral degree of 5 years or less.
• Candidate should have research experiences and knowledge in the field of molecular biology.
• Applicant must be able to engage in the research in a coordinated manner.
• Applicant is required to smoothly communicate with other collaborators in and out of our laboratory, and cooperate with them.
• It is desirable that the applicant has interests in the environmental stress adaptation / tolerance mechanism of plants and can advance the above research with high motivation.

Application:

Prepare the documents below as PDF files and send them to nobuko.kimura@riken.jp:

• Application Documents [CSRS-1918] Plant Genomic Network Research Team (desired position (e.g. Research Scientist))” in the subject line.
• Complete CV or CV
• List of research achievements (Publications, Presentations, awards and others.).
• Previous research and future research plan (A4, 2 pages)
• A letter of recommendation from the PI of current laboratory. A recommendation from a third party is allowed when it is difficult for the candidate to obtain a recommendation from the PI of current laboratory.
• A work/research reference who can be contacted for an opinion (Only required for the Postdoctoral Researcher position).
• Consent form for handling personal information based on GDPR

Ref. (CSRS-1918)