Research Associate in Plant Environmental Signalling
This is an exciting opportunity to work on the BBSRC-funded project, ‘Light, temperature and circadian clock signal integration during leaf senescence’. The project aims to dissect the molecular mechanisms underpinning light-, temperature- and clock-mediated control of postharvest leaf senescence in Arabidopsis thaliana, providing a molecular framework to develop novel approaches to increase crop shelf-life. The project is a collaboration between the labs of Professor Kerry Franklin (PI) at the University of Bristol and Professor Antony Dodd at the John Innes Centre.
The successful applicant will work within a collaborative team to deliver the experimental objectives outlined in the grant, prepare materials for publication and communicate research findings through oral and poster presentations. Experimental approaches will include transgenic/mutant characterisation, PAM fluorometry, western blotting, RT-qPCR and protein immunoprecipitation.
Applicants should have a PhD in plant molecular biology or equivalent professional qualification/experience or close to completing one, experience of working with Arabidopsis and a background in plant environmental signalling. You must work effectively in a team and have excellent written and oral communication skills. The position requires some flexibility to complete time course analyses and accommodate periodic travel to the JIC.
Contract type: Open ended with fixed funding until 30/06/2027
Work pattern: Full time
Grade: I/pathway 2
School/Unit: School of Biological Sciences
This advert will close at: 23:59 UK time on 07/08/2024
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