POSTDOCTORAL FELLOW - PLANT PHYSIOLOGY

Job Purpose

IRRI is seeking for Postdoctoral Fellow to advance research on trait discovery to accelerate the development of modern flood-tolerant rice varieties. The incumbent will focus mainly on traits associated with tolerance of submergence and stagnant flooding for flood-prone areas; with focus on physiological and molecular mechanisms. The major activities will include characterizing new sources of tolerance, identifying tolerance traits/QTLs/alleles and develop markers for breeding. The PDF is to also participate in training of MSc and PhD students and visitors and help in activities of on-going projects such as Stress-Tolerant Rice for Africa and South Asia (STRASA).

This position is based at IRRI Headquarters in Los Banos, Laguna, Philippines. Globally Recruited Staff benefits can be found here.

Roles and Responsibilities

-Characterize newly discovered submergence tolerant landraces and wild relatives; identify pathways associated with tolerance and novel QTLs that can supplement SUB1A-1
-Assess the effectiveness of these additional QTLs, in enhancing the tolerance conferred by SUB1. Study their functional roles and develop ideal allele combinations and markers for breeding.
-Advance understanding on molecular and physiological mechanisms associated with tolerance of stagnant flooding (SF, medium-deep, 25-50 cm) with emphasis on important tolerance traits.
-Complete mapping and develop functional markers for breeding for SF tolerance using existing populations and new populations to be developed using additional donors. Pursue other approaches (e.g. GWAS) using existing diversity panels and MAGIC populations to speed allele discovery.
-Interact with national partners for evaluation and feedback on the material generated and for capacity building.
-Provide support for degree and non-degree training and help in drafting reports, presentations and articles for publication.
-Perform other duties as requested.

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HOW TO APPLY:

Check full job details onhttp://jobs.irri.org(go to "search/visit the IRRI job board" and look for this position) or copy and paste this URL to your browserhttps://goo.gl/a2pVY9to submit applications.