Visiting Scientist(Groundnut Genomics) post at ICRISAT

POST: Visiting Scientist – Groundnut Genomics

The Person:

• PhD in Agricultural Biotechnology/ Genetics/ Plant Breeding preferably with 2-3 years of experience in genomics and molecular breeding
• Experience in fine mapping and QTL cloning
• Familiar with standard computational genomic analysis tools and emerging software platforms relevant to trait discovery and molecular breeding
• Good team player in cross-functional environments
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills

Responsibilities:

• Genetic / genomic analyses of throughput genotyping / sequencing and phenotypic data for trait discovery and molecular breeding
• Develop SSR/SNP assays for high throughput screening of breeding material
• Processing, analyzing, and archiving large-scale genomic data sets, assessing data quality, conducting analyses, interpreting findings, and communicating findings to others including preparation of reports, presentations, posters and journal articles
• Assist in training breeders of the national agricultural research system
• Any other work assigned by the supervisor

The Reward:

This is a Visiting Scientist position with competitive salary and benefits package. The position is initially for three years, and extendable depending on project requirement and performance of the incumbent.

Last date to submit application: 25^th April 2016