[afgn] Fwd: Postdoctoral Position in Rice Reproduction Heat Stress

[Luise H. Brand]

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Betreff: 	Postdoctoral Position in Rice Reproduction Heat Stress
Datum: 	Wed, 27 Jan 2016 15:33:49 +0000
Von: 	Zoe Wilson <Zoe.Wilson at NOTTINGHAM.AC.UK>
Antwort an: 	Zoe Wilson <Zoe.Wilson at NOTTINGHAM.AC.UK>
An: 	ARABUK at JISCMAIL.AC.UK



  *Postdoctoral position at The University of Nottingham, Sutton Bonington Campus- *


  “Maintaining rice reproduction under high temperature stress:- identifying mechanisms and
  germplasm to increase crop resilience.”


Applicants are invited for the above post based in the Division of Plant and Crop Sciences, 
University of Nottingham, working with Prof Zoe Wilson on a BBSRC-Newton project entitled 
“Maintaining rice reproduction under high temperature stress:- identifying mechanisms and germplasm 
to increase crop resilience.” This project is a collaboration between the University of Nottingham, 
Chinese Academy of Agricultural Science and Shanghai Jiao Tong University (China).

Flower development is critical for plant breeding and seed production. Pollen formation is highly 
sensitive to temperature stress; high temperature stress during flowering therefore poses a serious 
threat to current and long-term crop yields. Nevertheless there is considerable genetic variability 
in tolerance to high temperature between species and genotypes. Understanding how plants cope with 
heat stress during reproductive development offers the potential to identify genetic traits that can 
be manipulated and utilised to improve temperature tolerance in crops.

This project will address these issues by developing rice germplasm with enhanced resilience to 
temperature stress and by providing detailed understanding of the molecular and cytological changes 
occurring during reproduction under heat stress, and the mechanisms conferring resilience to high 
temperatures.

The successful candidate will be required to screen rice materials to use Natural Variation to 
identify germplasm and traits associated with temperature resilience. These materials will be 
phenotyped in field and glasshouse conditions for altered fertility and floral architecture as a 
consequence of heat stress. Fieldwork will be conducted in two locations in China. GWAS and 
Introgression marker analysis will be used to identify the loci responsible. Molecular tools and 
transgenic lines will be used to dissect the mechanisms behind these traits.

Candidates must have PhD, or be close to submission of their PhD thesis in a relevant subject, and 
have experience in molecular genetics. The candidate must be computer literate in Word, PowerPoint, 
Excel. The role requires expertise in plant reproduction and the ability to carry out field 
screening alongside lab based molecular biology and microscopy.

Informal enquiries may be addressed to Zoe Wilson, tel: 0115 9513235 or email 
zoe.wilson at nottingham.ac.uk <mailto:zoe.wilson at nottingham.ac.uk>.

*Applications directly through the University Web Site; *

*http://jobs.nottingham.ac.uk/Vacancy.aspx?id=6602&forced=1*

*Closes *9th February 2016

*Three Year, Fixed Term *

*Salary: *£25,769 to £28,143 per annum, depending on skills and experience (minimum £28982 with 
relevant PhD).

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Prof. Zoe A. Wilson
Chair in Developmental Plant Biology
School of Biosciences
University of Nottingham
Sutton Bonington Campus
Loughborough,
Leicestershire LE12 5RD,
UK.

Tel: +44 (0)115 9513235
Fax:+44 (0)115 9516334
Email: Zoe.Wilson at nottingham.ac.uk <mailto:Zoe.Wilson at nottingham.ac.uk>
http://www.nottingham.ac.uk/biosciences/people/zoe.wilson




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