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[email protected] > Subject: Postdoc: KAUST.RiceWildRelativesPopGen > Date: 20 January 2022 at 07:47:03 GMT > To:
[email protected] > > > King Abdullah University of Science and Technology: PostdocPositions: > Biological and Environmental Science and Engineering Division (postdoc) > > Location > Thuwal, Saudi Arabia > > Open Date > > Jan 18, 2022 > > Description > > We seek ahighly motivated, enthusiastic, and computationally savvy > postdoctoral fellow to join the Wing Lab at the Center for Desert > Agriculture (CDA) at KAUST. The mission of CDA is to use cutting-edge > technology to develop novel types of agro-ecosystems that can produce > high-yielding crops with less water, fertilizers, and pesticides, and that > can make use of marginal soils and saline water. An important component > of the Center's activities is the use of agri-genomics to study wild and > semi-domesticated plant species with a high degree of adaptation to a hot, > arid and saline environment and to repeat the process of domestication > (i.e. neo-domestication). > > Task > The postdoctoral fellow will work on a three-year project aimed at > the investigation and utilization of natural variation occurring in > wild relatives of rice endemic to the Americas. The main goals of the > project are the assessment of biodiversity for conservation purposes, > and the identification of suitable targets for neo-domestication > Offer We offer a friendly, international, dynamic and team-oriented > scientific environment at a young university. In particular, this > position offers to work at the interface of population genetics, > evolutionary biology, genomics, and conservation of plant genetic > resources. We offer a highly competitive salary, free housing and > subsidized medical insurance. KAUST supports the offer of 'pilot' > flexible and/or remote working arrangements to employees whose job role > and duties can be performed from another location and without operational > impact. For more information about living and working at KAUST, please > refer to the following websites: https://ift.tt/3Kup6SW > https://ift.tt/3tQInIm > > Contact > Apply here: https://ift.tt/3qI2oil . For questions relating > tothe position, kindly contact Dr. Rod Wing (P.I. and Director of > CDA,
[email protected]), Dr. Rafal Gutaker (Research Leader at The > Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, London,
[email protected]), or Dr. Alice > Fornasiero (post-doc in the Wing Lab,
[email protected]). > > Position start date is April 1st 2022 and will last for three years. > > About KAUST > KAUST is an international, graduate-level, merit-based research university > dedicated to advancing scientific and technological education and > research. Based near Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, KAUST acts as a catalyst of > innovation, economic development, and social prosperity in the region > and the world through cutting-edge research on four areas of global > significance - food, water, energy, and the environment. Through hiring > principles based on diversity and inclusion of minority backgrounds, > KAUST has attracted top-notch faculty, staff, and students from more > than 80 nations all over the world. Expats are very well looked after, > with packages including tax-free salary, relocation, accommodation and > various additional incentives. > > Qualifications > > Requirements > We seek an outstanding young scientist who has recently been awarded a > PhD degree in ecology and evolutionary biology, population genetics or > the equivalent. Applicants must have a strong and demonstrated background > in computational biology and statistics. Solid knowledge of at least > one language in data science and availability to travel for 4 to 6 weeks > per year (for the first two years of the project) are required. > > Application Instructions > > Applications should include: full CV and publication list, a statement > of research interests not exceeding one page, and the names/addresses > of three academic references. > > > Rafal Gutaker > Research Leader > Priority 2, Trait Diversity and Function > > Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, > Richmond, Surrey TW9 3AE > >
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[email protected] > > The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew is a non-departmental public body with > exempt charitable status, whose principal place of business is at Royal > Botanic Gardens, Kew, Richmond, Surrey TW9 3AE, United Kingdom. > > > Rafal Gutaker >
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