PhD Position (f/m/d)

Your tasks:

• Infection assays and disease resistance phenotyping of powdery mildews and rusts
• Developing high-throughput microscopic phenotyping protocols
• Mapping and map-based cloning of disease-resistance genes
• Functional and genetic validation of resistance-associated candidate genes
• Managing wheat and barley crossing programs
• Developing markers for disease-resistance genes
• Project reporting and publishing
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Your qualifications and skills:

• You hold a Master´s degree in Biology or equivalent.
• You are experienced in the field of plant-microbe interactions.
• You have a strong experimental background in molecular genetics and genomics of polyploid organisms.
• You have solid experience in standard and advanced molecular biology techniques.

You fit to us:

• if you are passionate about plant biology and plant pathology.
• if you are self-motivated and -organized.
• if you are a team player.

We offer you:

• an employment starting on 15.03.2024 or later, limited for 3 years
• A gross salary up to 65% E13 TV-L.
• Access to first-class infrastructure in phenomics, cell biology, microscopy, bioinformatics, field, and greenhouse
• Large scientific network

Please indicate the reference number 08/01/24 in your correspondence.