Position Title: Postdoctoral Researcher

Duties & Responsibilities: This position provides a tremendous opportunity. There are elements of experimental design in complex conditions, and exposure to systems biology and multidimensional modeling. A brief description of the biological aims of the proposal are as follows: This project couples the unique capabilities of Free Air Concentration Enrichment (FACE) technology, which provides controlled elevation of [O3] in open-air at field scale, with the power of the vast genetic resources in maize and RNA-Seq. It will provide a foundation for crop improvement by (i) quantifying genetic variation in response to elevated [O3] among 200 inbred and 100 hybrid maize lines in the field; (ii) using high-throughput phenotyping of O3 impacts on maize growth, senescence, leaf metabolism and reproductive processes, to identify traits that correlate with yield loss; (iii) identifying the genes and gene networks underpinning the O3 response in the most extreme tolerant and susceptible lines, and their hybrids, by integrating RNA-seq expression analysis and detailed physiological analysis in inbred and hybrid maize; (iv) developing, or identifying existing, biparental populations derived from tolerant and sensitive parents to identify QTLs and eQTLs for O3 tolerance; and (v) assessing crosstalk between O3 and biotic stress response gene networks in maize.

Position Qualifications: PhD in Bio-Statistics or Statistics

Salary Range: 35,000-45,000

Benefits: Health, Vacation, Travel

Web Site: http://bioinformatics.ufl.edu/McIntyre_Lab/

Application Address: Lauren McIntyre Professor

Contact Email: mcintyre@ufl.edu

Application Deadline: until filled