Job Description
Are you passionate about crop improvement and skilled in crop physiology/agronomy?
Prof Donal O’Sullivan’s Crop Genetic Improvement group in the School of Agriculture, Policy and Development has an opening for a fixed-term role in faba bean breeding to:
- Join a dynamic and expanding breeding team aiming to select novel faba bean varieties combining high yield with high protein content and quality.
- Complement molecular selection for protein content and quality with field-based selection for yield potential.
- Manage large plant populations in glasshouse and field trials, with end-to-end responsibility for trial establishment, phenotyping/data recording, selection decisions and harvesting.
- Gain broad experience of the plant breeding process with opportunities to train in and contribute to lab-based selection methods and data analysis.
You will have:
- A science degree in a relevant discipline
- Knowledge of plant biology, physiology and/or agronomy
- A blend of plant biology and laboratory skills
- Good communication skills and a team-oriented mentality.
See the Job Description and Person Specification for further details.
Application closing date: 19th August 2024
Interviews will be held: 29th August 2024
Contact Name: Donal O’Sullivan
Contact Job Title: Professor of Crop Science and Principal Investigator
Contact Email address: d.m.osullivan@reading.ac.uk
Contact Phone Number: 0118 3786729
Applications from job seekers who require sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. However, non-UK candidates who do not already have permission to work in the UK should note that by reference to the applicable SOC code for this role, sponsorship will not be possible under the Skilled Worker Route. There is further information about this on the UK Visas and Immigration Website.
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