丹麦奥胡斯大学招聘小麦基因组选择研究博士后

The Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics at Aarhus University is seeking a creative, talented and motivated Postdoctoral Fellow to work on genomic selection in plants with a focus on wheat. The project aims at implementing genomic selection in wheat together with a new commercial partner, and offers the challenging possibility to participate in the implementation of genomic selection for a new breeding company, where genomic selection previously hasn’t be used. This job fits within the theme of computational genomic research being undertaken at the Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics, in which synergies across species in the research and application of genomic selection are being built.

The ideal candidate will have an interdisciplinary training with a strong quantitative genetics background, knowledge about plant breeding, and experience with integration of high-dimensional genomic and phenotypic datasets, to discover systems level insights into complex traits in crop plants.

The successful candidate will be part of a strong genomic selection research program, which aims to implement genomic selection in commercial breeding programs, and to bring predictive power to our understanding of complex traits in plants.

The position is open for 3 years and the expected starting date is the 1st of January 2015.

Qualifications and competences

• PhD or equivalent in plant breeding, quantitative genetics, statistical genetics, quantitative genomics or related fields
• Experience in genome-wide association studies and genomic selection in plants
• Ability to work in collaborative partnership networks with external academic and industry partners in the areas of quantitative genetics and genomic selection
• Strong interest in use of stochastic and deterministic simulation tools to study and optimize genomic selection programs for complex traits in plants
• Proficiency in computational biology, including running and optimizing large scale analyses on high performance computers
• Advanced competences in methods used in genomic prediction and selection for complex traits in commercial populations
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English, and the ability to explain complex data to non-experts, are required
• Knowledge of a high level programming language be an advantage

Place of work
The Section for Crop Genetics and Biotechnology possesses state-of-the-art equipment, a high performance computing cluster, and facilities for undertaking the relevant research, and is a major center for research and education in molecular genetics, genetics, genomics, bioinformatics and next-generation sequencing and genomic selection in plants. The Section for Crop Genetics and Biotechnology is part of the Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics and is located at the AU Flakkebjerg campus (for the locations of the department see http://mbg.au.dk/en/contact/how-to-find-the-department/). The section provides a very dynamic and internationally orientated environment with strong collaborations with relevant industrial partners and with leading international research groups in the area. The working language is English.

Further information
For further information please contact Senior scientist Torben Asp, +45 8715 8243, e-mail: (Torben.asp@mbg.au.dk) Formalities and salary range
Science and Technology refers to the Ministerial Order on the Appointment of Academic Staff at Danish Universities under the Danish Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation.
The application must be in English and include a curriculum vitae, degree certificate, a complete list of publications, a statement of future research plans and information about research activities, teaching portfolio and verified information on previous teaching experience (if any). Guidelines for applicants can be found here.
Appointment shall be in accordance with the collective labour agreement between the Danish Ministry of Finance and the Danish Confederation of Professional Associations. Further information on qualification requirements and job content may be found in the Memorandum on Job Structure for Academic Staff at Danish Universities.
Salary depends on seniority as agreed between the Danish Ministry of Finance and the Confederation of Professional Associations.

Deadline

All applications must be made online and received by:15.12.2014

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