Dear Bev,

Please forward this along to all graduate students in plant science.

Thanks

Muthu

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Postdoctoral Research Fellow in Plant & Crop Photosynthesis

University of Nottingham, United Kingdom
Reference : SCI525X1
Closing Date : Tuesday 28 October 2008

Applications are invited for the above post in the Division of Plant and Crop Sciences.  The successful candidate will join an active research laboratory investigating avenues for the improvement of leaf and canopy photosynthesis in crop plants.  The Plant and Crop Sciences Division is internationally acclaimed as a centre of excellence for fundamental and applied research underpinning our understanding of agriculture, food production and quality and the natural environment.

This post, funded by the BBSRC, will investigate the role of photoprotective processes and photooxidative stress in a major crop plant, rice.  The impact of altered levels of photoprotection on abiotic stress resistance and photosynthetic productivity will be tested using a range of physiological and biochemical parameters and will form part of a research programme with firm international collaborations.

The successful candidate will 1) carry out experiments to identify points of limitation for photosynthesis and growth in transgenic tropical rice plants, and 2) perform biochemical and molecular analyses of transgenic tropical rice plants.

Candidates must have experience and practical knowledge of mechanisms of leaf photosynthesis and its regulation (gas exchange and chlorophyll fluorescence), photosynthetic metabolism and protein analysis.  Experience of rice crop physiology and RNA analysis and modelling of canopy processes is highly desirable.  Candidates should possess a PhD and a background in plant and crop physiology and a willingness to travel to collaborating laboratories.  An essential attribute is a desire to apply basic plant science knowledge to crop improvement.

Salary will be £25,888 per annum.  This post is available from 1 December 2008 and will be offered on a fixed-term contract for a period of three years.

Informal enquiries may be addressed to Dr E Murchie, tel 0115 951 6082 or Email: Erik.Murchie@Nottingham.ac.uk.  Further information about the Division of Plant and Crop Sciences is available at: http://www.nottingham.ac.uk/biosciences/plantsci/.

Best -

Muthu

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