Post Doctoral Fellow Job in ICRISAT at Hyderabad

Post Doctoral Fellow

ICRISAT

Not disclosed

Expired

Posted: 09 Oct 20

Job Description

CRISAT is seeking applications for the positions of Post-Doctoral Fellow (PDF)-Plant Physiologist/Crop Modeler to work on developing crop modelling frameworks for groundnut, pearl millet and sorghum to systematically characterize target production environments for abiotic stress factors which influence crop productivity. The positions will be based at ICRISAT, Bamako, Mali.

Post Doctoral Fellow/ 1 Vacancy

Requirements:

PhD degree in quantitative Plant Physiology, Plant Biology, Statistics, Crop Agronomy, Big data, with good understanding of genetics or related disciplines

Experience in use of crop simulation modelling tools to understand abiotic limitations to plant physiology

Programming skills (R, C++) and management of large and complex datasets, high-performance computing

Creativity and ability to work independently and in a team-based environment

Ability to draft high-quality research articles

Background in quantitative genetics (e.g. QTL, GWAS mapping), crops stress physiology, mathematics or molecular biology is an advantage

Experience with the analysis of agricultural production systems

Fluency in spoken and written English is essential; understanding of French is desirable

Aptitude to work collegially and collaboratively in diverse, multicultural environments

Willingness to travel in the region and globally.