Postdoctoral Research Associate in Plant Breeding and Genomic Prediction

Iowa State University•Ames, IA

5d•Onsite

About The Position

We are seeking a highly motivated Postdoctoral Research Associate to contribute to research focused on cover crop improvement, agronomic performance, and plant responses to environmental stress. The successful candidate will conduct advanced data analyses, design and manage controlled-environment experiments, and support the publication of research findings in peer-reviewed journals.

Requirements

PhD in Plant Breeding
Experience in design and analysis of field experiments.
Experience with analysis of genome-wide marker analyses.

Nice To Haves

Experience working with crops grown along with cover crops.
Experience with design, conduct, and analysis of climate chamber experiments.
Experience analyzing plant physiological traits, particularly shade response and stomata traits.
Experience working in large interdisciplinary teams.
Experience with publication in peer-reviewed journals.

Responsibilities

Analyze agronomic datasets from cover crop experiments using advanced statistical and quantitative genetic approaches.
Apply genomic prediction methods to evaluate and improve cover crop performance.
Design, implement, and manage climate chamber experiments under shade and other environmental stress conditions.
Collect, process, and analyze seedling phenotypic data, including morphological, physiological, and stomatal traits.
Interpret experimental results and prepare reports, presentations, and scientific publications.
Collaborate with multidisciplinary research teams and contribute to grant-funded research objectives.
Prepare final drafts of research manuscripts for submission to peer-reviewed journals.