Organisation/Company UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY Research Field Agricultural sciences Biological sciences Researcher Profile Recognised Researcher (R2) Established Researcher (R3) Application Deadline 30 Sep *********:00 (UTC) Country Australia Type of Contract Other Job Status Full-time Is the job funded through the EU Research Framework Programme? Not funded by a EU programme Is the Job related to staff position within a Research Infrastructure? No
Offer Description
Full time, fixed-term position until 30 June ****. Located at our Camden Campus.
Opportunity to join a research team focused on oat crown rust in the School of Life and Environmental Sciences in the Faculty of Science
Base Salary $117,936 - $125,896 + 17% superannuation
About the opportunity
The University of Sydney has been involved in research targeting the pathology and genetics of rust diseases of oats since ****. An exciting opportunity exists for a Postdoctoral Research Associate to join an externally funded research program in the School of Life and Environmental Sciences . The team is focused on conducting research on oat rust under a new ARC Linkage Project designed to reduce the impact of this disease in Australian oat production.
Your key responsibilities will be to:
undertake research to identify and characterise genetic sources of crown rust resistance in oat germplasm
generate high-quality greenhouse and field phenotypic and genotypic datasets to support identification of resistance loci, markers and candidate genes
analyse genetic and disease-screening data using appropriate quantitative-genetic, statistical and genomic approaches
deliver research outcomes and milestones in accordance with the ARC Linkage project plan and agreed timelines
plan and undertake controlled-setting and field-based experiments to phenotype oat germplasm and breeding populations for crown rust resistance
apply established disease-screening protocols consistently and accurately,



including assessment of disease severity and resistance responses
work collaboratively with the Chief Investigator, University researchers, breeding organisations, industry partners and other ARC Linkage collaborators including Murdoch University, IPK Germany, AGF Seeds, Agrifutures and Diversity Arrays.
About you
completed PhD in a relevant field (plant genetics / genomics, molecular biology / genomics, agricultural science)
knowledge and experience in bioinformatics (e.g. BLAST searchers, SNP calling, GWAS)
experience in hybridising plants, pre-breeding, scoring disease responses of plant material in the greenhouse and field
postdoctoral experience including publication in ISI ranked peer-reviewed international journals
experience in handling plant pathogens, especially biotrophs as well as cereal pathology and/or genetics
experience in developing and working on research projects, including expertise in using research protocols, experimental design, ethics submissions and grant applications
ability to work both independently and as part of a team, taking initiative and exercising sound judgement in resolving matters that may arise as part of normal daily work.
Pre-employment checks and declarations
Your employment is conditional upon the successful completion of all pre-employment or background checks required for the role in terms satisfactory to the University. Also, to meet the University's obligations under the National Higher Education Code to Prevent and Eliminate Gender-Based Violence you will be asked to declare if you have been investigated for, or found to engaged in, sexual harm or gender-based violence in the course of previous employment or in a legal process. Similarly, your ongoing employment is conditional upon the satisfactory maintenance of all relevant clearances and background check requirements. If you do not meet these conditions, the University may take any necessary step, including the termination of your employment.
The University reserves the right not to proceed with any appointment
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📌 Postdoctoral Research Associate In Oat Rust Genetics (Sydney)
🏢 Times Higher Education
📍 Sydney