Dear all,
We have three post-doc opportunities here at our unit Integrated Plant Protection at SLU in Alnarp in case you are interested in applying ecological and evolutionary competence to solving important problems in agriculture and horticulture, see below.
Please spread the word to interested candidates!
Best wishes, Åsa
Åsa Lankinen
Researcher and Vicedean doctoral education LTV-faculty
Associate Professor (Docent)
Sveriges lantbruksuniversitet, SLU
Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
Department of Plant Protection Biology
Box 190, 234 22 Lomma
Phone: +46-(0)40-41 53 67, Mobile: +46-(0)70-64 175 84
asa.lankinen@slu.se, https://www.slu.se/en/ew-cv/asa-lankinen/
Skickat: den 12 december 2022 08:34
Till: Plant Breeding Group; Plantprotection
Ämne: Postdoc positions
Hi everyone,
I'd like to draw your attention to three postdoc positions available in our subject group, Integrated Plant Protection here at SLU:
I have a postdoctoral position (2 years) in my lab at SLU, in the south of Sweden, to work on expression and evolution of Phytophthora infestans effectors under field conditions. One line of research will involve sequencing of P. infestans isolates from the field focusing on pathogenicity determinants, e.g., by using techniques such as PenSeq and bioinformatic approaches. A second line of research will explore the hypothesis that oomycetes maintain large numbers of effectors, in part to allow them to better compete against multiple other microbes in the plant pathobiome or symbiome. We will therefore analyse the expression and function of effectors from both the late blight pathogen P. infestans and the symbiotic oomycete Pythium oligandrum during interactions with potato and with other microbes.
This is a career-developing position for a junior researcher, so priority is given to those who have received their PhD no longer than 3 years ago.
Please apply online through the following link:
https://www.slu.se/en/about-slu/work-at-slu/jobs-vacancies/?rmpage=job&rmjob=7545&rmlang=UK
Deadline: 16th January 2023.
The second postdoc position is in evolutionary biology- Evolution-proofing potato disease control, led by Associate Professor Åsa Lankinen. This project aims to reduce the spread of fungicide resistance in the potato pathogen Alternaria solani, the causal agent of early blight disease. Because resistance development is an evolutionary response in the pathogen, this project seeks sustainable solutions through a combination of methods based on eco-evolutionary knowledge. One line of research will involve empirical tests of resistance development in the laboratory, and links between the disease, pathogen genetic variation and agroecological factors at the farm level. Another line of research will involve mathematical modelling to generate hypotheses regarding pest management methods that can reduce fungicide-resistance development.
This is a career-developing position for a junior researcher, so priority is given to those who have received their PhD no longer than 3 years ago.
Please apply online through the following link:
https://www.slu.se/en/about-slu/work-at-slu/jobs-vacancies/?rmpage=job&rmjob=7522&rmlang=UK
Deadline: 12th January 2023.
And finally, we also have a third position as a postdoc in phytopathology which is a scholarship position involving a collaboration between SLU and University of Udine in Italy and is led by Professor Johan Stenberg. The postdoctoral researcher will explore coevolutionary patterns in the strawberry system by harnessing wild plants (Fragaria vesca) and isolating their main fungal "bodyguard" (Aureobasidium pullulans) from different habitats and geographic areas across Europe. The plants will be screened for resistance against the most important phytopathogen and the isolated "bodyguard" strains will be screened for their antagonistic potential.
For legal/tax reasons, the successful candidate must not be a Swedish citizen and must not have worked previously in Sweden. Thus, only non-Swedish candidates are invited to apply. This project will be financed by a 24 month tax-free scholarship.
Please apply at the following link:
https://www.slu.se/en/about-slu/work-at-slu/jobs-vacancies/?rmpage=job&rmjob=7482&rmlang=UK
Deadline: 18th December 2022.
Merry Christmas everyone!
Laura
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Professor Laura Grenville-Briggs
Department of Plant Protection Biology
Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU)
Visiting address:
Sundsvägen 14
Alnarp, Sweden
Postal address:
Department of Plant Protection Biology
Box 190
234 22 Lomma
Tel: +46 40 41 52 47
Mobile: +46 (0) 72 2153948
email: laura.grenville.briggs@slu.se
http://www.slu.se/en/departments/plant-protection-biology/personnel/laura-grenville-briggs/
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