Job: Applied Molecular Biology of Plant Disease Resistance – Univ Georgia

The Department of Plant Pathology at the University of Georgia (UGA) seeks to fill a faculty position in Applied Molecular Biology of Plant Disease Resistance with an August 2017 start date. This position is open at the Assistant or Associate Professor rank. The successful candidate is expected to develop a vigorous, innovative, internationally recognized, and competitively funded program with the priority to understand and develop disease resistance in non-model plants that are economically important in the southeastern United States. UGA, a Land/Sea Grant institution located 90 miles northeast of Atlanta, is ranked 18th among public universities in the U.S. News & World Report’s 2017 edition of America’s Best Colleges. The university offers a vibrant research environment with potential collaborations with faculty across the plant sciences (http://plantcenter.uga.edu) as well as in crop genetics (http://www.plantbreeding.uga.edu), and bioinformatics (http://iob.uga.edu). Athens, GA, is consistently ranked highly for its quality of life and culture (https://www.visitathensga.com).   See PDF for more information
Source: Fungal Genomes and Comparative Genomics - Category: Genetics & Stem Cells Authors: Tags: jobs disease georgia molecular biology plant pathology Source Type: blogs