Postdoc in genetic diversity at International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center-PhD Plant Breeding or Genetics-Apply
| Organization | International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center | |||
| Type of Position | Postdoc | |||
| No. of Posts | 01 | |||
| Last Date | 01.06.16 | |||
| Education Requirement | PhD in Plant Breeding or Genetics related areas | |||
| Country | Africa | |||
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Description & Details: The International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center, known by its Spanish acronym, CIMMYT®, is a not-for-profit research and training organization with partners in over 100 countries. Please refer to our website for more information: www.cimmyt.org We are seeking for an innovative and academically well qualified candidate to work within a global maize research team. The selected candidate will be a member of the Seeds of Discovery (SeeD) maize team within the Genetic Resource Program. The SeeD maize team is systematically exploring the vast maize genetic diversity currently housed in the world’s germplasm banks with two major objectives: 1) Identify novel resistance haplotypes for traits that have great economic and social impacts on the developing and developed worlds. Target resistances currently under evaluation and in breeding include drought, heat, the tar spot disease complex and the maize lethal necrosis virus complex. 2) Deploy through traditional and marker-assisted breeding the identified haplotypes into bridging germplasm that will connect the banks to advanced breeding programs. The released germplasm will be well-characterized both phenotypically and genotypically. |
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How to Apply / Contact: Candidates must apply here for 16826 PDF Seeds of Discovery. Screening and follow up will begin on |
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