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Position CRC1644/A21 – PhD student Figueiredo group

The successful candidate will work 39 hours per week, employed at the MPI-MP. The remuneration corresponds to 65% of pay group 13 level 1 of the TVöD Bund. Provided that the contractual activity is carried out without interruption, the remuneration increases after one year to 65% of pay group 13 level 2 TVöD Bund. The earliest possible starting date is 1 April 2024. Employment will be initially for 36 months, with a possibility of extension until at most 31 December 2027. The fixed term of employment is in accordance with Section 2 subsection 1 of the German Act on Limited Scientific Contracts (Wissenschaftszeitvertragsgesetz or WissZeitVG).

Your field of work:

Please see the project summary on the A2 project page.

Your responsibilities:

  • Establish a strategy for phenotyping seed traits under different environmental conditions.
  • Use these methods to measure traits across a large number of Arabidopsis thaliana accessions and epigenetic mutants.
  • Employ the resulting data for genome-wide association mapping of plasticity genes.
  • Characterize the identified genes and their mode of action molecularly.
  • Test expression of candidate genes in natural apomicts.
  • Integrate data with results about plasticity to temperature from other projects.

Results from your work on this project should form the basis for your doctorate/PhD.

Your qualifications:

Please see here for mandatory requirements for this position: https://www.uni-potsdam.de/en/ppp/job-portal/jobs

Prior specialization in plant sciences is helpful, but not required. Practical knowledge in any of the following areas is desirable:

  • Quantitative genetics (GWAS, QTL mapping)
  • Bioinformatics (R, Python)
  • Molecular biology (cloning)
  • Plant reproduction

What we offer:

Please see here for working conditions at the Max Planck Institute of Molecular Plant Physiology: https://www.uni-potsdam.de/en/ppp/job-portal/employment-conditions-at-mpi-for-molecular-plant-physiology

How to apply:

Please follow the instructions here: https://www.uni-potsdam.de/en/ppp/job-portal/jobs

The deadline for applications is 31 January 2024.