Stillingstittel:
PhD scholarship - Improved Tolerance to Pre-Harvest-Sprouting in Wheat - ref.no 16/03954

Stillingsbeskrivelse:

Global challenges regarding energy and climate change, the environment, health, food safety, technology and renewable solutions, use and conservation of land and natural resources, and development of the bio-economy, requires greater effort. NMBU is well equipped to conduct further research in these fields. NMBU's expertise spans entire value chains and includes both basic and applied research.

 

On 1 January 2014, the Norwegian School of Veterinary Science and the University of Life Sciences merged and became -NMBU, the Norwegian University of Life Sciences. NMBU has 1700 employees and 5100 students, and is currently located on two campuses - Ås, about 30 km south of Oslo, and Adamstuen in Oslo. In 2019, the new research- and education-building for veterinary science will be completed and all of NMBU will then be located at Campus Ås.

 

Further information about NMBU is available on www.nmbu.no

Jobbnorge ID: 128342

The Department of Plant Sciences (IPV) at the Norwegian University of Life Sciences (NMBU) has a vacant 3-year Ph.D-position in improved tolerance to Pre-Harvest-Sprouting (PHS) in wheat. 

 

IPV has approximately 80 employees, including permanent and temporary scientific positions, PhD students, post doctors, technicians and administrative positions.

 

The Department has six sections: Agroecology, Genetics and Plant Breeding, Plant Protection, Plant Biology and - Biotechnology, Food Crops, and Environmental Horticulture.

 

Plant research at IPV covers a wide range of fields within molecular biology, genetics, genomics, plant physiology, plant breeding, agronomy, horticulture, landscape restoration and arboriculture.

 

The PhD-project will be linked to the research project EXPAND (Expanding the technology base for Norwegian wheat breeding: genomic tools for breeding of high quality bread wheat). The EXPAND project is coordinated by Graminor with IPV-NMBU and NOFIMA as research partners.  In this project, PHS is selected as one important trait to be improved in the wheat breeding by use of new and effective genome based technologies.

 

Research project

The main aim of the PhD project is to increase the knowledge on the genetic basis for seed dormancy and PHS that can be utilized in Norwegian wheat breeding to meet quality challenges linked to the changing climate.

 

The PhD project will be financed by the EXPAND project and the Research Council of Norway. Visits to institutions outside NMBU, including abroad, must be expected.

 

 

Main tasks

The PhD project will deal with the following topics:  

• Develop efficient phenotyping methods for seed dormancy
• Identify lines/germplasms that express seed dormancy  under higher temperatures during grain filling
• Investigate the molecular mechanisms behind seed dormancy in the highly dormant breeding line T7347

 

In collaboration with the supervisors, the successful candidate is expected to submit an education and research plan during the first months after appointment with the aim to complete a PhD degree within the timeframe of the PhD scholarship period.

 

Academic qualifications

The successful applicant must have an MSc degree (or equivalent), preferably in plant science/plant biology, biotechnology/molecular genetics, or other related disciplines. Courses at bachelor or master level in plant production and/or in genetics and plant breeding are highly desirable. The applicant must document expertise and interest i

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Arbeidsgiver Navn: Norges miljø- og biovitenskapelige unive

Arbeidsgiver adresse: Universitetstunet 3 1430 ÅS

Job kort beskrivelse: University and higher education teachers

Land: Norge

Region: Akershus

Kilde til jobbtilbud: NAV, Offentlige arbeidsformidlinger, Norge

Hvordan søke: Annet - se fritekst

Lønn valuta: NOK

Lønn periode: Pr. år