Greetings, The USDA-ARS Hard Winter Wheat Genetics Research Unit in Manhattan, KS is seeking a permanent full-time Research Scientist to study the improvement of wheat tolerance to heat or drought stress. This position will be located on the campus of Kansas State University and will have exciting opportunities for collaboration with a large group of state and federal scientists working on ...

Faculty Research Assistant in Wheat Variety Development in the Dept. of Crop & Soil Science at Oregon State University. BS or MS (preferred) in agronomy, crop science, plant science, horticulture or a related field. Fixed-term, 12-month, 1.0 FTE appointment. For a complete job description and application procedures, see http://oregonstate.edu/jobs (posting #0006055) or http:/ ...

A postdoctoral position is available at University of Nebraska-Lincoln to study abiotic stress tolerance (drought and heat stress) in cereals crops (wheat and maize). Current work focuses on genomic, physiological and biochemical characterization of genes involved in abiotic stress tolerance. The candidate will use genomics approaches (microarrays, RNA-seq etc.) in combination with high ...

Research Leader position, USDA-ARS, Maricopa AZ USDA Agricultural Research Service www.ars.usda.gov Research Leader Plant Physiology and Genetics Research Unit Maricopa, AZ (Supervisory Research Geneticist (Plants)/Research Agronomist) Salary Range of $98,892 to $151,224 USD Announcement Open: August 4, 2010 to September 30, 2010 The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), ...

Post-doc Position Plant Science Department South Dakota State University An exciting opportunity exists for a qualified individual to utilize modern university facilities and state-of-the-art technology to produce doubled-haploid wheat plants. RESPONSIBILITIES: Produce doubled-haploid wheat plants as part of an overall effort to accelerate the ...