Two-year post doc at SLU/UPSC

The Department of Forest Genetics and Plant Physiology was founded in the late 1970s - when the College of Forestry moved to Umeå. The number of employees has since grown steadily is now around 100, including postdoctoral researchers and postgraduate students. In the late 1990s it was decided to join with the Department of Plant Physiology at Umeå University to form a research center, Umeå Plant Science Centre (UPSC). The Department of Forest Genetics and Plant Physiology moved into the premises adjacent to the partner department and together have developed a close and successful collaboration on research issues, technology platforms, and training of master's and doctoral level students. The international element within UPSC is large, with over 40 nationalities represented.

The department conducts introductory and advanced training in plant physiology, ecophysiology, plant molecular biology, forest genetics and forest biotechnology within the Forestry program and at the master level.

The department offers postgraduate studies in biology, specializing in plant physiology, ecophysiology, plant molecular biology and forest genetics. Postgraduate courses are generally held in cooperation with the Department of Plant Physiology.
For more information about the Department of Forest Genetics and Plant Physiology and UPSC visit www.upsc.se.

Department of Forest Genetics and Plant Physiology
Is a part of Umeå Plant Science Centre (UPSC) and a research centre in Umeå, Sweden (www.upsc.se) where research of both basic and strategic importance is conducted. The research at UPSC is carried out on all organization levels of the plant with a common goal to understand the plant as a complex organism in dynamic interaction with its environment.

Read more about our benefits and what it is like to work at SLU at https://www.slu.se/en/about-slu/work-at-slu/

Duties:
The woody tissues of forest trees are formed in the meristematic tissues of the vascular cambium. The cambial cells divide periclinally to form phloem tissues outward in the stem and xylem tissues inward in the tree stem. We have previously conducted high-resolution transcriptomic analyses of the woody tissues of both aspen and spruce, which have resulted in identification of tissue-specific gene expression patterns and co-expression networks that are conserved between the two species. These analyses were performed in tangential cryosections. In the current project, the goal is to increase the resolution of the transcriptomic analyses by isolating protoplasts from the cambial region of aspen trees, followed by single cell RNAsequencing.

Qualifications:
We are looking for a highly motivated scientist with a keen interest in transcriptomic analyses on a single-cell level. Successful candidates are expected to have a PhD degree, experience in cell and molecular biology, single cell RNA sequencing in trees and bioinformatics, FACS, as well as a proven research track record. Experience in plant protoplasts and cell culture techniques is a merit.

As postdoctoral appointments are career-developing positions for junior researchers, we are primarily looking for candidates with a doctoral degree that is three years old at most.
The diploma has to be written or translated into English or Swedish to be confirmed.


Place of work:
Umeå

Form of employment:
Temporary employment 24 months, with the possibility of extension.

Extent:
100%

Starting date:
July 1 or according to agreement.

Application:
We welcome your application no later than 2023-04-27, use the button below.

Academic union representatives:
https://internt.slu.se/en/my-employment/employee-associations/kontaktpersoner-vid-rekrytering/



The Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU) is a world-class international university with research, education and environmental assessment within the sciences for sustainable life. Its principal sites are in Alnarp, Umeå and Uppsala, but activities are also conducted at research stations, experimental parks and educational establishments throughout Sweden. We bring together people who have different perspectives, but they all have one and the same goal: to create the best conditions for a sustainable, thriving and better world.

SLU has just over 3,000 employees, 5,000 students and a turnover of SEK 3 billion. The university has invested heavily in a modern, attractive environment on its campuses.

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