Tennessee State University Agriculture and Environmental Research invites applications for the position of Post Doctoral Researcher.

A post-doctoral researcher position is available for a project on the effects of soil-borne disease management strategies on microbial communities and soil-borne diseases. The candidate will be also characterizing biotic plant stress related factors and abiotic stressors influence soil-borne disease severity. The candidate will be conducting general plant disease diagnoses using microscopy, culturing, serology, PCR, qPCR and survey for plant pathogens in Tennessee nurseries.

The candidate will establish a culture collection of commonly found fungi, oomycetes and bacteria on woody ornamentals in Tennessee for conducting molecular studies to explore their movement within and among nurseries and finally improving the nursery best management practices.

Duties and Responsibilities:

entomologists, extension agents/specialists and other disciplines.

techniques.

oomycetes and bacteria. These include methods for metagenomic DNA extraction,

PCR, real time-PCR amplification.

populations.

and physiological observations of fungal and oomycetes structures used in

morphological classification.

publication in reports.

setting.

Specific Abilities/Experience required:

Applicants should have a strong interest in integrated disease management, population

biology of fungi, oomycetes as well as classical fungal taxonomy to identify unknown

genera using microscopy and culture work. Experience with plant disease diagnostics,

MLST, Real-time PCR, PCR, sequencing and genotyping are essential. The candidate must

have published in peer-reviewed journals.

A Ph.D. in Plant Pathology, Molecular Biology, Microbiology or

related field.

Employment is contingent upon successfully completing a criminal background check as mandated by Tennessee State University.

Official transcripts for positions which require a post-secondary undergraduate degree, advanced degree and/or certification must be presented upon hire.

An unofficial transcript may be attached in the “Transcript” section.

You will be required to provide names and contact information for three references during your application to the posting. If you are the recommended candidate for the position, our online hiring system will automatically generate solicitation for these letters using contact information you provided.