Job Number

Work Type

Staff Full-Time

Location

Polk

Categories

Biology/Life Science, Grant or Research Administration

Department

- AG-CREC-PLANT PATHOLOGY

Classification Title

Biological Scientist III

Minimum Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in biology or a related field and seven years of experience or Master’s degree in biology or a related field with five years of experience. Doctoral degree in biology or related field with two years of experience.

Job Description

To collaborate in design of and independently conduct laboratory, greenhouse and field experiments on studying the virulence mechanism of Candidatus Liberibacter asiaticus including identification of the targets of effectors, their cellular localization, and functional analysis of the targets using genome editing technology. Conduct experiments to investigate the interaction between microorganisms and pla...