AgBS: Post-Doctoral Fellow in Plant Physiology (8990)

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UM6P - Post-Doctoral Fellow in Plant Physiology

Position Announcement - Mohammed VI Polytechnic University (UM6P), AgroBioSciences (AgBS)

UM6P - Post-Doctoral position

Position Announcement - Mohammed VI Polytechnic University (UM6P),

AgroBioSciences (AgBS)

Job Title: Post-Doctoral Fellow in Plant Physiology

Area of specialization: Crops improvement, Plant Physiology, Rhizobia

Job/Project description:

The AgroBioSciences Program (AgBS) at the Mohammed VI Polytechnic University is seeking a Post-Doctoral Fellow in Plant Physiology. The candidate will be responsible to ensure the progress of agronomic trials of several leguminous species and evaluated the agro-physiological trails of these plants in the fields and green house.

Main responsibilities:

The selected candidate will be expected to:

• Assess the low weight molecules and secondary metabolites synthetized from rhizosphere microbiomes soils using recent technologies (LC-MS, GC-MS)
• Plan and conduct greenhouse experiments using different microbes and Phosphorus fertilizers to enhance crop yield under different abiotic stresses. 
• Unravel the molecular mechanisms of plant microbe interactions using genomic and transcriptomic approaches at the rhizosphere level.
• Co-supervise master and PhD students.
• Publish results in high impact factor journals.

Education, qualifications, and experience

• Ph.D. in plants physiology, molecular biology, or related field.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• High motivation and interest in scientific work.
• Good knowledge of desktop software applications is expected. 
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Successful candidates must have English communication skills.

Applications and selection procedure:

Application folder must contain:

• Cover letter indicating the position applied for and the main research interests. 
• Detailed CV.
• Brief research statement.
• Contact information of 2 references

Further inquiries should be addressed to Pr. Jemo Martin (martin.Jemo@um6p.ma) UM6P