Your tasks
- Collect phenotypic data from maize roots and run GWAS
- Generate, analyze and interpret large-scale RNA-seq data
- Validate candidate genes by mutants from our in-house mutant repository (BonnMu)
- Phenotypic, molecular and genetic characterization of mutants and genes
- Prepare scientific publications
Your profile
- MSc in Plant Science, Bioinformatics, Plant Breeding or a related field
- Background in: bioinformatics and/or biostatistics and/or quantitative genetics
- Knowledge in scientific coding (e.g. UNIX, R, perl or python)
- Very good command of the English language (oral and written).
We offer
- Stimulating interdisciplinary work environment
- Active collaborations and exchange with national and international partners
- Technical assistance in your project by our technical staff and student workers
- The salary will be according to German civil service pay scale (TV-L E13, 65%) and includes
social security benefits
Applications including the CV, a motivation letter and contact details of two references should be submitted as a single pdf file in English to:
sekretariat-cfg@uni-bonn.de (subject line: “PhD position in plant genomics”).
Review of applications will start by
May 5, 2025
Application will be open until the position is filled.
The University of Bonn is an equal opportunity employer. The University of Bonn is committed to increasing the proportion of women in science and thus explicitly invites qualified female scientists to apply for this position. Preference will be given to disabled candidates with essentially the same qualifications.
For further information, see www.cfg.uni-bonn.de1 or contact Prof. Dr. Frank Hochholdinger (hochholdinger@uni-bonn.de).
Literature:
Yu P et al. (2024) Seedling root system adaptation to water availability during maize domestication and global expansion. Nat Genet 56: 1245-1256.
Marcon C et al. (2020) BonnMu: a sequence-indexed resource of transposon induced maize mutations for functional genomics studies. Plant Physiol 184: 620-631.