Phd student in Plant Breeding
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SLU Department of Plant Breeding performs research and education addressing global challenges affecting our livelihoods and the environment. Our focus is on sustainable food and biobased materials production, nutritional enhancement through breeding and processing, as well as eco-efficient and resilient crops for a biobased economy in a changing climate. The Plant Breeding Division works on putting traits into usable forms by understanding their diversity and genetics with the aid of advanced breeding tools. We apply this knowledge for the genetic betterment of cultivars of economically important crops. The PhD position is financed by the SLU Grogrund plant breeding competence center in Sweden.
Automated plant phenotyping
Description:
The PhD student project aims to develop novel methods to evaluate target traits of plants using high-throughput phenotyping techniques and machine learning. The project will lead to development of phenotyping platform integrating multiple sensors for phenotyping in the field and associated software. Data from various phenotyping sensors will be combined using advanced statistical approaches. The outcome of this project will contribute towards the strengthening of plant breeding for food crops in order to increase the innovation potential and food security. You will work with researchers involved in putting traits into usable forms by understanding germplasm diversity and genetics with the aid of omics tools. You will also work in a close collaboration with the stakeholders.
Qualifications:
You are qualified to be admitted to postgraduate education if you have a MSc degree or four years full-time studies of which at least one year at advanced level. For this position, your degree / studies must have a focus on bioinformatics, plant physiology, plant breeding, or equivalent. You should have advanced level skills in computer programming in the languages Python, C, C++ or Java. Knowledge in statistics and experience in R is required. Previous experience in remote sensing, high-throughput phenotyping, operating unmanned aerial vehicles and downstream analysis of high-throughput phenotyping data for plant breeding is a merit. You should have the ability to work independently as well as in a team. You should be motivated, highly interested in sensor technologies and have excellent English language skills. Since the position requires data collection in the field, having a driver's license is necessary.
Place of work:
Alnarp
Forms for funding or employment:
Employment as a PhD student (4 years)
Starting date:
According to agreement
Application:
We welcome your application no later than 2019-03-15, use the button below.
A person has basic eligibility for third cycle education if he or she has taken a second cycle qualification or has completed course requirements of at least 240 higher education credits, including at least 60 higher education credits at second cycle education. Upper secondary school grades equivalent to English B/English 6 are a basic requirement.
Selection among applicants meeting the requirements is made with reference to written application including curriculum vitae, copies of degrees and transcripts of academic records, one copy of the dessertation for masters or undergraduate degree, a list of at least two references familiar with the applicant's qualifications, certified knowledge of the English language and an interview.
Please observe that applicant/s chosen to participate in an interview shall hand in certified true copies of certificates, diplomas and transcripts from previous studies at an internationally recognized higher education institution (university or university college) and transcripts in connection to the interview. If the applicant is a foreign citizen we require a certified copy of the page in your apssport with your personal data and phograghy.
Read about the PhD education at SLU at
www.slu.se/en/education/postgraduate-studies/Academic union representatives:
https://internt.slu.se/en/my-employment/employee-associations/kontaktpersoner-vid-rekrytering/The Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU) develops the understanding and sustainable use and management of biological natural resources. The university ranks well internationally within its subject areas. SLU is a research-intensive university that also offers unique degree programmes in for example rural development and natural resource management, environmental economics, animal science and landscape architecture.
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 in Alnarp, Umeå and Uppsala.
www.slu.se SLU is an equal opportunity employer.
Varaktighet, arbetstid
Heltid/ Ej specificerat
Publiceringsdatum2019-02-21ErsättningFast lön
Så ansöker duSista dag att ansöka är 2019-03-15
Klicka på denna länk för att göra din ansökanKontaktAakash Chawade, Biträdande universitetslektor
firstname.surname@slu.se 040-41 53 28
FöretagSveriges lantbruksuniversitet
AdressSveriges lantbruksuniversitet
Institutionen för växtförädling
Box 101
23053 Alnarp
KontorsadressSundsvägen 10
Jobbnummer 4627181
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