Research Engineer at UPSC

Department of Forest Genetics and Plant Physiology

The Department of forest genetics and plant physiology is part of Umeå Plant Science Centre (UPSC, https://www.upsc.se/) which is a centre of excellence for experimental plant research and forest biotechnology in Northern Sweden. Our mission is to perform excellent and innovative basic research and generate knowledge that benefits forestry, agriculture, environment and society. We work across a wide range of disciplines in plant science reaching from cell biology to ecophysiology and from basic research to industrial applications. Our common goal is to understand the plants’ ability to grow, adapt and acclimate to a changing world and how we can breed better plants.

About the position

Understanding genomic base of population variation and local adaptation based on genome sequencing and comparative genomics is a new frontier research area for genetic adaptation to climate changes. This position involves plant genome assembly, annotation, genome resequencing and SNP calling, construction of genetic map and designing of SNP genotyping tools including SNP array. You will participate conifer genomics projects including: (1) Genome assembly and annotation; (2) Genome resequencing and SNP calling; (3) Population and comparative genomics analyses to elucidate conifer adaptive evolution; (4) Genome-wide association study and genomic selection for quantitative traits including phenology, flower, solid-wood, growth and adaptive traits.

Your profile

Highly motivated and team-oriented candidates with strong experience in bioinformatics including genome assembly, resequencing data analyses, GWAS, and design of SNP array. To qualify, you should have a PhD degree in subjects relevant for the position and experience in tree genomics, preferably in conifers. Good English communication and writing skills are required. Application who has current drive license is preferred.