PhD Student (f/m/d)

Your tasks:

• Screening for dihydroisocoumarin using LCMS in breeding populations of Hydrangea plants, approximately 10000 plants
• Development of PCR markers with identified phenylpropanoid pathway genes
• Elucidation of dihydroisocoumarin biosynthetic pathway through testing of labelled and un-labelled phenylpropanoid pathway intermediates for single reaction analysis
• Bioinformatic search for possible candidate genes/metabolites of dihydrisocoumarin biosynthesis
• LCMS analysis of dihydrisocoumarin biosynthesis intermediates
• Selecting candidate genes based on biochemical analysis and developing PCR markers
• Breeding population testing of the newly developed PCR marker

Your qualifications and skills:

• You have a master degree in plant nutrition, physiology, biochemistry, genetics, agriculture or any related field.
• You have practical experiences in all related above fields including LCMS, PCR marker development and bioinformatics.
• You own solid English skills, as they are a prerequisite for effective work in our multicultural environment.
• You have good communication skills and will to collaborate with researchers from different disciplines.

We offer you:

• Excellent infrastructure with modern laboratory equipment and phenotyping facilities.
• Access to in-house high-performance computing clusters
• A project position limited to 3 years.
• Remuneration and benefits according to the German Public Service regulation (TV-L) up to 65 % E13 TV-L.

An etry from 1st June 2024.