Postdoctoral Fellowship/Position at UPSC: How plants deal with heat and cold at the cellular level

A 3-year postdoc fellowship/position (1+2) is available in the group of Dr. Petra Marhava at Umeå Plant Science Centre (UPSC) & Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU), Department of Forest Genetics and Plant Physiology in Sweden. The initial appointment will be for 1 year (fellowship/stipend), with the possibility of renewal for an additional 2 years (salary). 

Temperatures below or above the physiological optimum for plant growth induce temperature stress, which can cause detrimental and irreversible damage to plant growth and development. While most of the studies to date have focused on big-picture elements of plant responses to climate change, our research will provide insights into the molecular and cellular responses, to improve our mechanistic understanding of plant acclimation to heat and cold stress. The project will mainly work with the root of the model organism Arabidopsis thaliana and will combine state-of-the-art approaches in various biochemistry and microscopy techniques.

We are seeking a highly motivated plant biologist with excellent skills in biochemistry and omics data analysis. The ideal candidate must be familiar with translatome profiling, molecular techniques and standard software packages (including RStudio). Experience with confocal microscopy and the model organism Arabidopsis thaliana is a strong asset.