Scientific/Managerial & International Recruitment
Post-Doctoral Fellow
A Backcross nested association mapping (BCNAM) design has been implemented as a joint project associating the sorghum breeding programs of Institut d’Economie Rurale (IER) and Icrisat in Mali. This multi-parental design combines high-resolution population development for genetic analysis of complex traits, genetic basis enlargement and direct breeding application thanks to the use of backcross populations with adapted elite recurrent parents (RP). A total of 50 BC1F3 populations of 70 to 200 families were obtained representing a total of approximately 6300 individuals. These populations are being evaluated in multi-year and multi-site trials initiated in 2012 which continued in 2013 and 2014, as BC1F4-lines. Phenotyping in multiple-locations, various sowing dates, and high and low P environments of 33 populations in 2012 showed a wide range of agronomic and phenological variation within and across populations. We expect that the postdoctoral fellow will contribute to the phenotyping efforts, the phenotypic data analysis that will lead to the identification detailed marker trait associations using the GBS marker data, presently being generated.
The Job:
- Analysis of MET phenotyping data from complex field trials in Mali collected on 50 BCNAM populations in 2012 and 2013, (performance as well as grain quality data).
- Multi-parental QTL analysis for key traits collected on BCNAM populations, focusing on adaptation to abiotic constraints, using genotypic data collected by CIRAD
- Support PhD students and local staff in Mali with association mapping analysis.
The Person:
- Phd Degree in Genetics and plant breeding or biometrics
- Experience with marker – trait association analyses
- Experience with analysis of complex phenotyping datasets
- Experience with sorghum genetics and breeding is an advantage
- Experience with sorghum field experimentation is an advantage
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English and knowledge of French is an advantage
The Reward: The Fellowship is for a period of 12 months and extendable based on funding availability. An attractive compensation in US Dollars will be offered to the right candidate. The Post-Doc Fellow will be based at ICRISAT/IER in Bamako, Mali.
How to apply: Applicants should apply on or before 15 April 2014 by email to: ICRISATjobs@cgiar.org, with a letter of motivation, latest Curriculum Vitae, and names and contact information of three references that are knowledgeable of the candidate’s professional qualifications and work experience. The reference name of the position (PDF-BCNAM-2) should be clearly indicated in the subject line of the email. Screening of applications will begin from 1 January 2014, and will continue until the post is filled. All applications will be acknowledged, however only short listed candidates will be contacted.
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