ORISE/USDA-ARS Postdoctoral Scholar Opportunity in Barley and Sorghum Genomics and bioinformatics

Summary:

The successful applicant will be co-supervised by Dr. Doreen Ware at the USDA-ARS, Cold Spring Harbor
Laboratory (CSHL), New York and Dr. Dongying Gao, USDA-ARS Small Grains and Potato Germplasm Research
Unit (SGPGR) in Aberdeen, Idaho. The incumbent work location will be Cold Spring Harbor, NY and travel will be
required to Aberdeen, ID. The incumbent will collaborate with scientists at both locations with knowledge of barley
germplasm, breeding, pathology, and bioinformatics. The postdoc research will focus on comparative genomics and
regulatory architecture in grasses, with a focus on barley and sorghum genetics, and pre-breeding projects, links to
cold tolerance, grain quality and disease resistance.

Responsibilities:

• Publish manuscripts and present research at scientific conferences on the activities performed
• Develop reference genome assemblies and annotations for sorghum, barley and wild relatives accessions
• Conduct comparative analyses with a focus on sorghum, barley, wild relatives, and other plant species
• Assist in the analyses and interpretation of transcriptomic and epigenomic data in barley its relatives, and
  other grass crop species
• Develop a deeper understanding of gene networks associated cold tolerance, grain quality and disease
  resistance
• Help research experiments in field and greenhouse either in CSHL or Aberdeen
• Support access to barley and sorghum genomics data in SorghumBase, Gramene, and other public
  databases, and provide training to the sorghum and barley community

Qualifications:

Applicants should have or be near to completion of a Ph.D in Plant Genetics, Genomics, Bioinformatics and
Evolutionary Biology, or other related areas and have the experiences and expertise to analyze high-throughput data
sets including short- and long-read genomic and transcriptomic data, sRNA and DNA methylation data, and develop
or apply new software for data mining. The incumbent should be familiar with Linux and R and have programming
skills with Perl, Python or other programming languages. The incumbent needs to have experience with analyzing
genomic data sets.

Salary:

Starting at $85,236 Per Year

Appointment Length: 

The appointment will initially be for one year but can be renewed for three years based on
the performance and the availability of funds.

Contact:

For further information, contact Dr. Doreen Ware at doreen.ware@usda.gov and Dr. Dongying Gao at
dongying.gao@usda.gov. Applications should include a cover letter, a CV, and three references. References will
only be contacted if you give permission. Review of applications will begin immediately and continue until the
position is filled.