USDA-ARS Graduate Student Investigating Fusarium Head Blight U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) in United States

Postdoctoral research opportunity with the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service (ARS), at the National Center for Agricultural Utilization Research in Peoria, Illinois. This project sits at the intersection of plant pathology, microbiology, molecular biology, and computational biology, with a strong focus on fungal population dynamics in corn and how seasonal community shifts relate to mycotoxin contamination. The selected researcher will join the Mycotoxin Prevention an...

University of Minnesota is hiring a Post-Doctoral Associate at the Northwest Research & Outreach Center in Crookston, Minnesota, United States. This postdoctoral project focuses on seed physiology , preharvest sprouting (PHS) , wheat , and crop quality in Hard Red Spring Wheat. The research aims to improve how PHS is measured, understand how ripe wheat seed absorbs water under controlled temperature and relative humidity conditions, measure GA and alpha-amylases over time, and develop and valida...

We’re hiring a Postdoctoral Research Associate in Fusarium genomics, molecular detection, and host range . This postdoc is suited to researchers with interests in fungal genomics , plant pathology , and molecular biology , especially those aiming to work on applied questions involving pathogen detection and host interactions. The position is located in Madison, Wisconsin, United States . The announcement notes that, due to federal facility requirements, the opening is restricted to U.S. citizens...

Washington State University is hiring a full-time Postdoctoral Research Associate in the Department of Plant Pathology at the Irrigated Agriculture Research and Extension Center in Prosser, Washington, USA. The researcher will investigate pathogens associated with the Ascochyta blight complex affecting winter pea and develop management strategies based on genetic resistance. Work will include field and greenhouse screening of genotyped pea lines, pathogen isolation and identification from plant ...

This research fellowship is based in the Mycotoxin Prevention and Applied Microbiology (MPM) Research Unit at the National Center for Agricultural Utilization Research in Peoria, Illinois, within the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Agricultural Research Service. The project is centered on mitigating vomitoxin contamination in corn . Working with a team of scientists in genetics, microbiology, chemistry, and plant pathology, the participant will help investigate how abiotic factors increase corn...