Join our dynamic research environment as a Postdoctoral Research Associate in Plant Developmental Biology. We are looking for a highly motivated and skilled researcher to contribute to our ongoing project focused on re-engineering by design, a complex developmental system – the flower.
About the Project
This project involves working with the model plant species Arabidopsis thaliana to gain a predictive understanding of how the number, arrangement and identity of floral organs is specified. As part of a collaborative, ERC-funded Synergy project awarded to Dr Marcus Heisler and colleagues, called Reengineering Symmetry Breaking in Development and Evolution (RESYDE), you will work at the University of Sydney in the Heisler lab to document the expression domains of key developmental genes and use fine-scale perturbation approaches combined with live-imaging and multi-plex in situ hybridization to test regulatory hypotheses.
The appointee will participate in an international ERC-funded team aiming to re-engineer by design, a complex developmental system – the flower.
Your Key Responsibilities:
* Contribute to the generation and maintenance of transgenic Arabidopsis lines containing GFP expression reporters.
Key Benefits:
* Full-time, fixed-term 3-year position with potential to extend
* Opportunity to work with an international ERC-funded team
* Base Salary level A $105,314 - $116,679 p.a + 17% superannuation