2 Postdoc Positions at Leibniz Institute of Plant Genetics and Crop Plant Research

The research group Meiosis is interested in the process of plant meiosis that generates genetic variation through homologous recombination that is harnessed in plant breeding. To support our team, we are looking for two highly motivated postdoctoral candidates in frame of the ERC-funded project MEIOBARMIX.

Your tasks:

You will uncover new strategies and develop novel tools to modify plant meiotic recombination outcome aiming to accelerate plant breeding.
Project 1: Based on novel single pollen nuclei genotyping tools in barley and based on forward genetic approaches in Arabidopsis, you will decipher the potential of meiotic non-crossovers as natural source of genetic variation.
Project 2: Based on genome editing and virus-based tools, you will explore novel strategies for triggering meiotic recombination.
You will present results at scientific meetings and write journal articles.