National Chung Hsing University-International Core Lab for Staple Crop improvement Position:

Postdoctoral Researcher Employment term:

Starting from May 1, 2024 (start date is negotiable).

This position has a funding commitment for five years with a competitive Taiwan salary.

Project: Cassava Source-Sink Project, an international collaboration to increase cassava agricultural performance. For more information, please see https://cass-research.org/.

Responsibilities: We are using metabolic and genetic engineering strategies to develop novel cassava varieties with increased yield and starch production, especially for smallholder cassava farmers to improve their food security. The postdoctoral researcher will be leading a project involving large-scale field experiments for agronomic performance, field UAV phenotyping of cassava growth, photosynthesis measurements in the field, and laboratory analysis of cassava using molecular, biochemical, and genetic techniques.

Requirements: Candidates should have the following qualifications:
1. Ph.D. degree in plant biology
2. English writing and communication skills
3. Project management skills and experience
4. Training in plant phenotyping methods, photosynthesis measurements, and molecular biology, biochemistry and genetic laboratory techniques and analysis methods
5. Familiarity with bioinformatics tools, statistical methods, and MS Office software
6. Experience with manuscript writing

Work location: Our laboratory is in the Biotechnology Center at National Chung Hsing University in Taichung, Taiwan (https://btc.nchu.edu.tw/en/intro.php).

National Chung Hsing University is the leading agricultural University in Taiwan and has excellent Experiment Station facilities for field experiments with cassava, rice, and other crops. In 2022 Taiwan ranked no. 2 in the world for quality of living, health, and wellbeing for foreign workers (https://www.internations.org/expat-insider/2022/).

Taichung is located about one hour south of Taipei by high-speed train and close to the mountains for recreational outdoor activities. Documents required: Curriculum Vitae, copy of Ph.D. certificate, statement of relevant expertise as well as research and career plans, and contact information of at least two references.

For more information and submission of applications, please contact: Prof. Dr. Wilhelm Gruissem wgruissem@nchu.edu.tw Dr. Shu-Heng Chang 04-22840264 ext. 8041 schang@nchu.edu.tw