The Center for Research in Agricultural Genomics (CRAG) is looking for a PhD Student to be part of the group working on Plant genome structure and evolution

CRAG is an independent research institution engaged in leading-edge basic and applied plant and farm animal sciences. CRAG is established as a Consortium of the Spanish National Research Council (CSIC), Institute of Agrifood Research and Technology (IRTA), Autonomous University of Barcelona (UAB), and University of Barcelona (UB). The Center is located at the UAB campus, and currently hosts 200 members from across the world.

Research Programs at CRAG (from basic science to applied research using plant experimental model systems, crops and farm animals) make extensive use of genomic technologies and large sets of genetic and genomic data (http://biannualreport2014-2015.cragenomica.es).

CRAG has a PhD Program for international students interested in the areas of plant biology and biotechnology, and plant and farm animal genomics and genetics (http://www.cragenomica.es/es/crag-phd-program).

Responsibilities:

To design and perform experiments (both wet lab and in silico) to contribute to the study of the impact of transposable elements on the evolution of plant genomes

All the task are included in the call National Plan with reference:

Requirements:

Educational Requirements: BSc. in Biology, Biochemistry or similar; Master degree in Biochemistry, Bioinformatics or similar

Required Skills: Good knowledge of molecular biology techniques and bioinformatics approaches to study genomes. Knowledge on plant genomes and evolution will be an asset.

We offer:

Contract duration: 6 month (with possibility to extend all the PhD)

Hours/week:  Full time

Submission of applications:

Interested candidates, please submit (all the documents are mandatory for the application):

• Letter of motivation describing detailing experience.
• CV.
• Academic record.
• References (including email address and phone number) (optional)

Please submit all the application through CRAG website: http://www.cragenomica.es/jobs

CRAG is committed to the principles of the Code of Conduct for the Recruitment of Researchers of the European Commission. All candidates will be considered qualified for the job without restrictions of gender, race, nationality or disability.

Deadline: 28th August 2017

Start date: September 2017