Research Fellow (Plant Genome Engineer) (110557-0625)

For informal enquiries, please contact George Bassel (Professor) at george.bassel@warwick.ac.uk.

We are seeking a Plant Genome Engineer to work on the development of a novel crop transformation technology.

The successful candidate will join the lab of Prof George Bassel, University of Warwick, working in a team to overcome the transformation bottleneck in crop biotechnology.

The role is a fixed-term contract initially for 18 months, full-time (1.0 FTE) at 36.5 hours per week, with an expected start date of September 1, 2025 at latest.

This project is funded by the Advanced Research + Invention Agency (ARIA), and subject to contract negotiations.

What scientific question will you investigate?  / Outline of the project aims

The project involves the engineering of the plant transforming bacterium Agrobacterium towards increasing its virulence. Strains will be developed and evaluated with respect to their capacity to increase the efficiency of crop transformation.

Candidates should have experience with plant transformation, Agrobacterium, plant growth, molecular genetics, and ideally bacterial genetics. They must also have excellent communication, interpersonal and organizational skills.

The postholder will join an active research group in the Bassel lab.

About the research group

You will join the Bassel group in the School of Life Sciences at Warwick University. We are a diverse group of interdisciplinary scientists who study plant response to the environment and using this information to engineer climate-resilient crops. This work represents a key enabling technology to reach this goal.

For more information about our lab visit https://warwick.ac.uk/fac/sci/lifesci/people/gbassel/

We and the wider University of Warwick environment offer substantial opportunities for professional development including regular opportunities to attend international conferences.