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Share APS > Careers > Job Center Postdoctoral Job Title Job Category FieldOfStudy Job Details Job Requirements Job Materials Pay Scale Closing Date Closing Date Detail Company Organization Type City Location Region State/Province Country/Region Organization Description Web Page Contact Address 1 Contact Address 2 Contact City Contact Email Contact Fax Contact First Name Contact Last Name Contact Phone Contact State Contact Zip Contact Country Contact Organization Location Preference End Date Approval Status Attachments Content Type: APSJobOpenings Created at by Last modified at by Use this page to add attachments to an item. Name     Close Job Number 564 Job Title Postdoctoral Job Category Postdoc Field Of Study Microbiology Job Details A postdoctoral position is available with Gitta Coaker at the University of California, Davis. The research project will focus on bacterial infection of tomato and spans two projects. One project will focus on mapping resistance to Pseudomonas syringae Race 1 in a recombinant inbred population derived from wild tomato. The second project will focus on sequencing and characterization of California field isolates of Clavibacter michiganensis subsp. michiganensis, the causal agent of bacterial canker of tomato to help guide functional genomics and diagnostics. The position is initially available for one year with the renewal based on satisfactory progress. Job Requirements Successful candidates must have a background in plant microbe interactions, experience handling next generation sequencing data, and a peer-reviewed publication record. Strong interpersonal communication skills and the ability to work within a team are essential. Excellent writing and oral communication skills are required. Successful candidates should be interested in contributing to the training of graduate students. A PhD focusing in plant-microbe biology/plant pathology, molecular biology, or plant biology is required. Network and QTL expertise are a plus. Job Materials Interested candidates should send a cover letter, statement of research interests and a CV including the names of three references to Gitta Coaker (glcoaker@ucdavis.edu). Applications will be reviewed beginning January, 2013 and the position will remain open until filled. Laboratory website: http://www.coakerlab.org Pay Scale Closing Date Closing Date Detail Open until the position is filled Company University of California Davis Organization Type Academic City Davis Location Region West (AK, CA, CO, HI, ID, MT, NV, OR, UT, WA, WY) State/Province California Country/Region USA Organization Description Web Page Contact Organization University of California, Davis Contact First Name Gitta Contact Last Name Coaker Contact Address 1 One Shields AVe Contact Address 2 Contact City Davis Contact State CA Contact Zip 95616 Contact Country USA Contact Email glcoaker@ucdavis.edu Contact Fax Contact Phone 530-752-6541 Attachment Close

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