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Share APSnet > Careers > Job Center Postdoctoral Position in Grapevine Pathology 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 580 Job Title Postdoctoral Position in Grapevine Pathology Job Category Postdoc Field Of Study General Plant Pathology Job Details A two-year postdoctoral position is available starting in April 2013 to examine the pathogenesis of grapevines by the wood-infecting fungus Neofusicoccum parvum, which causes Botryosphaeria canker. The objective of this project is to define the stages of canker development with the ultimate goal of developing an early-detection tool, which would greatly improve control of this disease in the field. We are using the combination of RNA-seq to examine the grape transcriptomic response to infection and a novel CT scan-type method at the Advanced Light Source (i.e., the synchrotron at the Lawrence Berkeley National Lab) for imaging canker development and damage to the vascular system – high-resolution computed tomography (HRCT). Colonization of woody tissues by vascular pathogens is traditionally examined by sectioning and microscopy, but this approach is destructive and it limits investigation to cells within the sections. HRCT provides a more comprehensive examination of the internal vasculature because it allows for investigation of the intact woody stem of a live plant. Additional beamlines at the Lawrence Berkeley National Lab provide even greater resolution and detect wavelength profiles of various plant and fungal compounds, and may be additional sources of complimentary data. In addition to the Baumgartner lab, the project includes two other labs: Dr. Andrew McElrone (USDA, Agricultural Research Service, Davis, CA – responsible for examining the plant-anatomical response in the grape wood, using HRCT) and Dr. Grant Cramer (University of Nevada, Reno – responsible for examining the plant-transcriptomic response in the leaves, using RNA-seq). The Baumgartner lab is responsible for designing all greenhouse experiments, gathering and cataloging samples, and using culture, microscopic, and/or nucleic acid-based methods to track the stages of infection. Additionally, the postdoc will work very closely with our collaborators to decide which samples are to be sent for RNA-seq and how to interpret the results of the analyses. As such, knowledge of how plants respond to infection (at the transcriptome level, specifically) in various plant-fungal pathosystems is essential. The research is part of a large project funded by the USDA-NIFA Specialty Crop Research Initiative, with the long-term goals of developing detection, research, and extension tools for wood-canker diseases of grape, pistachio, and almond. Research will be conducted at the Department of Plant Pathology, University of California, Davis. Job Requirements A recent Ph.D. (within one year of completion) in plant pathology, microbiology, mycology, genetics, or a related scientific discipline is required. Applicant must have experience with genomic techniques that evaluate a plant’s response to pathogen infection, experience with light and/or confocal microscopy, and skill in conducting greenhouse experiments using appropriate experimental design and statistical analyses. Job Materials Send letter of interest, CV, and contact information for three references to: Dr. Kendra Baumgartner 363 Hutchison Hall, University of California One Shields Avenue Davis, CA 95616 phone 530-754-7461 kbaumgartner@ucdavis.edu Pay Scale Salary is commensurate with experience, but will not be less than approx. $39,000 per year. Health insurance is provided with this appointment. Closing Date 3/1/2013 Closing Date Detail Date is not adjustable Company University of California, Davis Organization Type Academic City Davis, California Location Region West (AK, CA, CO, HI, ID, MT, NV, OR, UT, WA, WY) State/Province California Country/Region United States Organization Description Web Page Contact Organization USDA, Agricultural Research Service Contact First Name Kendra Contact Last Name Baumgartner Contact Address 1 363 Hutchison Hall, University of California Contact Address 2 One Shields Avenue Contact City Davis Contact State CA Contact Zip 95616 Contact Country USA Contact Email kbaumgartner@ucdavis.edu Contact Fax Contact Phone 530-754-7461 Attachment Close

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