德国科隆大学植物育种研究博士后职位

A post-doctoral position is available to work on the regulation of perennial growth habit in Arabis alpina. The candidate will join the group of Maria Albani located at the Max Planck Institute of Plant Breeding Research in Cologne (www.mpipz.mpg.de). The position is offered in the context of the German Excellence Initiative CEPLAS which promotes outstanding research at German universities (www.ceplas.eu). CEPLAS is a joint effort of University of Cologne, HHU Düsseldorf, Max Planck Institute for Plant Breeding Research and Forschungszentrum Jülich.
The position is available for two years according to the German civil servant pay scale TV-L E13 with appropriate prerequisites.

Research project
Plants have evolved into either annual or perennial life forms. Annual plants complete their life cycle within one year and die after flowering whereas perennials are able to live for many years by maintaining vegetative growth from one year to the next. We are now starting to understand the molecular mechanisms regulating perennialism using the Brassicaceae model Arabis alpina (Wang et al., 2009, Nature; Albani et al., 2012, PLoS Genet; Bergonzi et al., 2013, Science). We have shown that the differences in the expression patterns of FLOWERING LOCUS C (FLC) in Arabidopsis thaliana and its orthologue PERPETUAL FLOWERING 1 (PEP1) in A. alpina contribute to the annual or perennial life strategy. The main objective of the project is to study regulators that act upstream or in parallel of PEP1.
We are seeking an enthusiastic candidate with strong interests in plant developmental biology. A background in molecular biology and genetics, and good experimental and communicative skills are required. Experience with ChIP and microscopy will be considered as a plus.

Applications from disabled persons are welcome. Disabled persons with equal qualifications will be given priority. Applications from women are encouraged. Women with comparable qualifications will receive particular consideration, unless another applicant displays compelling reasons to prefer this person.