Postdoctoral Research Scholar

Company: North Carolina State University

Job Location: Raleigh, North Carolina

Category: Environmental Science, Ecology, and Forestry

Type: Full-Time

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Position Number: 00111723

Essential Job Duties:
The Department of Forestry and Environmental Resources has a wide variety of strengths in forestry and natural resources management, policy and economics, environmental science and technology, wildlife and conservation biology, tree improvement, silviculture, forest biotechnology, and international forestry. The Department has over 90 full time faculty and staff, and more than 750 undergraduate and 150 graduate students. Faculty, staff, and students work together with business, industry, government, community groups, and non-government organizations to address a wide range of challenges facing our state and the world. Partnerships include Camcore, the Forest Productivity Cooperative (FPC), the Southern Forest Resource Assessment Consortium (SOFAC), and the Tree Improvement Program (TIP).These partnerships facilitate research and discovery, teaching and learning, and outreach and service. Additional information about the department can be found at http://cnr.ncsu.edu/fer.

The College of Natural Resources (CNR) at North Carolina State University is a world leader in the sustainable use of natural resources. The college's comprehensive approach to teaching, research, and service encompass the many and varied ways in which people's physical, economic, and social needs are met through the wise use of natural resources.

Primary purpose of the position:

• Designing and conducting experiments in the areas of
  1. Innovations in delivery of CRISPR components to tree cells,
  2. Innovations in regeneration technologies in tree tissue culture,
  3. Molecular analysis of edited samples,
  4. Phenotypic characterization of trees with improved traits, including productivity, adaptation, wood quality, and resilience.
• Conducting independent and collaborative studies, analyze and interpret data, and communicate results through reports, presentations, and publications in peer-reviewed scientific journals.
• Exploring fundamental questions in genome editing while contributing to practical outcomes-developing technologies that accelerate the improvement of traits of interest in forest trees.

This role is ideally suited for curious and motivated scientists with experience in plant research, who thrive on problem-solving, experimentation, and contributing to both basic and applied advances in plant biotechnology.

Departmental Required Skills:
1. Ability to develop, design, or execute fundamental research activities for single or multiple research project(s),
2. Ability to participate in formulating research methods and suggesting options for improving quality and recommending solutions.
3. Ability to manage day-to-day lab operations.
4. Ability to communicate effectively both orally and in writing.

Preferred Experience, Skills, Training/Education:
Ability to problem solve and apply creative solutions to various problems that may arise.
Ability to self-motivate to work independently and also as a part of a team on multiple research projects and teams simultaneously.

Necessary Licenses or Certifications:
N/A

Department: 150401 - Forestry & Environmental Resources Academic Research

Location: Raleigh, North Carolina

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