Organisation/Company University College Dublin Research Field Agricultural sciences » Other Researcher Profile First Stage Researcher (R1) Country Ireland Application Deadline 11 Aug 2025 - 03:36 (UTC) Type of Contract Temporary Job Status Full-time Is the job funded through the EU Research Framework Programme? Not funded by a EU programme Is the Job related to staff position within a Research Infrastructure? No
Offer Description
Applications are invited for a 27 months post of a UCD Post-doctoral Research Fellow Level 1 within UCD School of Agriculture & Food Science.
The ambition of CerealBio is to enhance the resilience and productivity under reduced chemical inputs and changing climatic conditions of the major EU cereal bread wheat and the regionally important cereals durum wheat and oats. The CerealBio evidence-based hypothesis is that crop resilience and sustainability can be achieved by breeding for traits that allow plants to establish beneficial synergies within the growing ecosystem, which includes soil resources, the above and below-ground microbiota, and the community of other crop plants.
Building on knowledge regarding germplasm disease resistance and mycotoxin accumulation from previous work CerealBio will investigate biological agents in the field to assess if they are robust at field level and if their efficacy can be improved through a better understanding of their mode of action.
Salary: €45,847
Appointment on the above range will be dependent upon qualifications and experience.
Closing date:12:00 noon (local Irish time) on 4th August 2025.
Applications must be submitted by the closing date and time specified. Any applications which are still in progress at the closing time of 12:00 noon (Local Irish Time) on the specified closing date will be cancelled automatically by the system.
UCD are unable to accept late applications.
UCD do not require assistance from Recruitment Agencies. Any CV's submitted by Recruitment Agencies will be returned.
The PD1 position is intended for early stage researchers, either just after completion of a PhD or for someone entering a new area for the first time. If you have already completed your PD1 stage in UCD or will soon complete a PD1, or you are an external applicant whose total Postdoctoral experience, inclusive of the duration of the advertised post, would exceed 4 years, you should not apply and should refer to PD2 posts instead.
Number of offers available 1 Company/Institute University College Dublin Country Ireland City Dublin Street University College Dublin, Belfield, Dublin 4, I Geofield
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