CareerPlan

Wissenschaftliche Mitarbeiterin / Wissenschaftlicher Mitarbeit...

Braunschweig, NIEDERSACHSENFull-time2026-10-12 → 2026-11-11

Core

Researching mechanisms of induced resistance in winter barley against aphids and viruses to develop biological alternatives to conventional plant protection.

Role type

Research scientist (plant pathology/molecular biology)

Builds

Research findings on plant-pathogen interactions and resistance mechanisms for biodiversity and ecological sustainability

Domain

Agriculture + Plant Pathology + Molecular Biology

Deliverable

research

Required skills

Phytopathology, induced resistance, priming, molecular techniques, microbiology, experimental design, statistical analysis

Preferred skills

Bacteriology, mycology, virology

Technologies

PCR, qPCR, RNA-Seq, RT-qPCR, Fluorescence microscopy, CLSM

Responsibilities

Planning and conducting climate chamber/greenhouse experiments, creating evaluation models for infection assays, molecular and microscopic investigations of host-pathogen interactions, data management and statistical analysis, publishing in peer-reviewed journals, supervising student theses

Seniority

Mid-level researcher (Master's degree required)