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Job Field: Government Jobs
Location: Madison, WI
Salary: $57,408.00 - $74,628.00 / Per Year
Job Type: Full Time - Excepted Service Term NTE 2 years
Phone: (608)262-0028

JOB SUMMARY:

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Find Solutions to Agricultural Problems that Affect Americans Every Day, From Field to Table

The Agricultural Research Service (ARS) is the United States Department of Agriculture's chief scientific research agency and one of the world's premiere scientific organizations.  ARS Postdoctoral Research Associates are hired to supplement a lead scientist's research on agricultural problems of high national priority affecting American agriculture.

The incumbent will be assigned to the Vegetable Crops Research Unit, Madison, WI and participate as a team member in achieving the following objectives, (1) Evaluating the quality of current cucumber genome assemblies with available genetic and genomics data; and identifying and correcting assembly errors, and (2) Improving assembly quality of the cucumber draft genome assembly.  Possible methods include whole genome re-sequencing, bioinformatic analysis of re-sequencing data for contig assembly, comparative genomics with cucumber relatives, and genetic and physical mapping to fill gaps in the genome assembly.

 

Experience with bioinformatic analysis of next generation sequence data is highly beneficial; and experience with molecular marker technologies, genetic and QTL (Quantitative Trait Loci) mapping is also important.

**ANNOUNCEMENT IS OPEN UNTIL A SELECTION HAS BEEN MADE**

TRAVEL REQUIRED

• Not Required

RELOCATION AUTHORIZED

• No

KEY REQUIREMENTS:

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• A Ph.D. is required