About this role
Job Title Postdoctoral Research Associate
Agency Texas A&M Agrilife Research
Department Dallas
Proposed Minimum Salary Commensurate
Job Location Dallas, Texas
Job Type Staff
Job Description About Texas A&M AgriLife Texas A&M AgriLife is comprised of the following Texas A&M University System members:
• Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service
• Texas A&M AgriLife Research
• College of Agriculture and Life Sciences at Texas A&M University
• Texas A&M Forest Service
• Texas A&M Veterinary Medical Diagnostic Laboratory
As the nation’s largest most comprehensive agriculture program, Texas A&M AgriLife brings together a college and four state agencies focused on agriculture and life sciences within The Texas A&M University System. With over 5,000 employees and a presence in every county across the state, Texas A&M AgriLife is uniquely positioned to improve lives, environments and the Texas economy through education, research, extension and service.
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Position Information This Postdoctoral Research Associate, Pasture Mealybug Biological Control and Molecular Ecology, will focus on identifying key natural enemies of pasture mealybug through a statewide molecular gut-content analysis survey; conduct field sampling across Texas and perform molecular analyses.
Responsibilities:
• Conducting molecular gut-content analyses to identify important mealybug predators
• Designing and implementing statewide field surveys
• Conducting insecticide compatibility studies with major mealybug natural enemies
• Developing IPM recommendations for pasture mealybug management.
• Analyzing data and preparing manuscripts, reports, and presentations.
• Participating in extension and outreach activities and collaborating with multidisciplinary research teams.
• Mentoring graduate and undergraduate students,
• Performs other duties as assigned
Required Qualifications:
• Appropriate doctoral degree.
• Demonstrated experience in biological control and integrated pest management.
• Experience with molecular techniques, including DNA/RNA extraction, primer design, PCR, and molecular diagnostics.
• Knowledge of entomopathogenic fungi and microbial insecticides and different delivery mechanisms.
• Knowledge of molecular trophic interaction analysis.
• Knowledge of genomics, bioinformatics, or next-generation sequencing approaches.
• Knowledge of grant writing and proposal development.
• Knowledge of controlled-environment agriculture systems.
• Ability to communicate effectively
• Ability to multitask and work cooperatively with others.
• Strong interpersonal and organizational skills.
What You Need to Know Salary: Compensation for this position is commensurate based on the selected candidate’s qualifications.
Why Work at Texas A&M AgriLife? When you choose to work for Texas A&M AgriLife, you become part of an organization that is an established leader in agriculture and life sciences with a wide range of capabilities to meet the needs of our statewide, national, and international constituents.
In addition, Texas A&M AgriLife offers a comprehensive benefit package including the following:
• Health, dental, vision, life and long-term disability insurance with Texas A&M AgriLife contributing to employee health and basic life premiums
• 12-15 days of annual paid holidays
• Up to eight hours of paid sick leave and at least eight hours of paid vacation each month
• Automatic enrollment in the Teacher Retirement System of Texas
• Employee Wellness Initiative for Texas A&M AgriLife
Applicant Instructions Applications received by Texas A&M AgriLife must either have all job application data entered or a resume attached. Failure to provide all job application data or a complete resume could result in an invalid submission and a rejected application. We encourage all applicants to upload a resume or use a LinkedIn profile to prepopulate the online application.
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