W2-Professorship in Root-Microbiome Interactions (Jülicher Modell)

id="offer-description" class="ecl-u-type-heading-2 ecl-u-mt-none ecl-u-mb-l">Offer Description T he Leibniz Institute of Plant Genetics and Crop Plant Research (IPK) in Gatersleben and the Heinrich Heine University (HHU) in Düsseldorf, within the framework of CEPLAS (the Cluster for Excellence on Plant Sciences), jointly call for applications for a . W2-Professorship . in Root-Microbiome Interactions . to be filled as soon as possible. We are seeking an engaged and team-minded scientist with high international visibility in the field of root-microbiome interactions. We are interested in candidates who investigate the fundamental principles and mechanisms that govern the attraction, colonization and proliferation of microbial communities and mediate their beneficial impacts on agricultural crops. Research restricted to specific plant pathosystems (including those involving roots) will not be considered. The research program should incorporate genetic, genomic, cell biological and/or physiological approaches. The candidate’s previous research should be documented by outstanding publications and experience in securing extramural funding in the research area specified above. Using plant genetic resources from IPK’s gene bank in combination with genomic, bioinformatic, analytical and molecular biological methods, the successful candidate is expected to develop innovative approaches to enhance our understanding of the formation and optimization of beneficial interactions between ro