Apologies for cross postings! The Hawkesbury Institute for the Environment is dedicated to answering crucial questions about impacts of environmental change on terrestrial ecosystems. The Institute offers comprehensive field and laboratory based facilities and is based on the Hawkesbury campus of the University of Western Sydney at the foot of Blue Mountains, a World Heritage Site consisting of numerous national parks and conservation reserves, and close to the city of Sydney. (Web:www.uws.edu.au/hawkesburyinstitute)
We are seeking to appoint a high quality, energetic researcher to the position of Postdoctoral Research Fellow (Academic Level A; $91,289 to $96,851 p.a.) in the Soil Biology and Genomics theme. We will also be advertising a PhD Scholarship on this topic very soon, so potential applicants should register their interest with Jeff Powell ([email protected]) so that they can be notified once applications open. ############################################################################ ########### Ref 080/14 Postdoctoral Research Fellow in Mycorrhizal Functioning, Hawkesbury Institute for the Enivronment For a position description and application instructions, go to: http://bit.ly/1mZho0A This is an exciting opportunity to undertake research related to an Australian Research Council Discovery (ARCD) grant 'Getting to the root of the matter: predicting plant benefits from arbuscular mycorrhizal symbioses'. Massive efforts are underway to select beneficial root traits that enhance resource acquisition and productivity. These efforts are usually conducted while excluding mutually beneficial mycorrhizal partnerships, which include two-thirds of higher plants. These efforts are likely to lead to artifactual outcomes unless the modifying effects of these partnerships are considered. This research will identify plant and fungal traits that predict how mycorrhizal plants benefit under a variety of multifunctional contexts, with aims to enhance varietal selection and productivity gains in marginal environments. The successful applicant will work with a team of scientists at UWS and colleagues from the Freie Universitaet Berlin and CSIRO Plant Industry. Applicants should have expertise within the broad areas of plant-microbe interactions, molecular microbial ecology, plant biology, or related fields. This is a full time, fixed term (3 years) appointment based at our Hawkesbury campus. Remuneration Package: Academic Level A $91,289 to $96,851 p.a. (comprising Salary $77,140 to $81,840 p.a., plus 17% Superannuation and Leave Loading). Position Enquiries: Dr Jeff Powell, +61 (0) 2 4570 1093, [email protected] Closing Date: 26 February 2014 ############################################################################ ###########
