*Artemisia Project: Senior Research Manager (Plant Breeding)*
CNAP
DEPARTMENT OF BIOLOGY
University of York
UK
REF: DR06387
A position is available for a Senior Research Manager to provide
scientific leadership and overall management for the plant breeding and
horticulture team in a large scale research project on the medicinal
plant, Artemisia annua conducted within CNAP.
The Artemisia project, aims to increase the yield of artemisinin in
Artemisia annua, an important starting material for anti-malarial
combination therapies. The plant breeding and horticulture team of this
ambitious project will develop, cultivate and maintain A. annua with
enhanced genetic diversity, undertake fast-track breeding to introgress
beneficial phenotypes in agronomically acceptable genetic backgrounds
and develop high yield hybrids from this stock. It will also assist
with design and supervision of agronomic trials at sites in Asia, Africa
and South America.
You should be a team player with an in-depth understanding of plant
genetics and molecular biology and be experienced in design of breeding
programmes.
Salary in the range £31,525 to £38,772 per annum. This post is
available for a period of three years.
Closing date: 4 January 2007
For more information about this post and how to apply please click on
the following link:
http://www.york.ac.uk/univ/mis/cfm/vacancies/vac_detail.cfm?vacno=DR06387&mode=standard
