Plant Pathologist

SUMMARY:
A Biotechnology Laboratory based in Pretoria is seeking a Plant Pathologist to identify diseases, pests, and other health problems a plant may experience.

POSITION INFO:

Minimum Requirements:

• MSc preferable PhD in botany, horticulture, plant pathology or biology.
• 3-5 years proven scientific expertise and experience in plant pathology.
• Good understanding of export market requirements.
• Valid driver’s licence.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Perform diagnostic work to identify plant pathogens using plant pathology and serological techniques.
• Use plant pathology and serological techniques to detect pathogens on seed for seed health tests.
• Maintain hygiene standards in the laboratory and pathology greenhouses.
• Tissue sampling and other routine tasks associated with experiments.
• Mechanical inoculation of virus, bacteria, fungi, oomycete, nematode and other pathogens in field, greenhouse, and growth chambers.
• Bioassays with insects or vectors
• Perform routine data collection from a various sized research projects and entry into enterprise systems.
• Prepare clear, accurate, and concise reports of results, and communicate to customer or colleague stakeholders.
• Perform complex molecular lab work.
• Perform complex data analysis using parametric and non-parametric statistical models.
• Lead a cross-functional team in innovating, developing, and enabling new phenotyping, diagnostic, and other assays for existing and new problems.
• Network internally to innovate and enable new tests.
• Network externally to assess state of the art and evaluate new research opportunities.
• Propose and lead external collaborations directed toward goals.
• Ability to innovate to design and implement new screening methods & platforms for existing or emerging diseases.
• Review literature and stay up to date on latest technologies

Closing Date:

Submissions for this vacancy will close on 30 April 2021, however you will still have the opportunity to submit your CV for this position till 7 May 2021.

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