Job Description

Duties/Pligte
Coordinating, administering, and teaching undergraduate and postgraduate modules in molecular genetics and biotechnology. Supervising postgraduate students at BScHons, MSc, and PhD levels. Conducting high-quality research in the use of new breeding technologies, specifically genome editing, for the improvement of crops. Publishing research results in internationally recognised, peer-reviewed journals and presenting the results at national and international conferences. Collaboration and developing partnerships with relevant agricultural industries to secure third-stream research funding. Developing regional, national, and international academic and research networks. Involved in administrative service delivery at the Institute and at departmental, Faculty, University, national, and international levels.


Job Requirements/Pos Vereistes
PhD in molecular plant genetics, molecular plant biology, or equivalent. Research experience in molecular plant biology, specifically genetic transformation, genome editing and tissue culture techniques, particularly for perennial woody fruit crops. Peer-reviewed scientific publications, commensurate with the level of appointment. Postgraduate supervision in molecular plant biology, specifically genetic transformation and genome editing, commensurate with the level of appointment. Proven experience with, or the ability to obtain external research funding, commensurate with the level of appointment. The ability to work within a multidisciplinary research team. Proven experience or the ability to create and maintain an international research collaboration in the aforementioned field. Good administrative and management skills. The ability to demonstrate and upload SU's core values.


Recommendation/Aanbeveling
* Experience in bioinformatics software relevant for the analysis of high-throughput sequencing data and genome editing mutation analysis.