Post-Doctoral Associate-Ad-Nankar

Position Title

Post-Doctoral Associate-Ad-Nankar

CAES-Horticulture

Tifton Area

Employee

09/15/2025

• Field: Lead multi-location snapbean variety trials to characterize horticultural traits and identify promising breeding lines for evaluation across the Southeast US (50% of time).
• Greenhouse: Lead trichome characterization in pepper and tomato in relation to host resistance; assist collaborators with whitefly and other insect screening (20% of time).
• Laboratory: Assist in post-harvest fruit quality analysis and collaborate with internal and external partners (15% of time).
• Research & Outreach: Prepare peer‑reviewed publications, participate in grant proposal preparation, supervise graduate and undergraduate students, and oversee seasonal worker research activities in lab, greenhouse, and field set up (10% of time).
• Other: Perform assigned tasks as necessary (5% of time).

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