Research Professional-Chu

Overview

Posting Number S14633P

Working Title:

Research Professional-Chu
Department: CAES-Horticulture

Location:

Tifton Area
Posting Type:
External

Employment Type:

Employee Benefits Eligible Full/Part time:
Full Time
Schedule Information:
Schedule to be determined by supervisor.

About the University of Georgia:

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Position Information:

Classification

Title:

Res Associate-Life Science I
FLSA:
Exempt
FTE: 1.00

Minimum Qualifications:

Bachelor’s degree in a related field of science

Preferred Qualifications:

Ph.D. in related field preferred.

Summary of the Role:

The Research Professional position is critical to the blueberry breeding program. The successful candidate will support the maintenance of nutrition, weed control, and insecticide programs for approximately 20 acres of blueberry plantings at the UGA Alapaha Research Farm. Responsibilities include performing artificial hybridizations; harvesting, extracting, germinating, and transplanting seed populations; establishing softwood cuttings and tissue culture; assisting with Phytophthora and Septoria leaf spot trials;

conducting fruit harvests and fruit quality analyses; and performing molecular and tissue culture laboratory experiments for advanced selections and new cultivars.

The successful candidate will work closely with the blueberry breeding team to maintain and advance blueberry genetic materials at the Alapaha Research Farm and the UGA Tifton campus. Additional duties include establishing and managing grower field trials; collecting and analyzing phenotypic data; downloading, managing, and analyzing genomic sequencing data; and performing associated statistical and bioinformatic analyses. The position also involves writing research reports and scientific manuscripts for peer‑reviewed publications, assisting with grant proposal preparation, supervising student workers, and supporting research projects led by graduate students.

• Experience with tissue culture
• Experience with bioinformatics
• Statistics knowledge
• Knowledge of scientific writing practices
• Familiar with DNA and RNA extraction

• Work in the fields at all times of the year
• Lifting
• Bending
• Standing for long periods of time
• Driving to field sites as needed

Field Preparation, Management, and Fruit Data Collection

• Prepare planting sites; transplant seedlings, softwood cuttings, and tissue‑cultured plantlets; and support nutrient, weed, and insect management programs across approximately 20 acres of research plantings.
• Maintain field trials and breeding populations to support annual breeding objectives.
• Coordinate fruit harvest operations, conduct fruit quality evaluations, and collect, record, and manage phenotypic and yield…