Duties

• 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

• 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

• Experience in bioinformatics software relevant for the analysis of high-throughput sequencing data and genome editing mutation analysis.