Research Scientist - Mycology
At Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada - Science and Technology Branch in Ottawa, Ontario. The position requires scientific innovation and leadership in the area of biosystematics of mycotoxigenic fungi, mycology, and fungal taxonomy. The incumbent will perform research to discover, characterize (morphologically and using Sanger and next generation sequencing technologies), describe and name new species of mycotoxigenic fungi. The incumbent is expected to create DNA barcode libraries of mycotoxigenic fungi that can damage plants or contaminate food, and to develop standard operating procedures for DNA-based monitoring, enabling faster and more accurate detection and identification of the responsible organisms. See here and here for more details. Deadline has been extended to March 31st, 2022
At Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada - Science and Technology Branch in Ottawa, Ontario. The position requires scientific innovation and leadership in the area of biosystematics of mycotoxigenic fungi, mycology, and fungal taxonomy. The incumbent will perform research to discover, characterize (morphologically and using Sanger and next generation sequencing technologies), describe and name new species of mycotoxigenic fungi. The incumbent is expected to create DNA barcode libraries of mycotoxigenic fungi that can damage plants or contaminate food, and to develop standard operating procedures for DNA-based monitoring, enabling faster and more accurate detection and identification of the responsible organisms. See here and here for more details. Deadline has been extended to March 31st, 2022
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