Location: University of Warwick Campus, Coventry, Stratford Campus
Duration: Fixed-term contract until 28 February 2027
For informal queries, please contact Professor George Bassel at
We are seeking a Plant Genome Engineer to work on the development of a novel crop transformation technology. The successful candidate will join the lab of Professor George Bassel, University of Warwick, working in a team to overcome the transformation bottleneck in crop biotechnology.
This project is funded by the Advanced Research + Invention Agency (ARIA), and subject to contract negotiations. The project involves the engineering of the plant transforming bacterium Agrobacterium towards increasing its virulence. Strains will be developed and evaluated with respect to their capacity to increase the efficiency of crop transformation. Candidates should have experience with plant transformation, Agrob...