月薪37240元 台南市歸仁區 1年工作經驗 11天前更新
[Recruitment] Research assistant in Jian You Wang’s lab in AS-BCST
〝🌱✨ Calling all curious minds! If you love science, enjoy learning new things, and like discussing research, we’d love to have you in our lab. We‘re exploring how plants make the hormone strigolactone and how it helps them grow. Join us as we uncover ways to improve crop growth and performance! 🌾🔬〝
[Research focus and projects]:
Strigolactones (SLs) are a novel plant hormone class that inhibits plant branching/tillering and performs several regulatory functions, including stem thickness, leaf senescence, and stress responses. Meanwhile, root-released SLs also trigger seed germination in root parasitic weeds, such as Striga hermonthica, paving the way for host infestation. Derived from carotenoids, SLs are characterized by a conserved butenolide ring (D-ring) essential for biological activity. This D-ring is linked via an enol-ether bridge to the rest of the SL molecule that has a variable structure: for canonical SLs, the enol-ether bridge is connected to a tricyclic lactone (the ABC-ring), whereas for the noncanonical SLs, it is bound to diverse and less defined structures. Albeit the progress that has been made in SL biology, the question of whether the two SL sub-families and their members have specific functions remains largely ambiguous. The identification of the particular function(s) of each class of SL will allow the engineering of specific traits for plant architecture, increasing mycorrhization efficiency and/or alleviating the infestation by root parasitic plants; however, the reasons and mechanisms of why plants synthesize and release different SLs remain elusive.
(1) To answer these questions, we will study rice mutants with different tiller traits and establish an SL analysis platform to examine their SL profiles. This will help us identify key single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in rice. Additionally, we will use CRISPR-Cas9 to generate rice mutants for validating chemical analysis and genomic functions.
(2) Beyond this, we aim to trace the original functions of both SL classes by investigating their biosynthesis pathways. This will give us deeper insights into why plants evolved such a diverse family of SL compounds.
[Requirements]:
(1) Applicants who hold or will get a bachelor’s or master’s degree in the field of biochemistry, molecular biology, plant biology, life science, and agriculture are very welcome.
(2) Applicants who have experimental experience in the field of biochemistry, molecular biology, or plant science.
[Document preparation for this position]:
(1) a cover letter summarizing your research interests, career goals, and motivation to join in my lab
(2) a CV including the university you graduated from, department, courses taken, specialties, academic or work experience, awards received, transcripts, and other documents that would support your application for this position.
(3) the names and contact information of 2-3 referees.
[Salary]:
Follow guidelines in Academica Sinica. BS degree: NT$37,240/month or above, MS degree: NT$43,624/month or above.
Please provide your application document as a PDF file to the following email address: jianyou.wang@kaust.edu.sa
Start working date: Mid-July/early August 2025.
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