Research: The RA will leverage their expertise in host disease resistance genetics and marker development to advance future research in the BPGP.
Mentorship: The RA will mentor students in experimental design, data analysis, and manuscript preparation and writing, contributing to graduate student training in plant pathology, genetics, genetic mapping, and marker analysis.
Management: The RA will oversee the day-to-day activities of technical staff and summer and undergraduate students, ensuring effective management of research activities, data collection, and data analysis.
Administrative Responsibilities: The RA will contribute to the group's administration, assisting with budget planning, reagent and equipment purchases, and the allocation of facilities and research space.
Industry Collaboration: The RA will lead all marker testing requests from industry partners to develop canola germplasm resistant to diseases such as clubroot, blackleg, verticillium, and sclerotinia.
Program Initiation: The RA will coordinate with internal and external stakeholders to identify research opportunities and help develop new research objectives and projects.
Grant Writing: Activities will include developing and writing competitive research proposals and serving as a team member alongside the Principal Investigator.