Cereal Pathologist (Specialist)

Updated: May 20, 2024 07:11 AM GMT

National Institute of Agricultural Botany

Impington, Cambridge

Cereal Pathologist (Specialist)

ABOUT THE JOB

Use your pathology skills to safeguard Britain's cereal crops health.

We are recruiting a Cereal Pathologist to join our friendly and dynamic field pathology team to provide a practical senior scientific (specialist) support in the area of plant pathology, with the main focus on fungal rust and mildew diseases of cereal and legume crops, which is essential to delivery of the UK Cereal Pathogen Virulence Survey (UKCPVS) and our levy, commercial, and UKRI (UK Research and Innovation) pathology work.

As a Cereal Pathologist, your key duties include:
• Carrying out first class research to ensure successful delivery of UKCPVS project objectives.
• Helping deliver Recommended List (RL), Variety List (VL), and commercial field trials on all main UK cereal diseases.
• Contribute to project reporting, publications, and knowledge transfer activities.
• Train and manage junior technical personnel, and help managing project finances and... More Detail