Department of Forest Genetics and Plant PhysiologyThe Department of forest genetics and plant physiology is part of Umeå Plant Science Centre (UPSC, https://www.upsc.se/) which is a centre of excellence for experimental plant research and forest biotechnology in Northern Sweden. Our mission is to perform excellent and innovative basic research and generate knowledge that benefits forestry, agriculture, environment and society. We work across a wide range of disciplines in plant science reaching from cell biology to ecophysiology and from basic research to industrial applications. Our common goal is to understand the plants’ ability to grow, adapt and acclimate to a changing world and how we can breed better plants.A postdoctor position is available in the http://www.upsc.se/totte_niittyla at the Umeå Plant Science Center, Sweden to study carbon partitioning in trees using hybrid aspen as the model system.About the positionTrees represent the single most important carbon sink on the planet. An incomplete mechanistic understanding of carbon sequestration to wood limits our ability of predict the capacity of trees to assimilate CO2 and optimise the production of sustainable wood derived materials and fuels. This project will adress this problem by investigating metabolic fluxes leading to biomass formation using innovative metabolomics and isotope techniques.Your profileApplicants should have a PhD in plant molecular biology, plant biochemistry or plant physiology and a genuine interest to carry out experimental plant research. Molecular biology lab skills are important and previous experience on metabolomics and plant primary metabolism are highly desirable. English fluency and publication of the PhD work in peer-reviewed high-quality journal(s) is required.About usU…

Postdoctor in carbon partitioning in trees