A Postdoctoral Associate position is available in the Tiwari Lab at the University of Maryland College Park to work on wheat breeding and genetics The position will focus on developing improved cultivars of wheat by deploying novel genes and alleles by combining genomics and high throughput phenotyping tools The incumbent will get opportunities to work in a collaborative environment with molecular biologists data scientists and plant pathologists in the department and beyond Applicants must have a PhD in plant breeding genetics genomics molecular biology or a closely related field at the time of hiring The applicants who have a strong background in wheat breeding and genetics and skills in plant molecular biology and genomics analyses are highly desired