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St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada
Hybrid
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About the Role:
The Cool Climate Oenology and Viticulture Institute at Brock University is looking for an experienced scientist with a PhD in Plant Pathology, Plant Production, Agriculture Engineering or related areas with a focus on grapevine viruses, pathogen eradication from grapevine, grapevine plant propagation, and germplasm maintenance. Experience in vineyard field research and a desire to work with the Canadian grape and wine industry is required. Overseeing pathogen detection using high throughput sequencing and droplet digital PCR is required.
Reporting to the Director, CCOVI, the Senior Scientist, Virology leads and participates in short-term and long-term applied and field research on issues relevant to the local grape and wine industry and leads and participates in outreach activities to support the local and Canadian grape and wine industry. The Senior Scientist supervises research assistants, and 4th year thesis students and co-supervises graduate students.
The Senior Scientist, Virology will:
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*The final salary is based on experience, internal equity, and budget considerations within the target hiring range.
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