Job Opportunities

The Associate In Research will play a critical role in supporting and advancing the objectives of the Winter Wheat Breeding Program at Washington State University. This position is designed to enhance the efficiency and effectiveness of cultivar selection and development through the application of cutting-edge genomic tools, predictive modeling, field support, and scholarly engagement. The ideal Position duties includes conceiving and executing bioinformatic, laboratory, greenhouse, and field studies, regarding, but not limited to, preharvest sprouting and physiological and genetic causes of starch breakdown in development as causes of low falling numbers in wheat grain, mapping of tolerance in winter and spring wheat, developing molecular markers, analysis of phenotyping methods, and examining the regulation of alpha-amylase enzyme in wheat grain. Candidates should possess the skills to identify and define research problems, design approaches to test hypotheses, write and review protocols, analyze results, develop conclusions, and publish research results. Skills in organizing and analyzing data in R, performing bioinformatic analyses of genomic data, and performing mapping studies are particularly valuable. Research involves wheat seed biology and data analysis in R, but it is multidisciplinary and will apply principles of plant genetics, genomics, plant physiology, and genotype x environment interactions. Research will be presented at conferences, grower and/or industry meetings.

Online applications must be received before 11:59pm on September 25, 2025.