Graduate Research Assistant (Ph.D.) - Dutta

Posting Details

Position Details

Posting Number

G / R09353P

Working Title

Graduate Research Assistant (Ph.D.) - Dutta

Department

CAES-Plant Pathology

About the University of Georgia

Since our founding in 1785, the University of Georgia has operated as Georgia's oldest, most comprehensive, and most diversified institution of higher education ( https : / / www.

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UGA is currently ranked among the top 20 public universities in U.S. News & World Report. The University's main campus is located in Athens, approximately 65 miles northeast of Atlanta, with extended campuses in Atlanta, Griffin, Gwinnett, and Tifton.

UGA employs approximately 3,000 faculty and more than 7,700 full-time staff. The University's enrollment exceeds 40,000 students including over 30,000 undergraduates and over 10,000 graduate and professional students.

Academic programs reside in 18 schools and colleges, as well as a medical partnership with Augusta University housed on the UGA Health Sciences Campus in Athens.

About the College / Unit / Department

College / Unit / Department website

Employment Type

Employee

Additional Schedule Information

up to 20 hours per week. Schedule to be determined by Supervisor

Advertised Salary

$2,150 per month

Anticipated Start Date

01 / 01 / 2021

Posting Date

07 / 30 / 2020

Closing Date

Open Until Filled

Special Instructions to Applicants

Interested candidates should provide a CV, and three professional references to Dr. Bhabesh Dutta ([email protected]). Interested candidates may contact Dr.

Dutta with any questions regarding this position.

Location of Vacancy

Tifton Area

EOO Statement

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Duties / Responsibilities

Duties / Responsibilities

The job includes but not limited to work in laboratory, greenhouse and field to study on commercial cole crops fields for the distribution of fungicide resistance among Alternaria sp.

using traditional and molecular methods. The candidate is also expected to decipher modes of seed infection and associated mitigation strategies.

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Duties / Responsibilities

Continue graduate student course credits

Percentage of time

Duties / Responsibilities

Writing reports, and presenting data in symposiums.

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