Post - Doctoral Scientist

2 weeks ago


Wanganui, New Zealand AgResearch Careers Full time

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**The Role and Opportunity**
- At AgResearch, our purpose is to use science to enhance the value, productivity, and profitability of New Zealand’s pastoral, agri-food, and agri-technology sector value chains to contribute to economic growth and beneficial environmental and social outcomes for New Zealand. We are committed to mātauranga Māori along with Western science and existing structures, which have helped support positive change in farming practices and food production in Aotearoa.
- This post-doctoral fellowship offers an exciting opportunity to work on an international joint project between Ireland and New Zealand (BNIPASTURES), addressing research gaps and creating knowledge to expedite the advancement of biological nitrification inhibition (BNI) as a natural, plant-based way of mitigating N2O in grass-based livestock systems.
- Job Title: Post-doctoral Scientist
- Location: Grasslands, Palmerston North
- Minimum and maximum base salary: Postdoc 1 (new phd graduate) $77,476.
Postdoc 2 ( >2 years post-graduation) $82,642.
- Hours Worked Per Week: 40
- Days Required: Monday to Friday
- Number of positions: 1
- Employment Type: Fixed Term - 3 years

**What You will be Doing**

The post-doctoral scientist recruited to this contract will primarily support activities of the BNIPASTURES project related to investigating the soil and plant species interaction effects on BNI expression. The aim is to investigate soil effects and coexisting species interactions on BNI expression. This assessment will help determine the potential impact of BNI across different soil types in grazed livestock systems. Specifically, the post-doctoral researcher will assist with the following project activities:

- Assess effects of BNI expression on non-targeted soil microorganisms including soil denitrifiers.
- Investigate effects of root exudates from high and low BNI ryegrass and plantain on N2O production by pure culture denitrifying bacteria.
- Examine N transformation rates and microbial N immobilization of soils sampled from high and low BNI accessions using the 15N pool dilution technique.
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**Your Ideal Background**
- PhD in biological sciences, preferably with expertise in soil science, microbiology, and plant science.
- Knowledge and interest in climate change, pastoral agriculture industries, and the interactive effects of major climate change drivers on pasture production
- Track-record of quality peer-reviewed publications on plant soil microbe interactions and biological nitrification inhibition. Experience of research and development in soil microbial community assessment using molecular techniques and estimating soil nitrogen transformations using stable isotope techniques.

**Our Benefits**

**How to Apply**- Applications close: 26 April 2024



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