This Post Doc position will consider diverse aspects of the mutualists of crops on a global scale. The position will document the shifts in species associated with crops (be they pests, pathogens or mutualists) as crops have spread globally. This component of the position would build on skills and insights from macrecology and global ecology. The position will study, based on field samples, the mutualists associated with key crop species in their native and introduced ranges (e.g., the endophytes and root associated microbes of squash plants in Mesoamerica compared to those in China). Also, the position will explore, in greater detail, the history of mutualism in crop specie(s), that can be used as part of our StudentsDiscover.org classroom initiative.
For more information and to apply please see the link below. Please note that I am not a contact for this position; inquiries may be directed those listed in the linked announcement. https://jobs.ncsu.edu/postings/75873
