Post Doctoral Scholar

We are seeking a post doctoral scholar to join an USDA sponsored project, to conduct the metabolomics, lipidomics, vitamins and mineral analyses of tropical crops germplasm. The germplasm resources of tropical and subtropical fruits, and sugarcanes and related grasses maintained at the Subtropical Horticulture Research Station (SHRS) in Miami, FL provide a foundation for developing climate-resilient, high-yielding and nutrient-rich crop and fruit varieties. These resources need molecular phenotypic characterization and improvement for distribution to diverse researchers and stakeholders. Avocados and mangoes are the two major fruit crops maintained at USDA-ARS-SHRS, Miami, FL. The post-doctoral scholar will join a collaboration team between two chemistry faculty at University of Central Florida and a research team at USDA, to develop and use various analytical chemical methods to study and characterize the molecular phenotyopes of avocados and mangoes. 

The specific responsibilities of the post-doctoral scholar include the following: (1) to develop GC-MS/MS and LC-MS/MS methods for chemical profiling of mangoes and avocadoes; 2) to conduct untargeted metabolomics, lipidomics, and vitamin analyses of mango and avocado germplasm through advanced analytical chemistry methods, and 3) to analyze generated data for classifying germplasm into different chemotype groups. This post-doctoral research scholar is also expected to present the research results in scientific conferences and to prepare manuscripts for publication based on the study. The post-doctoral scholar will work closely with USDA scientists and investigators during the project period. 

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