About Crag

CRAG is an independent research institution engaged in leading-edge basic and applied plant and farm animal sciences. CRAG is established as a Consortium of the Spanish National Research Council (CSIC), Institute of Agrifood Research and Technology (IRTA), Autonomous University of Barcelona (UAB), and University of Barcelona (UB). The Center is located at the UAB Campus and currently hosts 200 members from across the world.

Research Programs at CRAG (from basic science to applied research using plant experimental model systems, crops and farm animals) make extensive use of genomic technologies and large sets of genetic and genomic data (http://biennialreport2018-2019.cragenomica.es/).

RESPONSIBILITIES: We are looking for a student with experience in the mapping of EMS mutants to be incorporated to the team of the Plan Nacional project “Role of the E3 ligase COP1 in coordinating BR and GA signaling (COPBRA)”. Warm temperatures recover in darkness the dwarf phenotype of cop1-6 mutants and we have isolated several M2 seedlings that abolish this thermosensitive response or that promotes it in the light. He/she will backcross these mutants with cop1-6 and segregate those seedlings in cop1-6 or mutant pools, to map these mutations by sequencing. Will in addition be responsible to validate the candidate genes and characterize the phenotype of these mutants and how it relates with COP1 E3 ligase activity.

These tasks are included within the framework of the project COPBRA, aimed at understanding the control of thermal elongation towards the generation of new climate change resilient genotypes, with code PID2023-153382OB-I00 “Role of the E3 ligase COP1 in coordinating BR and GA signaling”.

Requirements

Educational requirements: master in Biology or equivalent.

Skills: The candidate shall be familiarized with mapping of EMS mutants.

Experience: Previous experience in salt stress and responses to ambient temperature will be positively assessed.

Working Conditions

Contract Duration: 9 months

Hours/week: Full-time

Submitting Applications

Please submit all the application through CRAG website: http://www.cragenomica.es/jobs

CRAG is committed to the principles of the Code of Conduct for the Recruitment of Researchers of the European Commission. All candidates will be considered qualified for the job without restrictions of gender, race, nationality or disability.

Interested Candidates Must Submit The Following Documents

• Curriculum vitae
• A motivation letter, including a brief summary of work experience (1 pages maximum).
  
  

Deadline: September 30th, 2025

Start date: October 1st, 2025