Other projects in the Smart lab are centered on epicuticular wax deposition, guard cell differentiation, and drought tolerance using Nicotiana glauca, Arabidopsis, Salix, and hybrid poplar. Students may work toward the M.S., Ph.D. or M.P.S. degrees in a number of programs, including Plant Science and Biotechnology, Environmental Physiology, and Ecology. The student will investigate how plants regulate development in response to external cues. They will use existing mutants, transgenic lines, green fluorescent protein fusions, DNA sequencing and PCR to characterise and identify new genes involved in the response of root hair growth to changes in the local environment. The group works in newly refurbished, well equipped laboratories with four purpose-built Arabidopsis growth rooms.
Postdoctoral experience is desirable.
Candidates should have demonstrated skills in verbal and written communication, innovative teaching methods, interpersonal relationships and procurement of extramural funding. Candidates must be supportive of the mission of the land-grant system. The student will use molecular biological and biochemical techniques to study the interactions of these aminopeptidases with the auxin transport regulatory apparatus. The Department of Horticulture and Landscape Architecture values ethnic and gender diversity. Therefore, women and minority candidates are encouraged to apply.