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"Excellence in Agricultural Research and Development"
The ARC's vision reflects its core business and celebrates its unique role, acknowledging its position as the principal agricultural research institution in South Africa.
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Initiate/manage research projects related to plant tissue culture.
Write proposals and manage project budgets.
Write publications/present research outcomes of relevance to subtropical fruit growers, industries and the scientific community.
Provide leadership and mentoring to research technicians, assistants and students.
Develop and optimise protocols for micropropagation of tropical and subtropical crops (from in vitro stage to acclimatisation).
Manage operations in biotechnology laboratory as well as nursery (shade house and tunnel).
Maintain gene banks for conservation purposes (in the nursery and in vitro).
Liaise with growers, industry technical officers, national and provincial government.
Requirements
PhD in Plant Biotechnology or Biological/Life/Natural Sciences with specialization in Plant Biotechnology (plant tissue culture).
Minimum of 3 years applicable experience in research support in plant tissue culture applications.
In depth knowledge of Plant Biotechnology with a particular emphasis on plant tissue culture technologies (micropropagation). Experience with cryopreservation will be an advantage.
Technical knowledge of glasshouse/nursery management.
Proven record of at least 3 scientific publications and presentations at scientific conferences.
Registration with a scientific and professional body will be an added advantage.
Proven history of collaboration at national level.
Proven history of mentoring and supervising/co-supervising researchers and students.
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