Postdoctoral Scholar-Fixed Term

Job description

Position Summary The Topp Lab at Michigan State University is recruiting multiple postdoctoral researchers across complementary areas of root biology, phenomics, and translational crop science. The lab is jointly affiliated with the Departments of Plant, Soil and Microbial Sciences and Plant Biology, and the Plant Resilience Institute. Our mission is: To enhance sustainable crop production and ecosystem services through the rational design and deployment of more efficient root systems. The lab integrates high-throughput phenotyping, advanced imaging, quantitative genetics, gene editing, and large-scale field experimentation to connect root system architecture to whole-plant performance and ecosystem outcomes. We seek creative, collaborative scientists to join the following track: Field Translation and Agroecosystem Function This position focuses on scaling mechanistic discoveries to field performance and ecosystem outcomes. Research areas may include: - Large-scale field phenotyping of above- and belowground traits. - Root contributions to nitrogen and water use efficiency. - Greenhouse gas emissions and soil biogeochemistry. - Root-mediated ecosystem services in annual and perenni...