The group of Rosaceae Genetics and genomics at IRTA-CRAG (Barcelona, https://www.cragenomica.es/research-groups/rosaceae-genetics-and-genomics ) is offering two two-year postdoctoral opportunities within the frame of the cofund-agent programme (https://www.cofund-agent.eu/programme-description/)  in the following research lines:

1) Epigenetics of fruit tree reproduction (PI: mariajose.aranzana@irta.cat)

2) Genomics-based approaches for fruit tree breeding (PI: Iban.eduardo@irta.cat)

Appointment conditions of researchers

• 2-year full time employment contract (Gross Salary approx. 35,300€/year)
• Family allowance: 100 Euro/month. The family status of a researcher will be determined at the date of deadline of the call and will be revised during the lifetime of the action only if fellows change their status in terms of dependent children.
• Relocation allowance: a single payment of 2,000 Euros at the beginning of the appointment for researchers with residence out of the Barcelona area.

Eligibility criteria:

3) Applicants must hold a doctorate degree (PhD) but have not yet established a significant level of independence.

4) Applicants are eligible for a period of 5 years following successful completion of their PhD at the date of the call deadline.

5) Applicants must not have resided or carried out her/his main activity (work, studies, etc.) in Spain for more than 12 months in the 3 years immediately before the call deadline. 

Application deadline: November 30^th. Please, contact the respective PIs not later than November 15^th.

Starting date: May –October 2021

Maria José Aranzana

Marker-Assisted Breeding
IRTA
Consorci CSIC-IRTA-UAB-UB (Centre de Recerca en Agrigenòmica) 
Campus UAB, Edifici CRAG 
Bellaterra (Cerdanyola del Vallés)
08193  BARCELONA

Tel:  +34 935636600 ext 3316
Fax: +34 935636601 

mariajose.aranzana@irta.es
www.irta.cat; CENTRE DE RECERCA EN AGRIGENÒMICA