The successful candidate will work as Research Assistant in the ASPIRE
Research Institute for Food Security in the Drylands. This institute features
a comprehensive and highly interdisciplinary R&D; program and provides an
international collaboration platform for researchers and stakeholders of the
public and private food and agricultural sector. It strives to generate
knowledge and technological innovation in support of food security in the UAE
and other arid environments of the world.
As part of one of its research themes, the institute is aiming at developing
advanced technologies for the recycling of organic waste materials into growth
substrates for edible mushrooms.
To support this research, we are seeking to hire an ambitious Research
Assistant.
The research involves surveys, site visits, collection and characterization of
different promising Ascomycete fungi for biological waste management and
mycorrhizal truffle cultivation, with special reference to hypogeous
Ascomycetes genera generally found in the arid environments. The work will
also involve different Basidiomycota fungi used for biowaste degradation.
The successful candidate is expected to conduct organized research under
laboratory conditions to develop mycelia under in vitro culture conditions, by
standardizing media compositions. Part of this will be the application of
mycelium under specific conditions to targeted bio-substrate for culturing
under in vivo conditions in mushroom houses. The candidate should oversee the
upkeep and maintenance of mushroom houses and experimental work in vivo on
UAEUs research farm in Al Foah.
Laboratory experiments will involve the culture of different fungi under in
vitro conditions, and standardization of media for efficient growth of
mycelia. Candidates should be able to assay different enzymes involved in
lignocellulose degradation, and document the results. The daily maintenance of
research work book and documentation of results is expected. The results have
to be justified by utilizing appropriate statistical methods and
interpretations with recent literature.
The contract is for nine month, with the possibility of extension on an annual
basis.
Minimum Qualification
Master Degree in horticulture, agriculture, biology, or a related discipline.
Preferred Qualification
Master Degree in horticulture, agriculture, biology, or a related discipline
with working experience in the concerned field
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