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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#333333">USDA-ARS Postdoctoral Fellowship on Corn Seed Metabolites/Proteins for Enhancing Resistance to Mycotoxin Contamination<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#333333">U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#333333">USDA-ARS-SE-2023-0396<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="right" style="text-align:right"><strong><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#333333">Description</span></strong><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#333333"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p style="margin:0in"><strong><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333">*Applications are reviewed on a rolling-basis.</span></strong><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#333333"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in;box-sizing:border-box"><strong><u><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333">ARS Office/Lab and Location</span></u></strong><strong><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333">: </span></strong><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#333333">A
research opportunity is currently available within the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), Agricultural Research Service (ARS), with the<strong><span style="font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif"> </span></strong>Food and Feed Safety Research Unit at the Southern
Regional Research Center located in New Orleans, Louisiana.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in;box-sizing:border-box"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#333333">The Agricultural Research Service (ARS) is the U.S. Department of Agriculture's chief scientific in-house research agency with a mission
to find solutions to agricultural problems that affect Americans every day from field to table. ARS will deliver cutting-edge, scientific tools and innovative solutions for American farmers, producers, industry, and communities to support the nourishment and
well-being of all people; sustain our nation’s agroecosystems and natural resources; and ensure the economic competitiveness and excellence of our agriculture. The vision of the agency is to provide global leadership in agricultural discoveries through scientific
excellence.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in;box-sizing:border-box"><strong><u><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333">Research Project</span></u></strong><strong><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333">: </span></strong><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#333333">The
mission of the Food and Feed Safety Research Unit is to safeguard U.S. agricultural commodities (e.g., corn, cottonseed, peanut, and tree nuts) from aflatoxin contamination using a multidisciplinary approach. Under guidance of the mentor, the participant will
perform research pertaining to USDA-ARS project 6054-42000-027-00D entitled “Development of Aflatoxin Resistant Corn Lines Using Omic Technologies”. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in;box-sizing:border-box"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#333333">Objectives of the project include:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif">Help identify and characterize corn seed metabolites/proteins for enhancing resistance to mycotoxin contamination.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#333333;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo2;box-sizing:border-box">
<span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif">Co-develop and evaluate transgenic corn lines.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#333333;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo2;box-sizing:border-box">
<span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif">Co-develop a system to forecast mycotoxin contamination of corn.<o:p></o:p></span></li></ol>
<p style="margin:0in;box-sizing:border-box"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#333333">The participant in this project will assist the ARS scientists at the Food and Feed Safety Research Unit to perform functional biology
experiments targeting resistant genes/molecules/proteins of interest in the plant-fungal interaction focusing on resistance to pre-harvest mycotoxin contamination. Under guidance from the mentor, the participant is expected to perform plant physiology, plant
biochemistry and plant molecular biology research as well as general data, statistical analysis and prepare manuscripts for publication.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in;box-sizing:border-box"><strong><u><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333">Learning Objectives</span></u></strong><strong><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333">: </span></strong><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#333333">The
participant will receive ample mentorship, training, and is expected to assist in studying the responses in plant-fungi interactions at a physiological, biochemical, and molecular level. They will receive training in development of greenhouse experiments,
corn transformation and care, mycotoxin detection and data analysis. The participant is expected to learn fungal/microbial contaminants, toxins from fungal sources (e.g., aflatoxin, fumonisin and others), analysis of microbial toxins and quantitation and reporting
in scientific journals. Many opportunities are available at the Southern Regional Research Center to interact with a diverse group of scientists.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in;box-sizing:border-box"><strong><u><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333">Mentor(s)</span></u></strong><strong><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333">: </span></strong><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#333333">The
mentors for this opportunity is Kanniah Rajasekaran (<a href="mailto:kanniah.rajasekaran@usda.gov"><span style="color:#0D4DB5">kanniah.rajasekaran@usda.gov</span></a>). If you have questions about the nature of the research, please contact the mentor.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in;box-sizing:border-box"><strong><u><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333">Anticipated Appointment Start Date</span></u></strong><strong><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333">: Late
2023 to January 2024. </span></strong><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333">Start date is flexible and will depend on a variety of factors.</span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#333333"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in;box-sizing:border-box"><strong><u><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333">Appointment Length</span></u></strong><strong><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333">: </span></strong><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333">The
appointment will initially be for three years, but may be renewed upon recommendation of ARS and is contingent on the availability of funds.</span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#333333"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in;box-sizing:border-box"><strong><u><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333">Level of Participation</span></u></strong><strong><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333">: </span></strong><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333">The
appointment is full-time.</span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#333333"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in;box-sizing:border-box"><strong><u><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333">Participant Stipend</span></u></strong><strong><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333">: </span></strong><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333">The
participant will receive a monthly stipend commensurate with educational level and experience. <strong><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">The current stipend for this opportunity is </span></strong></span><strong><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#333333">$69,100
per year.</span></strong><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#333333"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in;box-sizing:border-box"><strong><u><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333">Citizenship Requirements</span></u></strong><strong><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333">: </span></strong><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333">This
opportunity is available to U.S. citizens only.</span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#333333"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in;box-sizing:border-box"><strong><u><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333">ORISE Information</span></u></strong><strong><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333">: </span></strong><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333">This
program, administered by ORAU through its contract with the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) to manage the Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education (ORISE), was established through an interagency agreement between DOE and ARS. Participants do not become
employees of USDA, ARS, DOE or the program administrator, and there are no employment-related benefits. Proof of health insurance is required for participation in this program. Health insurance can be obtained through ORISE.</span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#333333"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in;box-sizing:border-box"><strong><u><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333">Questions</span></u></strong><strong><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333">:</span></strong><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333"> Please
visit our <a href="https://orise.orau.gov/usda-ars/default.html" target="_blank"><span style="color:#0D4DB5">Program Website</span></a>. After reading, if you have additional questions about the application process, please email <a href="mailto:ORISE.ARS.Southeast@orau.org"><span style="color:#0D4DB5">ORISE.ARS.Southeast@orau.org</span></a> and include
the reference code for this opportunity.</span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#333333"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif">Analytical ability to quantify toxins using HPLC and other methods is desired but not required (the Research Unit can train the participant on analytical procedures (HPLC) for fungal toxins and
corn transgenics)<o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
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