Funded undergraduate summer studentship - Investigating genetic resistance to insect pests in Oilseed Rape We are currently advertising a funded eight-week undergraduate summer studentship at the John Innes Centre, Norwich, UK (https://www.jic.ac.uk/), through the Royal Society of Biology's Plant Health Undergraduate Studentship (https://www.rsb.org.uk/get-involved/grants/plant-health-ug-studentships) programme. The student will investigate crop-pest interactions between winter Oilseed Rape (Brassica napus) and the Cabbage Stem Flea Beetle (Psylliodes chysocephala), to verify larval development differences across resistant and susceptible Oilseed Rape genotypes, with the goal of understanding the evolution of resistance/susceptibility traits across oilseed rape. The student will gain experience in the following: - Plant and insect husbandry - Experimental design, crop-pest experimentation, and statistical analyses (using R) - Semi-automated image phenotyping - Scientific record keeping and data management The studentship will take place during the summer of 2024 (ideal start date: 24th June 2024) and is open to students who are registered at a UK institution and in the middle years (i.e. 2/3, 2/4 or 3/4) of their degree. Final year undergraduates intending to continue to study for a Master's or PhD may also be considered. Successful students will receive a stipend of �380 per week. Interested students can apply at: https://my.rsb.org.uk/services.php?section=grants&grantid=104 or contact Dr Ryan Brock (ryan.brock@jic.ac.uk) or Dr Rachel Wells (rachel.wells@jic.ac.uk) for more information about the project. Application deadline: 23:59 on Sunday 21st April 2024. Dr Ryan Brock Postdoctoral Researcher Department of Crop Genetics (Biffen 111) John Innes Centre Norwich NR4 7UH "Ryan Brock (JIC)" (to subscribe/unsubscribe the EvolDir send mail to golding@mcmaster.ca)