The USDA, Agricultural Research Service, Foreign Disease-Weed Science Research Unit located at Fort Detrick in Frederick, Maryland, is seeking a Postdoctoral Research Associate for a 2-year appointment. The participant will enter with a GS-11, Step 1 salary ($82,764.00) plus benefits. The primary research objective for the incumbent will be to develop and optimize a genetic transformation protocol for the invasive weed common tansy (Tanacetum vulgare) using Agrobacterium and/or biolistic transformation approaches. Secondary objectives involve bioinformatics and targeted gene knockouts.