Universität Zürich · Education
PhD Position: Sustainable Food Production with Biologicals
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Building upon this earlier work you will:
- Perform field and greenhouse experiments testing under which conditions and with which plant species inoculation with AMF and further beneficial microbes promote crop yield.
- Use molecular tools (qPCR, metabarcoding) and microscopy to assess whether the inoculated microbes colonize soil and/or plant roots and establish in the field.
- contribute to data analysis and reporting.
- Publish results in high-impact, peer-reviewed journals.
- Master's degree in microbiology, agronomy, microbial ecology, microbiome research or botany with excellent grades.
- Expertise in one or several of the following themes: greenhouse or field experiments with plants, microbial ecology, fungi, bacteria, molecular and microbiological methods.
- Strong statistical skills would be an advantage
- An achievement-oriented and an open-minded personality with good capacity for teamwork. Willing to work in the field (harvest days are long and fun!)
- Swiss German is sometimes an advantage (e.g. to interact with farmers), but is not required. English is our working language.
- The university of Zurich is the largest university in Switzerland and has excellent facilities for research and teaching and it has an inspiring, open minded and social environment.