Post-Doctoral Fellowship in Plant-Soil-Microorganism Interactions

European Commission; Brasil; Presencial; BRL 80.000 - 120.000; Tempo integral

Resumo da oferta

The São Paulo Research Foundation is seeking a post-doctoral researcher to explore the effects of elevated atmospheric CO2 on Amazon forest ecology. The position is based at UNICAMP and INPA, requiring a PhD and experience in microbial ecology. A competitive salary of R$ 12,000 per month with additional research funds is offered, making it an attractive opportunity for qualified candidates.

Qualificações

• Experience in field/lab work.
• Fluency in Portuguese and English desirable.
• Strong publication record.

Responsabilidades

• Lead research on eCO2's influence on microbial communities.
• Investigate plant nutritional strategies including mycorrhizal associations.
• Collaborate with multiple research institutions.

Conhecimentos

Microbial ecology

Ecosystem functioning

Bioinformatics

Microbiome analysis

Formação académica

PhD in relevant areas

Descrição da oferta de emprego

Organisation/Company FAPESP - São Paulo Research Foundation Research Field Environmental science Researcher Profile Established Researcher (R3) Country Brazil Application Deadline 30 Jul 2025 - 23:59 (UTC) Type of Contract To be defined Job Status Not Applicable Is the job funded through the EU Research Framework Programme? Not funded by a EU programme Is the Job related to staff position within a Research Infrastructure? No

Offer Description

The research group led by Dr. David Lapola from the Center for Meteorological and Climatic Research Applied to Agriculture of the State University of Campinas (CEPAGRI-UNICAMP, São Paulo state, Brazil) offers one post-doctoral position with a fellowship funded by the São Paulo Research Foundation (FAPESP) in the Thematic Project “AmazonFACE: Assessing the Effects of Elevated Atmospheric CO2 on Amazon Forest Ecology.” The project investigates how elevated CO2 (eCO2) affects plant-soil-microorganism interactions in a mature Amazon rainforest.

The position is jointly based at UNICAMPand the National Institute for Amazonian Research (INPA), supervised by Dr. Sara Adrián Andrade (UNICAMP) and Dr. Lucia Fuchslueger (University of Vienna), with collaboration from INPA, the Netherlands Institute of Ecology (NIOO-KNAW), and Utrecht University. The selected candidate will lead research on how eCO2 influences microbial communities and processes, as well as plant nutritional strategies such as mycorrhizal associations and root exudation.

Requirements:

PhD in relevant areas; experience in field/lab work, bioinformatics, and microbiome/metabolism analysis; strong knowledge in microbial ecology and ecosystem functioning; publication record; fluency in Portuguese and English is desirable.

Fellowship:

R$ 12,000/month + 10% for research-related expenses; duration: 24 months, renewable.

Eligibility of fellows: country/ies of residence:

• All

Eligibility of fellows: nationality/ies:

• All

Work Location(s)

Number of offers available 1 Company/Institute Centro de Pesquisas Meteorológicas e Climáticas Aplicadas à Agricultura, Universidade Estadual de Campinas (Cepagri-Unicamp) Country Brazil State/Province São Paulo City Campinas e Manaus Postal Code 13083-886 Street Av. Dr. André Tosello, 209 (Cidade Universitária) | Av. André Araújo, 2936 (Aleixo)