PhD: AI-Guided Durable Disease Resistance in Cereals

ST AGRO Inst. for Agroøkologi; Slagelse Kommune; On-site; DKK 357,000 - 469,000; Full time

Job summary

Aarhus University invites applications for a PhD fellowship in Agroecology to decipher host-pathogen interactions and to engineer durable disease resistance in cereals. The project employs AI-based structural biology modeling and prime editing tools across wheat and barley, with controlled disease assessments and publications throughout a 3-year period.

The position is funded in collaboration with Copenhagen University and starts 01 February 2027 or later, with a salary including a monthly

Qualifications

• MSc in molecular biology, plant or agricultural sciences, biology, biotechnology or similar.
• Knowledge in plant transformation and in vitro culture.
• Experience with Alphafold and/or structural biology.
• Be fluent in English (written and spoken).
• Scientific writing and communication skills.
• Ability to manage your own tasks and collaborate in an international research team.

Skills

Fluent English

Scientific writing

Task management

International collaboration

Education

MSc in molecular biology / plant sciences / biotechnology

Tools

Alphafold

Job description

Aarhus University invites applications for a PhD fellowship in Agroecology to decipher host-pathogen interactions and to engineer durable disease resistance in cereals. The project employs AI-based structural biology modeling and prime editing tools across wheat and barley, with controlled disease assessments and publications throughout a 3-year period.

The position is funded in collaboration with Copenhagen University and starts 01 February 2027 or later, with a salary including a monthly