PhD Researcher: Climate-Resilient Pine Breeding

Emerging Scholars Council; Helsinki; Hybrid; EUR 31,000 - 37,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible hours

Lunch benefits

Sports & culture support

Commuting support

Job summary

Luke seeks a PhD researcher to join the ClimatePine project, collaborating with Metsähallitus Forestry Ltd and the University of Helsinki. The role involves completing a PhD thesis per the project plan, studying genetic variation in Scots pine growth and stress resilience, and deploying forest reproductive materials in a changing climate.

Responsibilities include field measurements, sampling, laboratory experiments, and genomic data analyses.

Qualifications

• Master's degree in a suitable field (agriculture/forestry/biology/statistics).
• Knowledge of quantitative genetics, tree breeding and statistical methodologies required.
• Understanding of genomic tools in breeding and evolutionary biology beneficial.
• Good cooperation and communication skills; fluent English; Finnish is an advantage.

Responsibilities

• Participate in field measurements and sampling; field and laboratory work as needed.
• Contribute to analysis of genomic data and breeding strategies for climate adaptation.
• Align PhD thesis with ClimatePine project plan and collaborate with Luke, Metsähallitus and University of Helsinki.

Skills

Quantitative genetics

Tree breeding

Statistical methods

Genomic tools in breeding

English (written & oral)

Finnish language

Cooperation & communication

Field & laboratory work

Education

Master's degree in agriculture/forestry/biology/statistics

Tools

Genomic data tools

Geospatial data analysis

Statistical software (R/Python)

Job description

Luke seeks a PhD researcher to join the ClimatePine project, collaborating with Metsähallitus Forestry Ltd and the University of Helsinki. The role involves completing a PhD thesis per the project plan, studying genetic variation in Scots pine growth and stress resilience, and deploying forest reproductive materials in a changing climate.

Responsibilities include field measurements, sampling, laboratory experiments, and genomic data analyses.