Fellow: Climate-Resilient Plant-Soil-Fungi Modelling

Cranfield University; England; On-site; GBP 33,000 - 45,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working

Disability Confident Employer

Job summary

Cranfield University invites applications for a doctoral-level plant and soil modeller to contribute to an international project on climate-resilient crops and phosphorus efficiency through fungal interactions. You will develop and extend models linking root growth, rhizosphere processes and P uptake, collaborating with partners in the UK and abroad.

You will translate biological mechanisms into robust models, drawing on qualitative and quantitative methods, and communicate findings effectively

Qualifications

• PhD-level expertise in plant and soil science modelling.
• Experience with both qualitative and quantitative research methods.
• Ability to translate biology into models and communicate results.

Responsibilities

• Develop and extend models of plant-mycorrhizal interactions.
• Integrate root system, rhizosphere, and phosphorus uptake processes.
• Collaborate with international partners and publish findings.

Skills

Math modelling

Plant-soil systems

Qualitative and quantitative methods

Oral and written communication

Education

Doctoral degree in a relevant subject

Tools

Programming (basic)

Job description

Cranfield University invites applications for a doctoral-level plant and soil modeller to contribute to an international project on climate-resilient crops and phosphorus efficiency through fungal interactions. You will develop and extend models linking root growth, rhizosphere processes and P uptake, collaborating with partners in the UK and abroad.

You will translate biological mechanisms into robust models, drawing on qualitative and quantitative methods, and communicate findings effectively