Fully-funded PhD: Grassland Fungi Recovery & Metabarcoding

University of East Anglia; Norwich; Sur place; GBP 20 000 - 24 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

ARIES project at the University of East Anglia offers a fully-funded PhD studentship focusing on grassland fungal diversity using metabarcoding sequencing across UK sites. The project integrates fieldwork, laboratory analysis and bioinformatics training, with opportunities to work alongside Rothamsted Research and the Earlham Institute.

Applicants should hold a degree in ecology, microbiology or environmental science and demonstrate enthusiasm for interdisciplinary field, lab and computational

Qualifications

• We seek an individual with a degree in ecology, microbiology, environmental science, or a related field.
• Enthusiasm for field, lab and computational work are essential.

Responsabilités

• Conduct field sampling of soils across UK grassland sites.
• Perform metabarcoding sequencing to characterise fungal diversity and community composition.
• Collect soil chemistry data to separate disturbance history from environmental drivers.
• Coordinate sampling for bacterial sequencing to compare impacts on fungi vs bacteria.
• Identify a focal grass species at all sites and sample roots, rhizosphere and soil to study fungal recruitment.

Connaissances

Ecology knowledge

Lab & field skills

Computational skills

Formation

Degree in ecology, microbiology, environmental science, or related field

Outils

Metabarcoding sequencing

Description du poste

ARIES project at the University of East Anglia offers a fully-funded PhD studentship focusing on grassland fungal diversity using metabarcoding sequencing across UK sites. The project integrates fieldwork, laboratory analysis and bioinformatics training, with opportunities to work alongside Rothamsted Research and the Earlham Institute.

Applicants should hold a degree in ecology, microbiology or environmental science and demonstrate enthusiasm for interdisciplinary field, lab and computational