Fully Funded PhD in Plant Microbiomes & S-Gene Research

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

Avantages offerts par ce poste

Fully funded studentship

Fees covered

Living stipend

Résumé du poste

The John Innes Centre is seeking a motivated researcher to join the Saunders and Malone Labs on a project investigating how S-gene disruptions in wheat influence root exudation and the rhizosphere microbiome. You will gain expertise in plant pathology, molecular biology and environmental microbiology within a collaborative, international team.

ARIES-funded PhD-studentship covers fees, a maintenance stipend, and a research training grant, with international eligibility.

Qualifications

• Experience in plant-microbe interactions or related fields is desirable.
• Ability to work across disciplines and collaborate with international teams.
• Interest in environmental microbiology and sustainable agriculture.

Responsabilités

• Conduct field and greenhouse experiments to study S-gene disruptions and root exudates.
• Apply GC/MS metabolomics to identify metabolites influencing microbiome assembly.
• Work with spatial landscape models to develop deployment strategies for S-gene disruption mutants.

Connaissances

Plant pathology

Molecular biology

Environmental microbiology

Root exudates

Interdisciplinary collaboration

Outils

GC/MS metabolomics

Metagenomics

Description du poste

The John Innes Centre is seeking a motivated researcher to join the Saunders and Malone Labs on a project investigating how S-gene disruptions in wheat influence root exudation and the rhizosphere microbiome. You will gain expertise in plant pathology, molecular biology and environmental microbiology within a collaborative, international team.

ARIES-funded PhD-studentship covers fees, a maintenance stipend, and a research training grant, with international eligibility.