PhD Studentship: AI-Driven Plant Immunity & Protein Design

University of East Anglia; Norwich; Sur place; GBP 22 000 - 27 000; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

Tuition fees paid

Stipend £21,805 per year

RTSG £5,000 per year

Résumé du poste

University of East Anglia offers a fully funded 4-year Norwich Research Park Biosciences Doctoral Training Partnership (NRPDTP) PhD starting 1 October 2027. The project focuses on computationally building and combining recognition-switch-execute modules to detect pathogens and trigger plant immune responses, enabling durable disease control in crops.

The programme provides expert training across computational design, molecular biology, biochemistry, structural biology, and in planta assays, with

Qualifications

• Experience with interdisciplinary lab work and data analysis.
• Good written and oral communication skills.
• Ability to work in a collaborative research environment.
• Familiarity with plant-pathogen interactions is desirable.

Responsabilités

• Develop and integrate recognition-switch-execute modules for receptor activity in plants.
• Perform in vitro and in vivo experiments to study receptor function.
• Collaborate with national and international partners on project milestones.
• Present findings at national/international conferences.

Connaissances

Computational protein design

Molecular biology

Biochemistry

Structural biology

Plant pathology

Formation

UK equivalence: Bachelors (Honours) 2:1

Outils

Computational design tools

Description du poste

University of East Anglia offers a fully funded 4-year Norwich Research Park Biosciences Doctoral Training Partnership (NRPDTP) PhD starting 1 October 2027. The project focuses on computationally building and combining recognition-switch-execute modules to detect pathogens and trigger plant immune responses, enabling durable disease control in crops.

The programme provides expert training across computational design, molecular biology, biochemistry, structural biology, and in planta assays, with