A 4-year, fully-funded PhD position in plant-soil microbial interactions is available at SLU's Department of Forest Mycology and Plant Pathology.
Project description >From macroclimate to microclimate: Plant-soil microbial interactions and >ecosystem carbon cycling under climate change We will investigate the influence of macro-microclimate decoupling on carbon cycling and soil microbial functioning in Swedish forests. Using microclimate loggers across a macroclimatic gradient, we'll test links between forest structural complexity, macro-microclimate decoupling, and ecosystem carbon exchange via various flux measurement methods. Belowground, we will examine relationships between microclimates, soil microbial communities, and carbon cycling. Controlled climate chamber experiments simulating warming scenarios will help clarify how changes in temperature and precipitation affect microbial carbon functions. More information on the network of microclimate loggers: https://carolinegreiser.weebly.com/forestbuffer.html The PhD position focuses on how forest vegetation structure influences macro-microclimatic decoupling and its effects on ecosystem carbon cycling. In the field, you will study how forest structure affects macro-microclimatic decoupling and how microclimates, plant diversity, and soil properties drive carbon cycling, including soil microbial responses to temperature and moisture. In the lab, you will zoom in and design climate experiments and use advanced DNA- and RNA-based techniques, potentially including transcriptomics, to analyze microbial community composition and functions. The project allows flexibility to pursue individual research ideas within forest microbial ecology and offers collaboration opportunities across Swedish ecosystems. It suits candidates interested in forest, plant, soil, or microbial ecology, with its broad scope adaptable to the student's interests. Please, read more: https://www.slu.se/en/about-slu/work-at-slu/jobs-vacancies/?rmpage=job&rmjob=11696&rmlang=UK For questions: Paul Kardol, [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> ____________________________________________ Paul Kardol Sveriges lantbruksuniversitet Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences Department of Forest Mycology and Plant Pathology 750 07 Uppsala, Sweden Phone: +46 72-2227043 [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> https://www.slu.se/en/forestmicrobiology https://www.slu.se/en/cv/paul-kardol/ --- N?r du skickar e-post till SLU s? inneb?r detta att SLU behandlar dina personuppgifter. F?r att l?sa mer om hur detta g?r till, klicka h?r <https://www.slu.se/om-slu/kontakta-slu/personuppgifter/> E-mailing SLU will result in SLU processing your personal data. For more information on how this is done, click here <https://www.slu.se/en/about-slu/contact-slu/personal-data/> To unsubscribe from this list please go to https://community.esa.org/confirm/?u=RhPWqPxFwODKvbkiT32nkIqRrsiSgulp
