Doctoral scholarship holder plant and soil ecology
Offer DescriptionLet’s shape the future – University of AntwerpThe is a dynamic, forward-thinking, European university. We offer an innovative academic education to more than 20000 students, conduct pioneering scientific research and play an important service-providing role in society. We are one of the largest, most international and most innovative employers in the region. With more than 6000 employees from 100 different countries, we are helping to build tomorrow’s world every day. Through top scientific research, we push back boundaries and set a course for the future – a future that you can help to shape.The Department of Biology in the Faculty of Science is looking for a full-timedoctoral scholarship holder in the field of Plant and Soil EcologyPosition“Mechanistic understanding of below- and aboveground interactions in temperate trees in heavily acidified soils for restoration and carbon sequestration potential”In highly urbanized European regions, decades of increased nitrogen deposition has led to high soil acidification in forest soil, with great damage to soil and trees. Recently, addition of basalt to forest soil has been proposed as a way to mitigate soil acidity and concurrently improve carbon sequestration via enhanced weathering. This PhD project will study these dynamics by investigating growth and phenology of aboveground (leaves and cambium) and belowground (symbionts, soil microbes, fine roots) components of deciduous trees and forests under natural-, acidified- and basalt amended soil. These objectives will be experimentally addressed with ecophysiological (e.g. phenological observation), microscopic (e.g. mycorrhizal hyphal root and soil colonization) and molecular (e.g. metabarcoding, metatranscriptomics) methods in growth chambers, common gardens and mature trees in forests. The project will reveal the complex relationship between above and belowground growth under different soil conditions and contribute to solve the two great environmental challenges of our society represented by the mitigation of soil acidification and climate change.
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for doctoral scholarship holders on the pay scales for Contract Research Staff (Dutch: Bijzonder Academisch Personeel, BAP). * You will receive ecocheques, internet-connectivity allowance and a bicycle allowance or a full reimbursement of public transport costs for commuting.
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or send an email to . If you have any questions about the job itself, please contact Erik Verbruggen, of prof. Matteo Campioli, .The University of Antwerp received the European Commission’s for its HR policy. We are a sustainable, family-friendly organisation which invests in its employees’ growth. We encourage and attach great importance to an inclusive working environment and equal opportunities, regardless of gender identity, disability, race, ethnicity, religion or belief, sexual orientation or age. We encourage people from diverse backgrounds and with diverse characteristics to apply.RequirementsResearch Field Agricultural sciences Years of Research Experience 1 – 4Research Field Agricultural sciences Years of Research Experience 1 – 4Research Field Biological sciences Years of Research Experience 1 – 4Research Field Environmental science Years of Research Experience 1 – 4Additional InformationWebsite for additional job detailsWork Location(s)Number of offers available 1 Company/Institute University of Antwerp Country Belgium City Antwerp Postal Code 2000 Street Prinsstraat 13 GeofieldWhere to apply WebsiteContact CityAntwerp WebsitePostal Code2000STATUS: EXPIRED
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