Plant.ID is recruiting 15 PhD fellows
The EU H2020-ITN-ETN project Plant.ID on molecular identification of
plants is a European training network aimed at providing 15 PhD fellows
across nine European host institutions with excellent training through
a network of leading academic experts, museums, governmental
and industry partners in the field, using an intensive program with
network-wide training events, intra-network supervision
and secondments.
Who are we looking for?
Marie Curie Training Networks offer a unique opportunity to get
cutting-edge training in a multidisciplinary environment with a focus
on academic and personal development of the PhD fellows. The
supervisors in the network each provide specific competences and as
part of the network you develop your skills and carry out research both
independently and as part of a network of 15 PhD fellows.
The consortium ensures cross-pollination and exchange of ideas through
network-wide training events, summer schools and intersectoral
secondments. As a PhD fellow in the Plant.ID network, you need to have
good social skills and be willing to conduct the planned secondments
and importantly be innovative and goal-oriented. All candidates must
be fluent in spoken and written English.
Job conditions
The PhD student will be appointed under an employment contract with a
competitive salary and mobility allowance at the host
institution. Fellows are expected to start in April
2018. Additional funding for research and participation in
courses, workshops, conferences, etc. is ensured.
Job description
Your key tasks as a PhD fellow in Plant.ID are:
- Manage and carry through your research project
- Take PhD courses within the Plant.ID network
- Write scientific articles and your PhD thesis
- Participate in international congresses and Plant.ID network meetings
- Stay at a research institution abroad for the secondment(s)
- Teach and disseminate your research
EU eligibility criteria for candidates
The applicant may be of any nationality but in order to be eligible for
the positions the following criteria applies to all applicants:
- The applicant shall at the time of recruitment be eligible as an Early
Stage Researcher (ESR) by being in the first four years of his/her
research career and not have been awarded a doctoral degree.
- The applicant must not have resided or carried out his/her main
activity in the country of the host institute for more than 12 months
in the 3 years immediately prior to the recruitment.
Plant.ID is recruiting 15 PhD students simultaneously and interested
candidates are encouraged to apply for multiple projects within the
network. Read more about the 15 individual PhD projects
on www.plantid.uio.no. The following projects are included:
PhD 1 - Polyploid phylogenetics under the multi-species coalescent -
University of Gothenburg
PhD 2 - Taxon identification and multispecies coalescent biodiversity
assessments - University of Oslo
PhD 3 - Euphrasia: species delimitation in mega-diverse hemi-parasites
- University of Copenhagen
PhD 4 - Shotgun sequencing for comparative diet analysis in
capercaillie fowl - University of Copenhagen
PhD 5 - DNA barcoding and metabarcoding of herbal products for
authentication - University of Oslo
PhD 6 - Metabarcoding of aquatic flora for fresh water quality
monitoring - BaseClear, Degree Awarding University of Leiden
PhD 7 - Hayfever and software-automated pollen metabarcoding -
Naturalis Biodiversity Center, Degree Awarding University of Oslo
PhD 8 - Paleogenomic annotation of historical Cinchona bark samples
across time and space - University of Copenhagen
PhD 9 - Genomic barcoding of the succulent plant genus Aloe in trade -
Royal Botanic Gardens Kew, Degree Awarding University of Copenhagen
PhD 10 - Orchid targets: Genomic barcoding to identify and trace traded
orchids - University of Oslo
PhD 11 - Is mutational meltdown a threat in the mega diverse genus
Begonia? - Royal Botanic Gardens Edinburgh, Degree Awarding University
of Edinburgh
PhD 12 - Genomic barcoding to trace and identify illegally logged
African trees - Botanic Garden Meise, Degree Awarding KU Leuven
PhD 13 - Bar-HRM traceability of toxic species in food and medicine -
Centre for Research & Technology - Hellas, Degree Awarding Aristotle
University of Thessaloniki
PhD 14 - Species, a taxonomic category distinct from the lineage
concept - University of Gothenburg
PhD 15 - Logging forensics: mining ebony wood collections as references
- Naturalis Biodiversity Center, Degree Awarding University of Leiden
Application deadline January 15, 2018. For more information and how to
apply: www.plantid.uio.no
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