PhD Student Position on the topic ‘Unraveling the chemical interactions of viruses and host algae in plankton’

Description : The Graduate School of Excellence ‘JSMC’ invites applications for a
PhD Student Position (Ref.No. JSMC-44/2009) on the topic

Mass spectrometry based metabolic profiling / metabolomics to unravel the chemical interactions of viruses and host algae in plankton

The project will deal with the interactions of marine algal viruses and phytoplankton, thereby addressing the functioning of very important marine food webs and biogeochemical cycling. The underlying regulative processes will be investigated by applying a metabolomic investigation of phytoplankton cells. Bioassays in the lab will be accompanied by field studies to search for the role of the identified metabolites in algal / virus interactions.

The application procedure is handled online exclusively via the JSMC website:

www.jsmc.uni-jena.de

To apply, please acquaint yourself with the vacant PhD projects and the application process described on this website. Applications can only be considered upon timely receipt of the completed ‘Statement of Interest’ form submitted by email to apply-jsmc@uni-jena.de.
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Contact address : Jena School for Microbial Communication (JSMC)
Friedrich Schiller University Jena
Jenergasse 8, 07743 Jena, GERMANY
email: apply-jsmc[at]uni-jena.de
Keywords : mass spectrometry, analytical chemistry, biochemistry, marine ecology, chemoecology, microbiology