Institute of Plant Sciences

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PhD Student

At the University of Bern, Switzerland, a position at the level of PhD Student is available to work on the amino acid uptake and homeostasis in Trypanosoma brucei

Research in our lab aims at characterizing amino acid transport systems by
• Evaluating their role for parasite growth, development and pathogenicity
• Analyzing their functional properties, e.g. by determining substrate selectivity and affinity
• Determining the role of posttranslational modifications, e.g. phosphorylation, or alternative splicing for transport function, protein turnover, or regulation

The international and interdisciplinary research environment at the University of Bern offers an excellent opportunity for career development.

Please contact: Prof. Dr. Doris Rentsch
doris.rentsch@unibe.ch

PhD Position in Molecular Plant Physiology

The research project aims at determining the role of organic nitrogen (N) for plant performance. There is increasing evidence that plants not only use ammonium or nitrate as N source, but also acquire organic N, e.g. amino acids and small peptides, from the soil. It remains, however, unclear how much the direct uptake of organic nitrogen contributes to plant nitrogen needs. Our research contributes to increase knowledge on the uptake and reallocation of organic N in plants by exploring Arabidopsis accessions with altered regulation of organic N utilisation.

The international and interdisciplinary research environment at the University of Bern offers an excellent opportunity for career development.

Please contact: Prof. Dr. Doris Rentsch
doris.rentsch@unibe.ch

Two PhD Positions in Plant Ancient DNA Research

Within the framework of the SNSF Consolidator grant project ARIaDNA, two 4-year PhD positions are available at the Institute of Plant Sciences and Oeschger Centre for Climate Change Research of the University of Bern, Switzerland.

As a PhD student, you will investigate forest responses to climate change through paleoecological and paleogenomic methods, including fieldwork, ancient DNA extraction, and bioinformatic analysis. This interdisciplinary project offers the chance to work in the emerging field of ancient DNA, present findings at international conferences, and publish in scientific journals.

Please send your complete application to: christoph.schwoerer@unibe.ch.
Applications will be reviewed until the position is filled.

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