Doctoral researcher on the diversity of hydraulic responses to drought in crops and trees - Research Laboratory in Plant EcoPhysiology and sustainable Agriculture
In support to the project “The Plant Water Pump” funded by the European Research Council, the laboratory in Plant EcoPhysiology and sustainable Agriculture (PEPA) of the Earth and Life Institute, UCLouvain (Belgium), seeks a qualified and highly motivated candidate to join its research team (PhD grant) and investigate the Diversity of hydraulic responses to water deficit in major crops and trees in controlled conditions and natural habitats
Doctoral researcher position on ticks as a feature of forest land systems
The researcher will contribute to the PDR-WEAVE Research Project funded by the FNRS (Fonds National de la Recherche Scientifique) and FWO (Fonds Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek) and carried out in collaboration with Prof. E. Matthysen at the University of Antwerp. Contracts will be based on Belgian regulations, depending on prior research experience, and will include the benefits of the Belgian social security such as health insurance. This offer is also published on Euraxess.
Objectives:
To evaluate long term trends in Ixodes ricinus abundance in Belgium, with a focus on forests To review evolutions of forest management and its association with tick-associated ecological resources and function To collect and analyse tick abundance data in relation to forest management in the context of climate change To apply an existing population dynamic model to our study cases