15 PhD positions in Molecular and Chemical Ecology
Job Reference Number: IMPRS 2008
The International Max Planck Research School (IMPRS) for the "Exploration of Ecological Interactions with Molecular and Chemical Techniques" in Jena, Germany, offers 15 PhD positions in molecular biology, ecology, entomology, microbiology, (bio)-chemistry, neuroethology or bioinformatics beginning in January 2009. The Research School is the first graduate school worldwide where modern chemical and molecular techniques are systematically linked to ecological research.
Students holding a Master's degree (or equivalent) from any national and international university with a proven record of success in one of the relevant disciplines and being interested in examining traits of ecological interactions are eligible to conduct a doctoral project within the IMPRS. Courses of the IMPRS are held in English.
Application deadline is June 30, 2008.
For detailed information on the IMPRS, the application and admission procedure in Jena please visit our website http://imprs.ice.mpg.de/
Job Description
Projects:
1) "Characterisation and quantification of ecologically relevant metabolites on algal surfaces by the use of novel mass spectromentric methods" (Georg Pohnert)
2) "Combined application of laser microdissection and LC-NMR for cell-specific localization and identification of secondary metabolites" (Bernd Schneider)
3) "NMR-based metabolic profiling of phenylphenalenone-producing plants in response to biotic and abiotic elicitors" (Bernd Schneider)
4) "Evolution of Drosophila Olfaction" (Bill Hansson)
5) "Mass spectrometry of metabolites from plants and insects" (Ales Svatos)
6) "Mathematical Modeling of Metabolic Networks" (Stefan Schuster)
7) "Defense mechanisms in poplar as a response to invertebrate herbivory" (Jonathan Gershenzon)
8) "Insect-plant interactions mediated by RNA interference mechanisms" (David Heckel)
9) "Functional analysis of interactions between insect digestive proteases and plant protease inhibitors" (David Heckel)
1 project in Terrestrial Ecology (Wolfgang Weisser)
3 projects in Molecular Ecology (Ian Baldwin)
Additional projects will be offered to excellent candidates who may choose a topic they would like to work on.
For detailed information on the IMPRS, the ONLINE APPLICATION SYSTEM
and the admission procedure in Jena please visit our website
http://imprs.ice.mpg.de/
Website: www.ice.mpg.de
Application Deadline
30/06/2008
Job Reference Number: IMPRS 2008
The International Max Planck Research School (IMPRS) for the "Exploration of Ecological Interactions with Molecular and Chemical Techniques" in Jena, Germany, offers 15 PhD positions in molecular biology, ecology, entomology, microbiology, (bio)-chemistry, neuroethology or bioinformatics beginning in January 2009. The Research School is the first graduate school worldwide where modern chemical and molecular techniques are systematically linked to ecological research.
Students holding a Master's degree (or equivalent) from any national and international university with a proven record of success in one of the relevant disciplines and being interested in examining traits of ecological interactions are eligible to conduct a doctoral project within the IMPRS. Courses of the IMPRS are held in English.
Application deadline is June 30, 2008.
For detailed information on the IMPRS, the application and admission procedure in Jena please visit our website http://imprs.ice.mpg.de/
Job Description
Projects:
1) "Characterisation and quantification of ecologically relevant metabolites on algal surfaces by the use of novel mass spectromentric methods" (Georg Pohnert)
2) "Combined application of laser microdissection and LC-NMR for cell-specific localization and identification of secondary metabolites" (Bernd Schneider)
3) "NMR-based metabolic profiling of phenylphenalenone-producing plants in response to biotic and abiotic elicitors" (Bernd Schneider)
4) "Evolution of Drosophila Olfaction" (Bill Hansson)
5) "Mass spectrometry of metabolites from plants and insects" (Ales Svatos)
6) "Mathematical Modeling of Metabolic Networks" (Stefan Schuster)
7) "Defense mechanisms in poplar as a response to invertebrate herbivory" (Jonathan Gershenzon)
8) "Insect-plant interactions mediated by RNA interference mechanisms" (David Heckel)
9) "Functional analysis of interactions between insect digestive proteases and plant protease inhibitors" (David Heckel)
1 project in Terrestrial Ecology (Wolfgang Weisser)
3 projects in Molecular Ecology (Ian Baldwin)
Additional projects will be offered to excellent candidates who may choose a topic they would like to work on.
For detailed information on the IMPRS, the ONLINE APPLICATION SYSTEM
and the admission procedure in Jena please visit our website
http://imprs.ice.mpg.de/
Website: www.ice.mpg.de
Application Deadline
30/06/2008
