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Fully Funded PhD in Plant Root Microbiome Design and Synthetic Biofertilizers University of Liverpool and University of Manchester in United Kingdom

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PhD

Field of study

Environmental Science

Funding

Fully funded CASE studentship. The post does not specify the stipend amount or detailed tuition coverage.

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United Kingdom

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University of Leeds and Lancaster University

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Environmental Science
Agriculture
Biotechnology
Biology
Computational Biology
Synthetic Biology
Sustainable Agriculture
Soil Microbiology
Plant-microbe Interaction

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About this position

This fully funded PhD will investigate how to design plant root microbiomes that support more productive agriculture with fewer chemical inputs and pesticides.

The project will examine the chemical rules governing interactions among soil microbes. These insights will then be used to design synthetic microbial communities that are stable, functional, and able to support plant health. The intended outcome is a new generation of reliable biofertilizers, addressing the limitations of products developed through trial and error.

The research connects plant–microbe interactions, soil microbiology, synthetic biology, microbiome engineering, sustainable agriculture, and food security. The PhD is a CASE studentship conducted in collaboration with MORF-Bio across the University of Liverpool and the University of Manchester.

Supervision is provided by Francesco Del Carratore, Lecturer in Computational Biology, together with Dr Sharon Zytynska, Professor Rainer Breitling, and Professor Eriko Takano.

Funding details

Fully funded CASE studentship. The post does not specify the stipend amount or detailed tuition coverage.

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Research Interests

Plant-microbe Interaction

Environmental Science

Soil Microbiology

Sustainable Agriculture

Biology

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Research Interests

Sustainable Agriculture

Biotechnology

Biology

Environmental Science

Plant-microbe Interaction

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Research Interests

Computational Biology

Sustainable Agriculture

Soil Microbiology

Biotechnology

Biology