Maya Engel

Postdoctoral Research Opportunity in the group of Maya Engel at The Hebrew University of Jerusalem , in collaboration with partners in France and Israel under the EU AgroServ Transnational Research Program . The project is titled Tracing Carbon Sequestration Pathways in Compost- and Basalt-Amended Soils (SeqCSoil) . It focuses on soil carbon sequestration , carbon storage , and the mechanisms controlling carbon dynamics in amended soils. The work involves controlled incubation with 13CO2 labelling , microcosm growth chambers, electron microscopy imaging of soil mineral samples, and metabolic profiling plus isotope analyses of soil and plant samples. This is a postdoctoral opening, not a PhD or master's call. The post seeks highly capable and independent candidates . The collaboration includes Maya Engel (HUJI, Israel), Alex Milcu (Ecotron, France), and Marc Benedetti (IPGP, France). The start date is October 2026 , and the duration is 6-12 months . The post mentions state-of-the-art resources, but does not specify stipend, salary, tuition, or other funding details. Interested candidates should contact Maya Engel directly for more details at [email protected] .