Functional analysis of barley genes involved in DNA Damage Response (DDR) activation in response to heat stress. HORIZON-MSCA-2023-DN-01, project number: 101169110

 

We are looking for  highly motivated Doctoral Candidate (DC) to fill positions in University of Sielsia, Poland, in our Marie Sklodowska-Curie Action (MSCA) Doctoral Network HeatDDR. Partners laboratories are located in France, Germany, Belgium, Poland, Czech Republic, Hungary and Italy.

 

Career development and international mobility of researchers is a key concept within the MSCA-DN framework. The combination of academic training in cutting-edge techniques with intensive interactions with non-academic partners who are directly involved in plant breeding will prepare DCs for the challenges ahead in developing sustainable crop production strategies and enhance their employability in both the academic and the non-academic sectors.

 

Research will be carried out in the frame of the project „ HEATDDR – Harnessing the DNA Damage Response to improve plant tolerance to heat stress” (HORIZON-MSCA-2023-DN-01, project number: 101169110), financed by the European Union under the Horizon Europe Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions Doctoral Networks programme.

 

These tasks will be carried out by the recruited Doctoral Candidate.

 

Requirements:

 

• 1.      MSc diploma in biology, biotechnology or a related field
• 2.      Fluent in English (spoken and written)
• 3.      Basic laboratory skills, including PCR, DNA/RNA isolation, and CRISPR/Cas9.
• 4.      Experience in transcrytpomic data analysis, particularly RNA-seq
• 5.      Strong motivation for research and the ability to work both independently and in an international team.
• 6.      Willingness to travel and participate in secondments, training schools, and consortium meetings as part of the MSCA Doctoral Network.
• 7.      Compliance with the MSCA mobility rule: candidates must not have resided or carried out their main activity (work, studies, etc.) in the host country (Poland) for more than 12 months in the 36 months immediately before the recruitment date.