Phd Candidate in Plant Biochemistry and Stress Physiology

il y a 5 heures

Gent, Belgique VIB Temps plein

**About the Labs**:
**Job description**:

- and redox proteomics, combined with transcriptomics, non-invasive dynamic cellular redox monitoring and plant (physiological) phenotyping (thermotolerance, stomatal movement, etc). Overall, the project will contribute to our understanding of how environmental signals (temperature, drought) are perceived by the plant and converted into developmental and physiological responses.

**Your Profile**:
**Essential**
- You have received training in (plant) molecular biology and/or biochemistry
- You can take initiative, function well in a team, and have a hands-on mentality, perseverance and critical mindset
- You are proficient in the use of the English language for both oral and written communication

**Desirable but not required**
- Experience with proteomics, stress physiology and/or confocal microscopy
- Experience with a crop will be to your benefit

**Key personal characteristics**
- You have a strong sense of responsibility, maintaining a clean working environment
- You can accurately compile and document experiments (using an ELN)
- You have a no-nonsense can-do attitude
- You build team interactions quickly
- You feel great in a fun team and add to that spirit
- You communicate clearly, candidly, and respectfully

**Our Offer**:

- A 1+3-year PhD position
- A multidisciplinary, highly stimulating and supporting international research environment at VIB, UGent and UHasselt
- Access to state-of-the-art tools and infrastructure, including core facilities for proteomics
- Various training opportunities are organized at VIB to broaden your expertise and skills (training.vib.be).
- Tentative start date: spring/summer 2026

**How to apply?**:

- A detailed CV
- A one-page summary of past research activities
- A one-page letter of intent describing your motivation for this position, how your research experiences and interests are aligned with those of the lab and research topic and future goals
- The names and contact details of 3 referees

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