Eight fully funded PhD positions at the Vienna Doctoral School of Microbiology and Environmental Science

The Spring 2024 recruitment call of the Vienna Doctoral School of Microbiology and Environmental Science is now open! We are announcing 8 PhD positions in microbiology and environmental science with the following topics and supervisors:

Physiology and ecology of the neonatal gut microbiota

Supervisor: David Berry

Biodegradable Polymer Degradation in Compost Environments

Supervisor: Sarah Pati

The Influence of Invasive Species on Host-Associated Microbiomes

Supervisors: Jillian Petersen and Angela Sessitsch

Impacts of bacterial associated ectomycorrhizal fungi on forest fungal and tree growth

Supervisor: Mark Anthony

Emerging pollutant transformation and reactive oxygen species formation by oxygenase enzymes in different microbiomes

Supervisor: Sarah Pati

Survival and resuscitation mechanisms of desert soil bacteria

Supervisor: Dagmar Wöbken

The effect of seasonal oxygen fluctuations on aquatic microbiomes

Supervisor: Barbara Bayer

Microbiome-Enhanced Silicate Weathering

Supervisor: Petra Pjevac

Interested candidates can find more information on the individual projects and application process on our website: https://vds-mes.univie.ac.at/application/current-call/