Doctoral student in biology with focus on plant ecophysiology
Göteborgs universitet / Biologjobb / Göteborg
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At the Department of Biological and Environmental Sciences (BioEnv) we have teaching and research activities that stretch from the alpine ecosystem, through forests, cultivated land and streams, all the way into the marine environment. In these environments we study different levels of biological organisation from genes, individuals, and populations, to communities and ecosystems. We work within ecology, evolution, physiology, systematics, and combinations of these fields to understand the impact of natural and anthropogenic changes of the environment.
Project description
This PhD project is within the research field of plant ecophysiology. Its overall aim is to explore how climate and climate change affects and shapes tropical montane forests. The project explores how changes in cloud immersion, temperature and water availability affect the functioning, competitiveness and survival of different tropical montane tree species. The main focus is on plant traits and processes regulating tree water economy and energy balance. Key questions addressed by the project are: (i) How do warming, cloud reduction and drought affect the water economy and thermoregulation of tropical montane trees? (ii) What are the key plant traits controlling heat- and drought-induced stress and mortality? (iii) What is (are) the most important physiological consequence(s) of reductions in cloud immersion - water deficiency, altered leaf thermoregulation, and/or changes in radiation absorption? The more specific questions and focus of the research will be developed by the PhD student together with the supervisors. The project is primarily based on research at field sites in tropical montane forests in Peru and Rwanda. Sites differ in climate and include experimental plots with manipulation of cloud immersion (cloud reduction 'curtain') and water supply (irrigation and/or rainfall exclusion). Field measurements will primarily focus on traits governing tree water economy and heat stress, for example leaf morphology, gas exchange, photosynthetic heat tolerance, and hydraulic traits controlling tree water economy (uptake, transport, storage, loss). Most data will be collected directly in the field but samples will also be brought to the lab for subsequent analyses. Collected data will be analyzed using appropriate quantitative and statistical methods.
The student will be hosted at the Department of Biological and Environmental Sciences under the main supervision of Prof Johan Uddling. Prof. Daniel Metcalfe at Umeå University will be co-supervisor. The project includes collaboration with scientists, PhD students and field staff working at the field stations in Peru and Rwanda, including research team members employed at the University of Rwanda. It also includes contacts and possible collaboration with other international researchers that share an interest in understanding and predicting how tropical trees and forests respond to climate change. In a couple of projects, the research group has ongoing collaborations with leading vegetation and ecosystem modellers through which the larger- and longer-scale implications of key findings can be explored. Finally, development research and capacity building are important components of the research collaboration with the University of Rwanda and institutions in Peru.
The project is linked to the strategic research area BECC (Biodiversity and Ecosystem services in a Changing Climate), which also hosts a research school that will be open for the recruited PhD student: ClimBEco.
Eligibility
Education at third-cycle level requires general eligibility and, where appropriate, specific eligibility as set out in the general syllabus for the subject.
The general eligibility requirements for education at third-cycle level are:
• having completed a degree at second-cycle level, or
2. the fulfilment of course requirements totalling at least 240 credits, of which at least 60 credits must be at second-cycle level, or
• the acquisition of equivalent knowledge in some other way, either in Sweden or abroad.
To meet the specific entry requirements for third-cycle studies, applicants must:
• have a second-cycle (advanced-level) degree in a relevant* subject area in the natural sciences, or
• have completed studies for at least 60 higher education credits at a second-cycle level in relevant subject areas in the natural sciences, or
• have completed a corresponding programme of relevance to the planned third-cycle programme, in Sweden or in another country, or have equivalent qualifications.
• Relevant subject for the planned third-cycle education is biology, including courses in plant biology (physiology/ecology/ecophysiology).
For more information and application
You can apply to be admitted for education at third-cycle level via the University of Gothenburg's recruitment portal. Here is the link to the recruitment portal: Göteborgs universitet | Doctoral student in biology with focus on plant ecophysiology (reachmee.com)
It is your responsibility to ensure that the application is complete as per the vacancy notice, and that the University receives it by the final application deadline.
Applications must be received by: 22th of Februari 2024
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