Microbial Interactions under Climate Extremes
Duration of contract: 3 years
Planned starting date: No later than April 2024
Place of work: University of Vienna
Main supervisor: Dagmar Wöbken (CV | Lab Homepage)
Supervision team: Andreas Richter, Angela Sessitsch, David Berry
This position has been filled.
Project description:
Together with the other members of the work package team, it is the goal of this postdoc position to elucidate the soil microbiome resistance and resilience to recurrent, combined extreme climate events. Previous experiments have shown that extended drought periods lead to a change in the active soil microbial community. This postdoc position will focus on the adapted microbial community by investigating its functional potential using metagenomics and -transcriptomics, combined with stable isotope probing, and cultivation of target microorganisms. This postdoc position will further contribute to the investigations of drought legacy effects and the effects of combined heat waves and drought periods in the Austrian Alps carried out by the PhD student of this work package.
The ideal candidate is interested in the effect of climate extremes on soil microorganisms and their physiologies that allow adaptation. A solid background in soil microbial ecology and experience in cultivation of microorganisms is beneficial. The willingness to employ or develop cutting-edge cultivation approaches is a plus. An interest in and experience with bioinformatics analyses is ideal.