Post-Doctoral Fellowship in Phytopathology and Plant Protection

29 Aug 2023
Job Information

Organisation/Company

FAPESP - São Paulo Research Foundation

Research Field

Other

Researcher Profile

Established Researcher (R3)

Country

Brazil

Application Deadline

2 Oct 2023 - 23:59 (UTC)

Type of Contract

To be defined

Job Status

Not Applicable

Is the job funded through the EU Research Framework Programme?

Not funded by an EU programme

Is the Job related to staff position within a Research Infrastructure?

No

Offer Description

The Thematic Project is part of a Brazil/Holland bilateral cooperation that aims to develop formulations to control citrus canker. The São Paulo Research Foundation (FAPESP) funds the Brazilian part of the project while the Netherlands Organization for Scientific Research (NWO) funds the Dutch part. Experiments are conducted at the São Paulo State University's Rio Claro Institute of Biosciences (IBRC-UNESP) and at the universities of Maastricht and Groningen, The Netherlands. The duration of the fellowship is two years, renewable for another 2 years depending on the candidate's commitment and performance. Successful applicants will be working in a multi-disciplinary environment coordinated by Prof. Henrique Ferreira and Dr. Michel Brienzo (IBRC-UNESP) and Prof. Dirk-Jan Scheffers (University of Groningen).

The selected candidate is expected to:

1) Evaluate the effectiveness of antibacterial compounds and formulations against Xanthomonas citri;

2) Determine the phytotoxicity of the formulations developed against indicator plants;

3) Interpret results of toxicity against pollinators and cytotoxicity against cellular models;

4) Evaluate the protective potential of citrus formulations against infection by X. citri (perform experiments in greenhouse and help field evaluations);

5) Monitor physiological parameters of citrus plants exposed to antibacterial formulations;

6) Interpret results of experiments to evaluate the stability of components, components of the formulations/defensives.

This opportunity is open to candidates of any nationality. The selected candidate will receive a FAPESP Post-Doctoral fellowship in the amount of R$ 9,047.40 monthly and a research contingency fund, equivalent to 10% of the annual value of the fellowship which should be spent on items directly related to the research activity. 
 
More information about the fellowship is at: fapesp.br/oportunidades/6339 .

Requirements
Additional Information
Eligibility criteria

Eligible destination country/ies for fellows:

• Brazil

Eligibility of fellows: country/ies of residence:

• All

Eligibility of fellows: nationality/ies:

• All

Work Location(s)

Number of offers available

1

Company/Institute

Instituto de Biociências, Unesp

Country

Brazil

State/Province

São Paulo

City

Rio Claro

Postal Code

13506-900

Street

Av. 24A, 1515 (Bairro Bela Vista)

Where to apply

Website

http://www.fapesp.br/oportunidades/6339

Contact

State/Province

São Paulo

City

São Paulo

Website

http://www.fapesp.br/oportunidades/

Street

R. Pio XI, 1500 - Alto da Lapa

Postal Code

05468-901

STATUS: EXPIRED