Post-Doctorate Fellowship on the Impact of Insecticides on Soil Communities

22 Feb 2024
Job Information

Organisation/Company

FAPESP - São Paulo Research Foundation

Research Field

Agricultural sciences

Researcher Profile

Established Researcher (R3)

Country

Brazil

Application Deadline

8 Mar 2024 - 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 Center for Carbon Studies in Tropical Agriculture (CCARBON) is offering a post-doctorate fellowship to develop the project “Pesticide soil contamination interference in the diversity and abundance of soil communities and the soil carbon pools”. CCARBON is one of the Research, Innovation and Dissemination Centers (RIDCs) supported by the São Paulo Research Foundation (FAPESP) in São Paulo state, Brazil.

The selected candidate will be hired for a 24-month fellowship as a post-doc researcher. It is desirable that the candidate is self-motivated, proactive, independent, with a degree in the field of Entomology, with expertise in the use of molecular and bioinformatic tools for the study of the diversity of communities and of the role the microbiome on the metabolization of insecticides.

The selected candidate will receive a FAPESP Post-Doctoral Fellowship in the amount of BRL 9,047.40 monthly. An additional 10% equivalent of the annual pay is available to cover additional costs related to research activities.

Applicants must submit the following documents: i) a brief letter describing previous experience and interest in the position (maximum 1 page); ii) a short CV (maximum 4 pages) emphasizing the main academic indicators and links to ORCID, ResearchID and Google Scholar; iii) contact of two references to [email protected] with the subject title “Application PD - CCarbon”. Documents must be submitted by March 08, 2024.

More information about the fellowship is at: fapesp.br/oportunidades/6799 .

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

Escola Superior de Agricultura Luiz de Queiroz, Universidade de São Paulo (ESALQ-USP))

Country

Brazil

State/Province

São Paulo

City

Piracicaba

Postal Code

13418-900

Street

Avenida Pádua Dias, 11 (Departamento de Entomologia e Acarologia)

Where to apply

Website

http://www.fapesp.br/oportunidades/6799

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