PhD Program - Molecular Plant Sciences
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Bern
Key information
- Publication date:20 August 2024
- Workload:100%
- Place of work:Bern
Job summary
Join the PhD Program in Molecular Plant Sciences at CUSO! This is a great chance to engage in impactful research.
Tasks
- Work in diverse research groups addressing plant science challenges.
- Enhance skills through courses and workshops on plant sciences.
- Build a professional network for future career success.
Skills
- Open to PhD candidates from participating Western Swiss universities.
- Strong background in plant sciences and research methodologies.
- Excellent communication and project management abilities.
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PhD Program - Molecular Plant Sciences
CategoryLife Sciences | Health
Position PhD Program
Welcome to the Molecular Plant Science (MPS) doctoral programme
Basic research in plant sciences helps meet the enormous challenge of securing food and health for a world population that has already reached 7 billions and is likely to grow to 9 billions by 2050. Very active in the domain of plant sciences, the Universities of Bern, Fribourg, Geneva, Lausanne and Neuchâtel in Western Switzerland house at least 30 research groups. Together these laboratories cover a wide range of research topics including the perception of light by plants, seed germination and plant development, mechanisms of resistance to diseases, plant-insect or plant-microbe interactions, metabolism of plant cells or epigenetic mechanisms. More details can be found in the BeNeFri and ALPS web sites.The doctoral programme in Molecular Plant Sciences (MPS) is primarily dedicated to PhD candidates working in these 30 laboratories but also opened to students registered in other disciplines and who belong to the five Universities listed above. MPS aims to help PhD candidates broaden their scientific knowledge, acquire novel techniques through courses, workshops and seminars dedicated to plant sciences, as well as esthablish a social and scientific network of expertises. In addition, this doctoral programme will allow registered students to improve their generic skills ("soft skills") for example in scientific English, professional planning or project management. Together, these various facets of the MPS programme will help students successfully complete a PhD and secure a future professional career.
CUSO MPS PhD Retreat, Davos, June 2023
Field Trip Investigation, Bourg-St-Pierre, VS, July 2023
