PhD position – Maize in response to multiStress (TV-L E13, 65%)

21.01., Academic staff

PhD student (Entgeltgruppe 13 TV-L / 65%; all genders welcome)
to join the Chair of Root-Soil Interaction at the School of Life Sciences, Technical University of Munich (TUM). Starting date is 01.04..
The position is limited to 4 years.

Topic: “Investigating the physiological, biochemical, and molecular responses of maize to con-current biotic and abiotic stresses”



Project context



The PhD position is embedded in the DFG Research Unit

“MultiStress - Concurrent multiple abiotic and biotic stress interactions in maize: impacts and mecha-nisms” (RU ).



The MultiStress Research Unit investigates how maize responds to interacting abiotic stresses (e.g. drought, nitrogen deficiency, heat) and biotic stresses (e.g. foliar disease or herbivory), and how these interactions affect plant per...