Future Arctic is still looking for a PhD student. Please share! Description is attached and as follows:
PhD student will quantify how physiological responses of microbial taxa to warming alter C cycling in soil. iChip (isolation chip) technology will be used to incubate microbial taxa in their natural environment. You will assess growth, turnover, enzyme activity and nutrient scavenging using a range of techniques including isotope labelling (e.g., qSIP or NanoSIMS) and next generation sequencing. The goal is to elucidate in-situ metabolic capacities and life-history traits of a range of microbial taxa and their possible change in a future climate. Individual-based microbial community modelling will then be used to explore interactions among microbial groups and their effect on community response to warming, based on the data gained in the experimental part of the project.
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