OVERVIEW
The candidate will be invested in the 3 year-project ALCOVE (AgricuLture bioControl biOamendment Vitis) funded by the Mediterranean Institute For The Environmental Transition (ITEM) from A*MIDEX Foundation. She/he should have a master’s degree in agroecology or AgroSciences since skills in soil sciences as well as in phytopathology are expected. This project indeed aimed at defining the effects of i) biocontrol compounds (BCC) produced by Trichoderma spp. on the growth and potential of colonisation of the main phytopathogens for Vitis vinifera such as oidium and mildew, ii) a bio amendment on vineyard soil properties and on markers of plant fitness; this amendment is based on a fermentation of agricultural by products inoculated with forest litter. He/She should have also experience of field studies (sampling designs) and a strong knowledge in statistics applied to ecology is mandatory. As stated above, the candidate will have to interact with different members of the consortium including colleagues from psychosocial sciences and thus he/she will have to be actively involved in the connexion between the different workpackages of this project. More specifically he/she will have to contribute to supervision of Master students who will support the different tasks of the study.
LOCATION: Different sites of Aix Marseille University: mainly Campus Etoile (IMBE UMR 7263) and Campus St Charles (LPED, UMR 151) in Marseille. The PhD student will also have interactions with other members of our consortium in Marseille and Avignon (INRAE) and will have field missions there (around 100 km from Marseille).
RESEARCH FIELD: Soil sciences, agroecology, phytopathology and ecophysiology
REQUESTED DOCUMENTS:
– Master diploma
– CV
– Letter explaining your motivation
– Letter of recommendation (2 at least)
CONTACT TO APPLY: isabelle.schwob@univ-amu.fr and anne-marie.farnet@imbe.fr
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