Open positions and student projects
Open PhD Student Position: "Distribution and dynamics of calcium and manganese in plant organelles" in Research Training Group 2498 "Communication and Dynamics of Plant Cell Compartments"
The RTG 2498 is a structured PhD program funded by the “Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft” (DFG). It brings together groups from different contributing institutes at the Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg and the Leibniz Institute of Plant Biochemistry (IPB), providing graduate students a stimulating and interdisciplinary scientific environment with access to divers methodological and instrumental competencies.
The RTG 2498 offers PhD students an interdisciplinary scientific environment with access to a wide range of methodological and technical competences. The interwoven study program with obligatory and elective training modules including Science Training and Complementary Activities will train the young researchers in interdisciplinary thinking and prepare them for responsible leading positions in molecular life sciences. During their entire work, our PhD-students will be guided by an individual Thesis Committee to ensure the successful completion of each thesis.
Scientific focus centres the interplay of selected plant cell compartments, which are key factors defining the properties of plant cells. The unifying research hypothesis of the RTG is that the control of key physiological processes during plant development or environmental adaptation involves the coordinated action of organelles. Therefore, the projects within RTG focus on processes that functionally link selected cell compartments to address the fundamental question of how plant organelles communicate and dynamically associate depending on changing cellular requirements.
This project is concerned with the impact of organellar interactions on calcium and manganese homeostasis (https://rtg2498.uni-halle.de/p06/).
To apply, please use our online application form at https://rtg2498.uni-halle.de/application_2025/.
The submission deadline is March 31st, 2025.
Interested? Click here for further information and how to apply.
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Student projects (BSc and MSc theses)
A main focus of our work is on membrane transport and signalling. If you are interested in the way mineral elements are transported and what roles they play there are always opportunities to participate in ongoing research projects. Currently we can accommodate project students in the following areas:
- The physiological roles of transport proteins in nutrition and signalling processes of plants
- The generation of calcium signals in plants
- Manganese transport, detoxification, and efficiency
In the course of your project you will get familiar with a range of molecular, biochemical and techniques, as well as the phenotypical analysis of plants.
Interested? Please contact Prof Edgar Peiter for more information.