Temperature and UV-B signal crosstalk in plant development

Enhanced four year postgraduate studentships starting in October 2014, will once again be awarded by the Gatsby Charitable Foundation, one of the Sainsbury Family Charitable Trusts. Each of the supervisors will select a candidate who will then compete at interview for one of up to three Sainsbury PhD Studentships. Interviews will be held in London on Friday, 21 March 2014. It would be expected that the studentship holder spend six months during their 3rd or 4th year at another university/institute to gain additional experience. Please note that students cannot apply to their home institution.

Interested applicants should write, attaching a CV, before 27 January 2014, to the project supervisor.

Understanding how temperature and UV-B affect plant development is of fundamental importance to agriculture, particularly with regard to global climate change. This project will capitalize on the recent identification of the UV-B photoreceptor, UVR8, to study the effects of temperature on UV-B signalling in the model, Arabidopsis thaliana. The work will be carried out in collaboration with Professor Gareth Jenkins at the University of Glasgow. The aims and objectives of the project will be determined through discussions with the successful applicant but will involve plant physiology, biochemistry and molecular biology.

Please note, this is a highly prestigious studentship with an enhanced stipend and comprehensive training package. Only exceptional candidates will be considered.

Further details at: www.findaphd.com/search/ProjectDetails.aspx?PJID=41942&LID=191