Open Positions

 

We invite interested students to apply for the following PhD positions (short titles; for detailed description of PhD topics follow links, for position details download pdf). The project aims at gender balance and especially invites candidates from mid- to low income countries:

Tree carbon relations (pdf)

Stress response (pdf)

Stem growth (pdf)

Mutualistic associations (pdf)

Forest fire (pdf)

Forest carbon cycling (pdf)

Forest BVOC (pdf)

Forest ecosystem services (pdf)

 

General information

FWF PhD-position, 4 years

30h per week, gross salary € 2.458 per month (14 times per year)

Start: July 2023

Please send a motivation letter and CV (combined in one pdf; mail reference: short title PhD position, e.g. “Tree carbon relations”) to FutureMountainForests@uibk.ac.at until March 30. It I also possible to apply for several positions (please submit one motivation letter/CV per position and give preferred position).

We will select three candidates per position for a hearing with the board (online meeting at xxxx), after which the final candidate will be chosen (until xxx). We will inform all candidates if they were selected as soon as possible.

 

Further information

Studying at the University of Innsbruck - admission, deadlines, required documents

Residence permit for international researchers

 

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Open Positions

 

We invite interested students to apply for the following PhD positions (short titles; for detailed description of PhD topics follow links, for position details download pdf). The project aims at gender balance and especially invites candidates from mid- to low income countries:

Tree carbon relations (pdf)

• Drought legacy responses of growth and carbon relations of evergreen and deciduous trees

Stress response (pdf)

• Legacy effects of drought and forest fires on energy metabolism and defence mechanisms

Stem growth (pdf)

• Phloem and xylem formation as a function of tree vitality under drought stress

Mutualistic associations (pdf)

• Mycorrhizal mutualists and potential feedback effect on host plants under drought

Forest fire (pdf) (word)

• Susceptibility of Alpine forest tree species to first- and second-order fire effects

Forest carbon cycling (pdf)

• A multiple constraints approach to gross primary productivity of a Pinus sylvestris stand

Forest BVOC (pdf)

• BVOC dynamics between a Pinus sylvestris stand and the atmosphere in response to drought

Forest ecosystem services (pdf)

• Linking climate and social changes for identifying adaption pathways in Alpine forests

 

General information

FWF PhD-position, 4 years

30h per week, gross salary € 2.464,80 per month (14 times per year)

Start: July to September 2023

Please send a motivation letter and CV (combined in one pdf; mail reference: short title PhD position, e.g. “Tree carbon relations”) to MountainForests@uibk.ac.at until April, 11, 2023. It I also possible to apply for several positions (please submit one motivation letter/CV per position and give preferred position).

We will select three candidates per position for a hearing with the board (online meeting at xxxx), after which the final candidate will be chosen (until xxx). We will inform all candidates if they were selected as soon as possible.

 

Further information

Studying at the University of Innsbruck - admission, deadlines, required documents

Residence permit for international researchers

 

 

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