Future PhD students of the Institute of Microbiology, Bioenergy and Biotechnology of Aix-Marseille University

Deadline for applications: 30 April 2020

The Institute of Microbiology, Bioenergies and Biotechnology (IM2B) is financing 4 PhD positionsstarting in October 2020. The PhDprojects described below are eligible for funding under this call for applications. These 8 interdisciplinary projects relyon inter-laboratory collaborationsand are related to thescientific theme of the Institute: exploring the diversity and functioning of the microbial world, at the molecular, cellular and ecosystem levelsor through its close association with other organisms (plants, microbiota, etc.) with a view to developing innovative biotechnological solutions in the fields of renewable carbon for Green Chemistry and Energy, Environment and Health.

Future PhD students will benefit from the personalised support offered by the Plinius PhD Cursus. They will thus be able to train in a wide range of cutting-edge technologies, andalso prepare their professional project in a multidisciplinary and international environment.

At the end of a two-steps selection procedure,conducted in first by the co-directors of the PhD project and then by a selection boardduring an audition to be held in June, the selectedapplicantswill be granted witha 3-year fellowship (salary of €1421 net /month).