🎓Fully Funded PhD Scholarship: Plant Development – Sweden
🏥 About the Department of Forest Genetics and Plant Physiology
Applications are open for a Fully Funded PhD Plant Development Sweden position at the Department of Forest Genetics and Plant Physiology, which is part of the Umeå Plant Science Centre (UPSC). This PhD project investigates vascular cambium plasticity during secondary growth, focusing on plant responses to fluctuating water availability. The Department of Forest Genetics and Plant Physiology, which is part of the Umeå Plant Science Centre (UPSC) , invites applicants for a PhD position in plant development to join the Meristem Hydraulics Group. UPSC is a centre of excellence for experimental plant research and forest biotechnology in Northern Sweden.
Location: Umeå, Sweden
Third-cycle subject area: Biology
Employment: Doctoral student (4-year programme)
Start Date: Upon agreement
🎯 Scholarship Overview
🔗 Project Overview
This Fully Funded PhD Plant Development Sweden project investigates vascular cambium plasticity during secondary growth , focusing on plant responses to fluctuating water availability. It examines how water status affects cambial activity in Hybrid Aspen and Arabidopsis thaliana.
The student will combine developmental biology and physiology using:
- Imaging
- Image analysis
- Lineage tracing
- Water stress experiments
Work includes greenhouse tree studies and Arabidopsis experiments in climate-controlled chambers, aiming for an integrated understanding of cambial development.
✅ Eligibility Criteria
General Entry Requirements
| Requirement | Details |
|---|---|
| Second-cycle qualification | Master’s degree awarded |
| Credit requirement | Courses comprising at least 240 credits of which at least 60 credits in the second-cycle |
| Equivalent knowledge | Acquired substantially equivalent knowledge in some other way in Sweden or abroad |
Specific Entry Requirements (Biology)
| Requirement | Details |
|---|---|
| Biology credits | At least 90 HEC in biology-related subjects |
| Second-cycle biology | At least 30 HEC at second-cycle level |
| English language | Equivalent to Swedish upper-secondary qualification Engelska B/6 |
📋 Your Profile
Required
| Requirement | Details |
|---|---|
| Background | Tree development and wood formation |
| Experience | Greenhouse experience |
| Skills | Microscopy and histology skills |
| Language | Strong English skills, both spoken and written |
Meritorious
| Requirement | Details |
|---|---|
| Experience | Tree physiology and phenotype data integration |
| Communication | Strong communication skills |
| Collaboration | Ability to work collaboratively in a team environment |
🔬 Research Environment
The Department of Forest Genetics and Plant Physiology is part of Umeå Plant Science Centre (UPSC) – a centre of excellence for experimental plant research and forest biotechnology in Northern Sweden.
Our mission: To perform excellent and innovative basic research and generate knowledge that benefits forestry, agriculture, environment and society.
We work across a wide range of disciplines in plant science reaching from cell biology to ecophysiology and from basic research to industrial applications.
Our common goal: To understand the plants’ ability to grow, adapt and acclimate to a changing world and how we can breed better plants.
💼 What They Offer
| Benefit | Details |
|---|---|
| Employment | Doctoral student (4-year programme) |
| Location | Umeå, Sweden |
| Scope | 100% |
| Salary | Doctoral student salaries set following local collective agreement, fixed progression |
| Research Environment | Centre of excellence (UPSC) |
📝 How to Apply
Your application must include the following (in PDF format):
- Cover letter (describing reasons for applying, research interests, and relevant skills)
- CV
- Copies of degree certificate(s) and transcript of records from previous university studies
- Copy of second cycle (Master’s) degree project (minimum 15 credits or equivalent independent project)
- Documents confirming English language requirements (Engelska B/6 or equivalent) – not required if upper-secondary studies completed in Sweden or Master’s degree from Swedish higher education institution
- Contact details of two references (teachers, supervisors, or former manager)
- For applicants with foreign citizenship: Certified copy of passport (to be brought to interview)
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