• At least 80% of your assignment will be spent on academic research.
• You are doing research on the soil microbiome. You will study the response of the soil microbiology during soybean cultivation (at Flanders) and study the survival of rhizogenic bacteria in the soil.
• You implement new technologies in the lab (nanopore sequencing, single cell dispensing, metatranscriptomics), both for cutlivation as microbial sequencing.
• You will collaborate with the Research institute for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (ILVO) and the Flemish Institute for Biotechnology (VIB) for the research on soy cultivation in Flanders.
• You will guide Ph D students working on soil microbiology and soil-plant communities.

• You hold a thesis-based doctorate (obtained max. 8 years ago. This term of 8 years is determined by the date written on the above-mentioned required diploma) preferably in biochemistry/biotechnology or bioscience engineering.
• You are an expert in soil health and/or soil and plant microbiology
• Preferably, you have experience in modelling or you are willing to specialize in modelling during the first two years of the project
• You have experience in bioinformatics and can work fluently with R and a linux/unix environment
• You have strong communication skills and have a proven track record for this (e.g. experience in citizen science projects, leading position in a project, …

• We offer you a contract of indefinite duration.
• Your contract will start on 01/01/2025 at the earliest.
• Your remuneration will be determined by salary scale PD1. Click here for more information about our salary scales.
• All Ghent University staff members enjoy a number of benefits, such as a wide range of training and education opportunities, 36 days of holiday leave (on an annual basis for a full-time job) supplemented by annual fixed bridge days, a bicycle allowance and eco vouchers.. Click here for a complete overview of all the staffbenefits (in Dutch).

• In the field ‘CV’: your CV and an overview of your study results (merged into one pdf file)
• In the field ‘Cover letter’: your application letter in pdf format
• In the field ‘Diploma’: a transcript of the required degree (if already in your possession). If you have a foreign diploma in a language other than our national languages (Dutch, French or German) or English, please add a translation in one of the mentioned languages.
• In the field “other documents”: a reference letter, an overview of your study results, …