PhD Studentships » Available studentships

Rothamsted Research enjoys an international reputation for the quality of our research across the agricultural, environmental and plant biotechnological sciences and we have well equipped laboratories and professional support services. Our students gain from working in a genuinely multidisciplinary environment which is further enriched by our collaborations with many universities and institutes in the UK and abroad.

The PhD studentships available in the disciplines listed below are funded from a number of sources including BBSRC and attract a minimum annual stipend of £13290 (£15,790 for BBSRC CASE Studentships). (We have yet to receive confirmation of the BBSRC stipend rates for 2010).

During the 2010 intake we have 4-5 BBSRC funded studentships (a combination of Quota and CASE awards), 2 Lawes Agricultural Trust (LAT) / Nottingham Link and 1 LAT / Reading Link studentship.

Closing Date for all PhD Studentships is 10 January 2010.

 » New Studentship listed under Plant Biochemistry and Biotechnology entitled "Promotion of yield and resource use efficiency of wheat through modification of the trehalose pathway". Closing date 19 March 2010.

The PhD Studentship Selection Day will be held on Tuesday 9 February 2010 at Rothamsted Research, Harpenden.

Areas of science

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 Bioinformatics

» Improving Estimation of Candidate Genes Underlying Quantitative Trait Loci (QTL)
» Investigating the mode of action and selectivity of pyrethroids at mite and tick sodium channels

 Biological chemistry

» Genetic and biological characterisation of willow tannins as a potential ruminant supplement to reduce greenhouse gases
» Investigating Ladybird Alkaloids as Potential Leads for Novel Insecticides
» Investigating the interaction of the insecticide synergist PBO with resistance-associated P450s
» Investigating the mode of action and selectivity of pyrethroids at mite and tick sodium channels
» Molecular methods to evaluate the abundance diversity and predatory activity of Bdellovibrio against Gram negative bacterial plant-pathogens and biocontrol agents
» Production of C-glycosylflavonoid allelochemicals by synthetic biology

 Insect biochemistry

» Investigating the interaction of the insecticide synergist PBO with resistance-associated P450s

 Insect neuroscience

» Investigating Ladybird Alkaloids as Potential Leads for Novel Insecticides

 Invertebrate behaviour

» Investigating the mode of action and selectivity of pyrethroids at mite and tick sodium channels
» Spatial co-occurrence and diversity of aphid parasitoids in relation to their hosts
» The role of dispersal capability in the long-term population dynamics of British macro-moths
» The Use and Importance of SRC Willows as early Spring Forage for Pollinators

 Mathematical modelling and statistics

» Computer simulation of deformation of aggregated soils with the Discrete Element Method prediction of structural collapse
» Development of Bayesian clustering methods for the analysis of metagenomics data
» Disease dynamics of plants with complex life-histories and a gene-for-gene system
» Improving Estimation of Candidate Genes Underlying Quantitative Trait Loci (QTL)
» Modelling crop diseases under climate change
» Novel methods to estimate soil nitrogen supply

 Microbiology

» Rhizobia diversity, the effect of farm management, soil type and the environment

 Plant and insect ecology/biology

» A community assembly approach to maintaining diverse farmland plant communities and conserving rare arable weeds
» Spatial co-occurrence and diversity of aphid parasitoids in relation to their hosts
» The epigenetic basis of long-lasting priming of defence genes in tomato and Arabidopsis
» The role of dispersal capability in the long-term population dynamics of British macro-moths
» The Use and Importance of SRC Willows as early Spring Forage for Pollinators

 Plant biochemistry and biotechnology

» Effect of the root hair mutation RHL1 bHLH in wheat
» Genetic and biological characterisation of willow tannins as a potential ruminant supplement to reduce greenhouse gases
» Production of C-glycosylflavonoid allelochemicals by synthetic biology
» Promotion of yield and resource use efficiency of wheat through modification of the trehalose pathway
» Role of alanine amino transferase in determining efficient nitrogen use in wheat
» Target Genes for Improving Suitability of Grass Crops for Biofuel Applications
» The epigenetic basis of long-lasting priming of defence genes in tomato and Arabidopsis
» The role of very long chain fatty acids (VLCFAs) in Arabidopsis growth and development
» The role of wheat root architecture in determining the efficiency of nutrient uptake from soil

 Plant developmental genetics/biology

» Genetic and biological characterisation of willow tannins as a potential ruminant supplement to reduce greenhouse gases
» Improving Estimation of Candidate Genes Underlying Quantitative Trait Loci (QTL)
» Is leaf calcium composition affected by root suberin deposition
» Target Genes for Improving Suitability of Grass Crops for Biofuel Applications
» The influence of roots on soil structure, physio-chemical implications
» The role of very long chain fatty acids (VLCFAs) in Arabidopsis growth and development
» The role of wheat root architecture in determining the efficiency of nutrient uptake from soil

 Plant pathology and nematology

» Characterisation and bio-prospecting of endophytic bacterial microbes in wheat
» Disease dynamics of plants with complex life-histories and a gene-for-gene system
» Functional evaluation of plant defence signalling against Fusarium graminearum and F. culmorum in Arabidopsis floral tissue
» Modelling crop diseases under climate change
» Molecular methods to evaluate the abundance diversity and predatory activity of Bdellovibrio against Gram negative bacterial plant-pathogens and biocontrol agents
» The epigenetic basis of long-lasting priming of defence genes in tomato and Arabidopsis

 Soil Science

» Computer simulation of deformation of aggregated soils with the Discrete Element Method prediction of structural collapse
» Modelling the fate of selenium added to soil to improve biofortification efficiency
» Novel methods to estimate soil nitrogen supply
» Rhizobia diversity, the effect of farm management, soil type and the environment
» The influence of roots on soil structure, physio-chemical implications
» The role of wheat root architecture in determining the efficiency of nutrient uptake from soil

 Synthetic biology

» Production of C-glycosylflavonoid allelochemicals by synthetic biology

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