The Norwegian Institute of Bioeconomy Research (NIBIO) was established 1 July 2015 and is one of Norway's largest research institutes. NIBIO's activities lie within agriculture, food, climate and the environment. The Institute conducts research and management support, and provides knowledge for use in national preparedness, governmental and district management, industry, and the society at large. NIBIO has approximately 700 employees present in all parts of the country. Its main office is located at Ås in Akershus. NIBIO is owned by the Ministry of Agriculture and Food. 

The Division for Food Production and Society is a national leading research and competence unit with key research areas in crop production, agronomy, soil science, ecology, biodiversity as well as economics and social sciences. The division has approximately 130 employees and is divided into seven departments.

The PhD Position has its home at the Department of Horticulture. The position is a 3 years contract with start as soon as possible.

Job descriptionThe PhD candidate will participate in a research project with the aim to increase sustainable, resource effective and profitable production of fresh, healthy, high quality vegetables in controlled environments.  He or she will work in a multidisciplinary team to increase efficiency of conversion of nutrients to fresh, high quality, vegetables in semi-closed greenhouses.

The position will be mainly based at NIBIO Særheim, 25 km south from Stavanger, Norway. The candidate will be stationed for a period of 6-12 months at Hasselt University in Belgium. The candidate will be enrolled in the PhD program at both the University of Stavanger (UiS) and Hasselt University.

Main duties and responsibilitiesThe position holder will contribute to develop new sustainable and microbial sound recirculation techniques using bio-filters that provide microorganisms with plant growth stimulating and disease resilience traits as well as technology for utilization of liquid manure as a source of nutrients. He or she will contribute to optimize irrigation techniques in greenhouses to increase nutrient uptake and product quality and to reduce and valorise waste fractions and by-products from greenhouse production. The position-holder will be responsible for conducting greenhouse experiments and publishing in high-ranking international journals. The candidate will also participate in adjacent projects  

Professional qualificationsApplicants must have a strong academic background with a five-year master degree within microbiology, molecular biology, biological chemistry or related, preferably recently. Both the grade for the master's thesis and the weight average grade of the master's degree must individually be equivalent to or better than a B grade. Candidates must be able to work effectively in fluent English. Knowledge of Norwegian or willingness to learn Norwegian will be evaluated positively.

We are looking for a candidate with strong microbiological skills and preferably with experience in conducting full-scale greenhouse and in vitro experiments. Specifically, we are looking for a candidate with some or all of the following skills and experiences:

• Knowledge and experience with techniques of microbiology, molecular biology, including next generation sequencing technologies.
• Good statistical background and experience with appropriate software. 
• Good verbal and written communication skills, with a demonstrated ability for writing concisely and clearly.
• Affinity to horticulture and/or agriculture.

Personal qualifications

• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, preferably in an international environment
• Proacti
  
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  Arbeidsgiver Navn: Norsk institutt for bioøkonomi (NIBIO)
  
  Arbeidsgiver adresse: Postvegen 213 4353 KLEPP STASJON
  
  Job kort beskrivelse: University and higher education teachers
  
  Land: Norge
  
  Region: Rogaland
  
  Kilde til jobbtilbud: NAV, Offentlige arbeidsformidlinger, Norge
  
  Hvordan søke: Annet - se fritekst
  
  Lønn valuta: NOK
  
  Lønn periode: Pr. år
  
  
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