PhD Research Fellow in Plant Molecular Biology

About the Position

Position as PhD Research Fellow in plant molecular biology available at CEES, Department of Biosciences, University of Oslo.

The fellowship period is three years. A fourth year may be considered and will involve 25% of other career‑promoting work such as teaching, supervision and/or research assistance, depending on the applicant’s qualifications and the department’s needs.

Starting date no later than October 1, 2026 . No one can be appointed for more than one PhD Research Fellowship period at the University of Oslo. Place of work is CEES, Department of Biosciences, at Blindern, Oslo.

Project Description

The PhD will be hired on the project “Tuning heat‑shock memory in plants” funded by the University of Oslo, which is a collaboration between two projects: The REPEAT project (“The functional and evolutionary importance of simple repeats in the genome”), led by Professor Kjetill S Jakobsen and Professor Melinka ...