DROOGHT project
The project DROOGHT aims to identify root traits that enhance crop robustness to drought. The project focuses on understanding below-ground processes in cereal crops, particularly the role of root diameter distribution in water uptake.
The project will use both computational and experimental approaches to identify dominant structural root traits controlling water uptake under water-limited conditions. The outputs will include a multiscale computational framework, a phenotyping pipeline, and the identification of cereal root properties for robust crop across European conditions and climate change scenarios.
Overall, the project aims to advance understanding of root systems' role in water uptake and provide practical insights for breeders and crop modelers. Over the next 5 years, the project will hire 2 postdoctoral and 4 doctoral researchers.
Job offers
DROOGHT003 - Postdoctoral researcher in root modelling
Two-year postdoc position to work on the development, validation, and deployment of a new multiscale root modelling pipeline
DROOGHT004 - Postdoctoral researcher in root/crop modelling
Three-year postdoc position to work on the in silico prediction of root ideotypes for drought resistance across Europe.
DROOGHT005 - PhD researcher in crop root research
Four-year PhD position to work on the mapping of root trait variations European scale.
DROOGHT006 - PhD researcher in plant root modelling
Four-year PhD position to identify the structural root traits that most influence water uptake dynamics using in silico modeling