PhD in Physiology

The Department of Environmental Sciences at the University of Basel invites applicants to apply for a PhD position in evolutionary biology of microalgae as part of the SNSF Ambizione project: "Key functional and morphological innovations in a rapid evolutionary radiation of diatoms in African Lake Tanganyika” awarded to Dr. Elena Jovanovska. This project will be conducted in close collaboration with several international universities and research institutes. The successful candidate will focus on physiological innovations related to sterols, involving fieldwork in East Africa and laboratory research in Switzerland, with opportunities to develop an independent research profile.