CSPint CBGP-CEPLAS Program – 6 PhD positions

We are looking for highly motivated young PhD candidates to join the international research collaborative program between CBGP, Spain and CEPLAS, Germany and to develop research projects within the area of plant biology.

We are offering 6 PhD full time position with the 4 years contract duration. 4 positions associated to the Spanish Research Agency FPI grant and 2 positions are financially supported by CEPLAS, Germany.

CBGP and CEPLAS offers modern and fully equipped facilities to carry out state of the art research in plant/crop adaptation to environmental changes and plant nutrition and growth and a unique, stimulating work environment. The position requires travel between Spain and Germany to develop different parts of the projects.

The available join projects:

  • DECAPH: Deciphering autophagy in the barley grain by genome editing tools
    PI´s CBGP: Raquel Iglesias Fernández & Jesús Vicente Carbajosa
    PI CEPLAS: Goetz Hensel
  • TOMATIME: Domestication of the circadian clock in tomato and its effect in light and temperature stress responses
    PI´s CBGP: José M Jiménez-Gómez & Krzysztof Wabnik
    PI´s CEPLAS: Björn Usadel &Shizue Matsubara
  • FlucTeChrom: Effect of fluctuating temperatures on chromatin silencing and its impact on growth in Brassica crops
    PI CBGP: Pedro Crevillén
    PI CEPLAS: Franziska Turck
  • MLG-BIOPROTECT: Deciphering Mixed-Linked Glucans (MLG) biosynthesis and the perception of MLG-derived oligosaccharides by the plant immune system to develop sustainable crop protection solutions
    PI´s CBGP: Antonio Molina & Lucia Jordá
    PI´s CEPLAS: Markus Pauly & Vicente Ramírez
  • MOLEX-BPI: Edaphic and genetic effects on molecular exchange and feedback mechanisms underlying beneficial plant-fungal endophyte interactions
    PI CBGP: María Soledad Sacristán Benayas
    PI CEPLAS: Marcel Bucher
  • SynComSymbio: Interaction of a commensal microbiota with a Rhizobium-legume symbiosis
    PI´s CBGP: Luis Rey /José M Palacios
    PI´s CEPLAS: Ruben Garrido-Oter & Kathrin Wippel

Please send your CV and a motivation letter with an indication of the chosen research project and in the title of the email to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..