馃尶 PhD Opportunity: Environmental genomics for Amazon plant diversity monitoring (French Guiana-Peru collaboration)
We are looking for a motivated candidate to apply for the following PhD position: "Development and deployment of innovative environmental genomics approaches for monitoring plant diversity in the Amazon rainforest", based at the University of Guyane (Cayenne, French Guiana).
This is an ambitious, multidisciplinary project combining genomics, fieldwork, and bioinformatics. The research will be carried out in close collaboration with the Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos in Peru. The goal of the project is to develop an environmental DNA (eDNA) method that will enable Amazonian countries to monitor their plant biodiversity over the long term.
Location: Cayenne, French Guiana (with fieldwork collaboration in Peru)
Organization: University of Guyane / CNRS USR MIXTE 3456 LEEISA
Contract Type: PhD position
Main Description: Development of environmental genomics approaches for monitoring Amazon rainforest plant diversity through environmental DNA (eDNA) methods. This multidisciplinary project combines genomics, fieldwork, and bioinformatics to create long-term biodiversity monitoring tools for Amazonian countries.
Requirements: Motivated candidate with interest in environmental genomics, biodiversity monitoring, and multidisciplinary research
Benefits/Conditions: International collaboration with Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos in Peru, fieldwork opportunities in the Amazon rainforest
How to Apply:
- Application deadline: Friday, May 30
- Contact: Mathieu Chouteau, CNRS Research Officer
- Email: mathieu.chouteau@cnrs.fr
- Phone: 0694 40 39 61 (5h less than Metropolitan France)
- Website: https://mathieuchouteau.weebly.com/ (replace '*' with 'y' as CNRS email filters)
- Address: CNRS USR MIXTE 3456 LEEISA, Centre de Recherche de Montabo, 275 Route de Montabo, 97300 Cayenne CEDEX, French Guiana
