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We are seeking a highly motivated PhD student to investigate how microorganisms communicate within microbiomes and with their plant host in the rhizosphere. Your research will play a pivotal role in advancing our understanding of how microbial secondary metabolites—complex chemical compounds produced by bacteria—serve as master regulators of microbiome behavior, and how metabolite networks influence soil health and plant productivity.In this project, you will employ a range of cutting-edge technologies to measure microbial secondary metabolites and explore their impact on rhizobiomes. Using a novel fluorescence microscopy method, you will track bacterial responses to secondary metabolites produced by neighboring bacteria. You will link these observations to microbial gene expression throug...