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The Department of Biology, University of Copenhagen, Denmark, invites applicants for a PhD fellowship in exchange of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) in Arctic glacier ecosystems. The position will be based at the Center for Volatile Interactions, VOLT, a Center of Excellence funded by the Danish National Research Foundation. Start date is 1 February, 2026, or as soon as possible thereafter.The projectThe PhD candidate will focus on volatile organic compound (VOC) exchange by algae and other microorganisms in glacier ecosystems, especially the Greenland Ice Sheet. VOC production and consumption rates will be assessed in situ as well as under controlled conditions in incubation studies of ice algal communities. In situ measurements will provide information on differences in VOC exchange be...

The Department of Biology, University of Copenhagen, Denmark, invites applicants for a PhD fellowship in interactions between non-vascular plants and associated symbionts, including cyanobacteria. The project is is available at the Center for Volatile Interactions (VOLT), funded by the DNRF.Start date is 1 February 2026 or as soon as possible thereafter.The projectThe successful candidate will focus on understudied plants –mosses- and their interactions with microbes, in particular, nitrogen-fixing cyanobacteria. The goal of the PhD project is to 1) quantify and identify volatiles used for communication between mosses and microorganisms under different environmental conditions; 2) determine the distribution volatile mediated communication between moss and microorganisms across moss species...