PhD candidate for a project about Heritability of physiological traits for selection on wheat breeding

- a) A Master’s in Plant Breeding, Agronomy or similar;

- b) To be in a position to access a doctoral programme according to the requirements of Catalan universities, i.e. accrediting between 60 and 120 ECTS credits at the official university master's degree level or equivalent.

- Not to have a previous PhD degree.

Desirable requirements

--Strong interest in applied agricultural research

- Enjoyment of work in complex field experiments

- Experience in design of lab and field experiments with a high proficiency in statistical data analysis

- Achievement-oriented, open-minded personality with the ability to work well in a team

- Good communication and writing skills in English (knowledge of Spanish is desirable but not mandatory)

• Supervisor/s: Gustavo A. Slafer and Marta da Silva.

     Job location: IRTA-Lleida (Campus Agronomos, ETSEA)

    Full-time position (37.5 h/week)

    Terms of appointment: The duration of the PhD Candidate contract will be for one year, extendible by         yearly periods to a maximum of 3 years.

•  Salary: The financial remuneration will be of €1,236.39/gross per month (€17,309.45/gross per annum) for the first and second years. For the third year, il will be €1,324.10/gross per month (€18,545.84/gross per annum) which will be subject to the corresponding withholdings, pursuant to prevailing regulations, and to the collective employment agreement of IRTA ⁽¹⁾

IRTA will also pay the annual fees of the doctoral school when receiving the enrolment.

Employee Benefits: 22 vacation days, 3 days of family & work conciliation, 45h of personal days, Friday    afternoon off, Compressed Summer schedule from 15/06 to 15/09, Conciliation schedule.