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Korea-Tübingen PhD Program: Project 5/2024:
PhD Project Title: Effect of root residue decomposition of winter cover crops on maize N nutrition

Topic Description: Cover crops are increasingly used to promote soil C sequestration, but serve also as “highways to the subsoil”, promoting access to subsoil nutrient resources. Winter-hardy versus winter-killed cover crop species are thereby not yet studied regarding their implications for plant nutrition: i) Does the biomass of winter-killed cover crops lose significant amounts of its nutrients by early spring residue mineralization? ii) Do not-yet degraded root residues of winter-hardy cover crops block access to the root channels? The fellow will assess under which conditions these cover crop traits support maize N nutrition best and which potential lies in combination of winter-hardy and winter killed cover crops

Faculty: Faculty of Sciences
Institute/Section/Subject: Department of Geosciences & Department of Biology, Group: Geo-Biosphere Interactions

Supervising Professor(s): Prof. Dr. Michaela Dippold

About the Supervisor(s): Prof. of Geo-Biosphere Interaction; main disciplines: soil biogeochemistry and molecular microbiology; work in natural and agro-ecosystems; emphasize on isotope applications at the root-soil-microbe continuum: https://uni-tuebingen.de/de/232301

Requirements for the application:
Required Degrees: M.Sc. in Resource and/or Environmental Sciences, Geoecology, Agriculture, Plant Biology, Plant Nutrition, or comparable. Expertise with biogeochemical transformations (preferably residue decomposition) and plant nutrition
Language Requirements: English (IELTS 6,5 or TOEFL equivalent)
Notes: none

For further instructions on how to apply, more information on the program and contact details please see below.
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Korea-Tübingen PhD Program
The University of Tübingen have established a PhD Program which supports Korean nationals from partner Universities wishing to carry out all or part of their PhD study in Tübingen.

Cheju National University

Chonbuk National University

Chungnam National University

Ewha Womans University

Hanyang University

Korea University

Pusan National University

Seoul National University

Sogang University

Sookmyung Women's University

Sungkyunkwan University

Yonsei University

Aims:

providing high quality research training to qualified students from Korean universities
developing education and research collaborations between the University of Tübingen and Korean universities and research institutions

Target group:
Excellent postgraduate and doctoral students from Korean partner universities who are citizens and permanent residents of the Republic of Korea at the time of application

Application Process:

December 15: Application deadline. Applications must be handed in through the online application system of the University of Tübingen
between January 2 and 12: round of interviews in English
by January 30: Successful applicants will be officially informed and provided letters of admission.
by April1 or October 1: Program participants arrive in Tübingen

How to Apply:

combined in 1 PDF

Cover/Motivation letter with the description of academic characteristics that qualify you to complete the PhD project successfully
CV
Academic transcripts*
Proof of proficient English language skills - TOEFL iBT 95 or IELTS 6.5 or equivalent

*List of required Academic transcripts (including official translation into German or English for documents issued in Korean)

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