Dundee Plant-Parasite Effector Tools PhD — Jorunn Bos and Paul Birch
University of Dundee
Four-year BBSRC-funded PhD at the University of Dundee developing tools to study plant-parasite effectors. Home and international applicants are eligible; tuition, research and training costs, and a UKRI-rate stipend are covered. Deadline: 16 November 2026.
Dr Jorunn Bos and Prof Paul Birch will supervise this project at the University of Dundee and The James Hutton Institute. The research develops nanobody screening and functional assays to study effector proteins at the plant-parasite interaction interface. The funded project begins in September 2027 and runs for four years. Consult the official project page for the detailed scope and application process.
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Benefits
Four years of tuition fees, research and training costs, and an annual stipend at the current UKRI rate (£21,805 listed by Dundee).
Eligibility summary
Open to home and international applicants with an Honours degree or Master’s degree, or equivalent, in a relevant discipline.
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