Within the research group Biosphere Impact Studies of the Belgian nuclear research institute (at SCK•CEN) there are at the moment three 4-year PhD subjects open for candidates to postulate entitled:
- Mechanistic understanding of the response to low-dose radiation in plant differing in radiosensitivity: molecular profiling of radiation-exposed Arabidopsis thaliana and Oryza sativa
- Soil-to-plant transfer of radionuclides in Belgian agricultural soils: a modelling and experimental investigation
- Interception, retention and translocation of radionuclides in agricultural crops under greenhouse conditions, following sprinkling irrigation
More information is available on the SCK•CEN website:
http://academy.sckcen.be/en/Your_thesis_internship
If you are interested please postulate before March 27 after contact with the mentor.