PhD Projects – INRS

PhD Projects in Ecology and Evolution of Leaf Symbioses

 

Institut National de la Recherche Scientifique

Centre Armand-Frappier Santé Biotechnologie

 

The Lajoie Lab is seeking two PhD students for projects in ecology and evolution of leaf symbioses.

 

Project 1

Title: Understanding the mechanisms of adapatation of foliar bacteria to their hosts and the evolutionary processes that determine leaf bacteria host range.

Supervision: Prof. Geneviève Lajoie

 

Project 2

Title: Metapopulation dynamics of Pseudomonas spp. forming biofilms on leaf surfaces across the symbiont-pathogen continuum.

Supervision: Prof. Geneviève Lajoie and Prof. Eric Déziel

 

 

Start date: January, 2026

Location: Laval (Qc)

Scholarship: $26,000/year during 4 years

 

For more information, consult the posting.