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September 10, 2025

**Job Description**
This Ph.D. project aims to enhance soil functions for improved soil health and water quality. It focuses on managing the soil microbiome and physico-chemical properties through the application of new renewable engineered amendments. The research involves identifying crucial soil indicators, developing novel analytical methods, and using integrative data science to classify microbial communities and create predictive tools linking specific microbiomes to defined soil functions, ultimately contributing to a future-proof agricultural sector.

**Skills & Abilities**
• Experience with bioinformatics
• Experience with analyses of complex data sets (e.g., microbiomes)
• Independent
• Motivated
• Affinity for multidisciplinary and impact-driven research
• Team player
• Interested in collaborating with companies and farmers
• Microbiome analysis
• Molecular biology
• Soil health
• Agriculture
• NGS

**Qualifications**
Required Degree(s) in:
• Biology
• Agricultural sciences

**Experience**
Other:
• Experience with bioinformatics and analyses of complex data sets (such as microbiomes)

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Experience
Other: • Experience with bioinformatics and analyses of complex data sets (such as microbiomes)
Work Level
Ph.D
Employment Type
Scholarship
Valid Until
February 1, 2026
Details
Full-time / Temporary Duration: Not specified (typical for temporary Ph.D. positions)
School / Department / Center / Lab
• Institute of Biology
Supervisor(s)
Prof. Dr. Martijn Bezemer Dr. Pieter van Veelen
Supervisor Email
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Leiden University
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