Phosphorus (P) is an essential element for food production but rock phosphate reserves\u00a0are non-renewable and set to become increasingly scarce, making phosphorus critical for\u00a0global food security. Therefore, it is vital that we better understand how P is cycled in soils\u00a0in order to support future food production. This project will develop a highly novel stable\u00a0isotope technique and use the technique to provide new insights into the P cycle within\u00a0soils. The project offers the opportunity to work alongside some of the world\u2019s leading\u00a0experts in this new isotope approach in order to advance our knowledge of the P cycle.\u00a0Specifically, you will examine how the uptake of P by bacteria and fungi, how the release\u00a0of P from mineral phases and how the mineralization of organic P control the stable\u00a0isotope composition of P within soil environments. The training opportunity: This project\u00a0offers you the opportunity to work across three leading institutions in the UK (Rothamsted\u00a0Research; Lancaster University and the British Geological Survey) in order to become an\u00a0expert in the stable isotope biogeochemistry of phosphorus in soil environments. You will\u00a0learn how to design and implement controlled laboratory experiments, including gaining\u00a0hands-on experience of culturing techniques for bacteria and fungi alongside stable\u00a0isotope labelling approaches. You will also gain direct experience of operating a range of\u00a0cutting-edge analytical instruments, including being trained in the operation of mass\u00a0spectrometers at the NERC Stable Isotope Facility at BGS Keyworth.<\/p>\n
Applicants should hold a Masters degree and\/or a Bachelors degree (at 2.i level or\u00a0equivalent) in subjects such as Environmental Science, Natural Science, Chemistry or\u00a0Physical Geography. Applicants will ideally have some experience of analytical work in a\u00a0laboratory.<\/p>\n
If you\u2019re interested in this project, you\u2019re encouraged to contact Dr Martin Blackwell\u00a0(martin.blackwell@rothamsted.ac.uk<\/a>; 01837 883500) to discuss the research and training opportunities involved.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Phosphorus (P) is an essential element for food production but rock phosphate reserves\u00a0are non-renewable and set to become increasingly scarce, making phosphorus critical for\u00a0global food security. Therefore, it is vital that we better understand how P is cycled in soils\u00a0in order to support future food production. This project will develop a highly novel stable\u00a0isotope technique… Read More »What lies beneath: Resolving fundamental controls on the stable oxygen isotope composition of phosphate in soils<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":363,"featured_media":5841,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"neve_meta_sidebar":"","neve_meta_container":"","neve_meta_enable_content_width":"","neve_meta_content_width":0,"neve_meta_title_alignment":"","neve_meta_author_avatar":"","neve_post_elements_order":"","neve_meta_disable_header":"","neve_meta_disable_footer":"","neve_meta_disable_title":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[51],"tags":[44,15],"class_list":["post-5840","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-51","tag-case","tag-rothamsted"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/envision\/files\/2017\/10\/Martin-Blackwell-Image-400x400px.png?fit=400%2C400","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p8kFzn-1wc","jetpack-related-posts":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/envision\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5840","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/envision\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/envision\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/envision\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/363"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/envision\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5840"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"http:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/envision\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5840\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5842,"href":"http:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/envision\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5840\/revisions\/5842"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/envision\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/5841"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/envision\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5840"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/envision\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5840"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/envision\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5840"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}