14 PhD Positions in the EU Horizon 2020 Marie-Skłodowska- Curie Project: MSCA-ITN-ETN SOPLAS

The Innovative Training Network “SOPLAS – Macro and Microplastic in Agricultural

Soil Systems” is funded by the European Commission under the Horizon 2020 programme (Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions) and offers 14 fully-funded PhD positions (for early-stage researcher (ESR)) with attractive complementary training activities and generous travel, laboratory and research budgets. The successful candidates will be hosted by a member of a European Consortium of universities, research institutions and companies in Germany, United Kingdom, Czech Republic, Spain, Austria, Netherland, Belgium, Switzerland and Portugal. Successful candidates will have the necessary background education and a research interest in a field that matches the respective topic, including in natural, environmental, technical, social or economic science. The selected PhD students will participate in a multidisciplinary and inter-sectoral research and training network aimed at accelerating the applicants’ scientific careers.

SOPLAS is unique in that it will combine the expertise from scientists from diverse research fields to work in an interdisciplinary team to deliver significant advances in understanding the specific fate and effects of plastic within agricultural soils and, more generally, the sustainability of plastic use in agriculture.