Evaluation of circular solutions and models for their ability to increase crop health

Organisation/Company: Università degli Studi di Torino

Research Field: Agricultural sciences

Researcher Profile: Recognised Researcher (R2), Leading Researcher (R4), First Stage Researcher (R1), Established Researcher (R3)

Country: Italy

Application Deadline: 27 Jan 2025 - 13:00 (UTC)

Type of Contract: To be defined

Job Status: Not Applicable

Is the job funded through the EU Research Framework Programme? Not funded by a EU programme

Is the Job related to staff position within a Research Infrastructure? No

Offer Description

The research project aims to identify, evaluate and demonstrate the effectiveness of circular solutions and models to improve plant health in agriculture. It is planned to:

1. Evaluate efficacy and mode of action of biological control agents, biostimulants and biofertilizers against plant pathogens in greenhouses and in field conditions;
2. Apply sustainability indicators, plant disease forecasting models and DSS for sustainable crop protection;
3. Validate circular solutions and models in farms;
4. Carry out research activities in collaboration with other research groups;
5. Contribute to project dissemination activities.

Eligibility of fellows: country/ies of residence: All

Eligibility of fellows: nationality/ies: All

Selection Process

By qualifications and interview (in Turin, Italy). Dates and venues of the interviews are published, by the date of the deadline, on the official notice board of the website of the University of Turin (https://webapps.unito.it/albo_ateneo/). The application must be presented by online procedure at - for information: assegniricerca@unito.it