CLIMAITE has initiated 6 Ph.D. projects linked to the 3 field related work packages (WP2-WP4) and the synthesis work package (WP5).

The initiated PhD projects are:

1. PhD in Plant physiology (Year 2-4)
2. PhD in soil fauna physiology
3. PhD in plant/fauna interactions (year 2-4)
4. PhD on cycling, uptake and sizes of N pools
   (year 3-5)
5. PhD on carbon cycling (year 2-4)
6. PhD on community responses to climate change (year 3-5)
7. PhD Root dynamics and below ground carbon input in a changing climate (Year 3-5)

Open PhD-project available on fungi responses
See advertisement - or contact Martin Holmstrup, DMU, +45 89 20 15 73. Application to be send through the PhD school COGCI, Deadline 13th May 2006

It is furthermore likely that Ph.D. projects funded from other sources will be started in association to the CLIMAITE consortium.

All Ph.D. projects will cover at least 2 different WPs and at least 2 involved research groups. Thereby, we intent to enhance the collaboration among WPs and research groups and create a strong and motivating educational environment for the Ph.D. students.

Furthermore, all Ph.D. students will be involved in and contribute to the syntheses work in WP5.