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📩 Interested candidates should contact us with a CV (alberto.canarini2@unibo.it)
We will evaluate applications and support one selected candidate.

🚀 What we offer
Complementary expertise and field experimental platforms for drought research
Strong track record in nitrogen cycling, ecosystem ecology, and isotope biogeochemistry
A tenure-track position at the University of Bologna within 3 years after the fellowship

🌍 Fellowship structure
2 years outgoing phase (USA)
1 year return phase at the University of Bologna

✔️ Eligibility (MSCA Global Fellowship)
PhD awarded by the call deadline
Maximum 8 years of research experience (post-PhD)
Compliance with the mobility rule
European nationals or long-term residents (MSCA Global Fellowship eligibility)

Bacterial denitrification drives elevated N2O emissions in arid southern California drylands Despite dry and hot summers, denitrifiers endure through months in deserts and produce large N2O emissions after rainfall.

🔬 Relevant work
• www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
• www.nature.com/articles/s41...

This fellowship will be jointly supported by myself (www.unibo.it/sitoweb/albe...) and @petehomyak.bsky.social .
We bring complementary expertise and both manage field-based drought experiments, providing a strong platform for ambitious research.

📢 Call for Expression of Interest – Marie Skłodowska-Curie Global Fellowship (MSCA PF)
We are looking for a candidate to develop a proposal on:
Nitrogen cycling in arid and/or drought-affected ecosystems, with a focus on soil microbial processes (including fungi).

Enhanced below‐ground functioning is associated with higher plant resistance against drought: Implications for ecosystem functions The results suggest that the subordinate species achieves higher drought resistance in biomass and soil functions via increased below-ground functioning. The data presented here provide a basis to ex...

⚠️ New paper out in @journalofecology.bsky.social
Our study highlights the mechanisms associated with the stronger drought resistance of subordinate species in grasslands 🌱☀️
@albertocanarini.bsky.social @andreasrichter.bsky.social
@sydney.edu.au @westernsydneyu.bsky.social

Thanks @mschiedung.bsky.social and Beatrice Giannetta for the invitation!

Looking forward to speaking at the EGU Soil System Science Campfire: Soils under change on March 25.
I’ll present “Living dry: microbial physiology under drought”, sharing insights from climate manipulation experiment on how soil microbes reorganize under drought.

Join us online: lnkd.in/dw8UisRn

Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungal families and exploration‐based guilds exhibit distinct responses to long‐term N, P and K deficiencies and imbalances Many agroecosystems face nitrogen (N), phosphorus (P) or potassium (K) deficiencies due to imbalanced or insufficient nutrient replenishment after biomass harvest. How this affects the symbiosis bet.....

New co-author paper out in New Phytologist, collaboration with many wonderful people from the University of Vienna and more, lead by Kian Jenab and Christina Kaiser. We explored long-term nutrient deficiency on arbuscular mycorrhizal communities.

nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

— my post doc Arun Kumar Devarajan received a Marie Curie Fellowship!

Science really moves forward through people and collaboration. Thanks to everyone involved.

#SoilEcology #MicrobialEcology #AcademicCommunity

Feeling very grateful for an incredible month in the lab at the University of Bologna.

We had the pleasure of hosting @petehomyak.bsky.social, organized inspiring Winter School lectures by @andreasrichter.bsky.social and Francesca Cotrufo, celebrated a newly accepted paper, and — most excitingly

AGRICULTURAL CHEMISTRY WINTER SCHOOL - 2026 The 2026 Agricultural Chemistry Winter School (ACWS 2026) will focus on the interconnected challenges of climate change, anthropogenic activities, and the need to sustain a growing global population t...

Last days to join the winter school at The University of Bologna on Plant-soil microbe functionality under climate change (February 2026). I will present with @andreasrichter.bsky.social , Francesca Cotrufo and many others. Please join ( PhD students and early career)
site.unibo.it/acws-2026/en

I'm happy & proud to announce that @li-xiankun.bsky.social has successfully defended his PhD thesis last Friday--congratulations Dr. Li! 🎉🎊 Thanks to @albertocanarini.bsky.social (opponent), @edithhammer.bsky.social, @paulkardol.bsky.social, Katharina Keiblinger (examiners) for your feedback!

Conveners:
Qing-Fang Bi (Max-Planck Institute for Biogeochemistry)
Alberto Canarini (University of Bologna)
Xiuli Hao (Huazhong Agricultural University)
Ke-Qing Xiao (Research Center for Eco-Environmental Science, CAS)
Yuting Liang (Institute of Soil Science, CAS)

Abstract deadline: November 30th, 2025
Conference: 23rd World Congress of Soil Science, Nanjing, China — June 7–12, 2026
🔗 23wcss.org.cn

Travel awards are available for early-career scientists!

We welcome contributions from researchers studying soil microbial processes at any scale — from molecules to ecosystems. Methodological developments, mechanistic insights, and integrative frameworks are particularly encouraged.

This session will explore how microbial activity, dormancy, and mortality shape soil carbon cycling — from methodological innovations to manipulative experiments, long-term monitoring, synthesis, and modeling approaches.

Call for Abstracts – 23rd World Congress of Soil Science (WCSS 2026, Nanjing, China) June 7–12, 2026

I’m excited to co-convene Session 409110: “Soil microbial life and death: impacts on soil organic carbon dynamics under global change.”
With Qingfang Bi & others, see details🔽

Reach out directly if you're interested in exploring this opportunity either me (canarinialberto.com) or Alexander Tveit (uit.no/research/ceco)
#PostdocOpportunity #MarieCurie #HFSP #Methanotrophs #MethaneCycle #MicrobialEcology #SoilScience #ClimateChange #Biogeochemistry

If you’re excited by: Soil microbial responses to climate extremes and Aerobic methane oxidation in terrestrial ecosystems we’d love to hear from you!
We're currently forming a proposal team and planning for this or next year calls.

We're open to applicants who: Already have a research idea they'd like to refine OR Are excited to co-develop a strong, original project concept together with us
The final proposal will be tailored to the fellow’s expertise and career goals, within our shared research interests.

We are initiating a collaboration focused on and how their activity and community dynamics shift under repeated drought and rewetting conditions. We already have well-established field sites in Italy and pure culture collections in Norway.

Postdoc Opportunity – Methanotrophs and Drought Resilience
Are you interested or working on microbial ecology and methane ?
We’re looking for a motivated postdoc or final-year PhD interested in submitting a Marie Skłodowska-Curie or HFSP proposal with us (in Italy and/or Norway).

#PhDposition #Ecology #MicrobialEcology #SoilScience #ERC #ClimateChangeResearch #AcademicJobs

🌍 International applicants welcome
🕒 Position starts: November 2025 / Deadline: 1st July 2025
📩 More info & how to apply: www.unibo.it/en/study/phd...

✅ MSc in Ecology, Microbial Ecology, Environmental Sciences or related
✅ Experience with molecular or microbial lab work or soil biogeochemistry
✅ Strong interest in soil-plant-microbe interactions
✅ Good teamwork and communication skills (English)