Fully funded three-year PhD position in soil virus ecology. We seek a graduate student to examine the impacts of in situ and cultivated viruses on soil biogeochemical cycling. Applicants should have an appropriate degree in microbiology/virology with a keen interest to develop skills is virus cultivation or metagenomics. Flexible start date but anticipate January 2023. Contact Prof. Graeme Nicol ([email protected]) and Dr. Christina Hazard ([email protected]) for further details of the project, application procedure or to arrange an informal online discussion.