# PhD position: Modeling carbon allocation in plant root networks (FZ Jülich)

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**Created:** [December 5, 2025, 12:34pm UTC](https://forum.cadet-web.de/t/phd-position-modeling-carbon-allocation-in-plant-root-networks-fz-julich/1344 "2025-12-05T12:34:23Z")\
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**Post date:** [December 5, 2025, 12:34pm UTC](https://forum.cadet-web.de/t/phd-position-modeling-carbon-allocation-in-plant-root-networks-fz-julich/1344/1 "2025-12-05T12:34:23Z")

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FZ Jülich is recruiting a PhD researcher for VICAR, a project on in vivo quantification and simulation of carbon allocation in plant root architectures. The position involves developing mechanistic transport models using CADET, coupled with imaging- and sensor-derived data, and extended through numerical optimization and ML-based inference. Tasks include building PDE/ODE root transport models in CADET, parameter estimation, uncertainty quantification, and integration into scientific workflows. Ideal background: Scientific computing (Python/C++), numerical modeling, parameter estimation, systems biology, or biophysical transport.

> **[Several PhD positions - Simulation and Data Lab Digital Bioeconomy (four...](https://www.fz-juelich.de/en/careers/jobs/2025D-127)**
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> Are you excited about working at the interface of natural and computer sciences? 
> At the Institute of Bio- and Geosciences (IBG) at Forschungszentrum Jülich, we explore how biological systems function and how they can be harnessed for a sustainable...

> **[VICAR](https://www.fz-juelich.de/de/ibg/daten-ki/casa-sdl-dbe/vicar)**
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> Understanding and Modeling Carbon Transport in Plants Using PET Imaging and Computational Simulation