OpenFieldConduct groundbreaking plant biodiversity research, ethnobotany, and conservation genetics at the UNESCO-listed Orto Botanico di Padova.
Founded in 1545 by the Venetian Republic for the University of Padua, the Orto Botanico di Padova is the world's oldest botanical garden still situated in its original location. Inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage site, it houses over 7,000 botanical species and the advanced Biodiversity Garden bioclimatic greenhouses.
Three-year fully funded PhD position investigating climate adaptation genomics of rare Mediterranean taxa and seed bank cryopreservation.
Two-year postdoctoral fellowship examining secondary metabolites, medicinal active compounds, and pharmacognosy from historical Orto Botanico living collections.
Two-year English-taught international master's exploring evolutionary genetics, evolutionary developmental biology, and molecular systematics at UniPD.
Six-month curatorial internship digitizing 16th-century historical herbarium sheets and maintaining living tropical specimen databases in the Biodiversity Garden.
Specialized scholarship funding architecture and landscape architecture students studying architectural conservation of Renaissance garden quadrangles.
Two-week laboratory intensive covering next-generation sequencing library preparation, plastid genome assembly, and phylogenetic network reconstruction.
One-year applied fellowship evaluating biochar, coconut coir, and composted agricultural residues as peat substitutes in greenhouse living collections.
Prefetto dell'Orto Botanico (Director)
Prof. Tomas Morosinotto is Prefetto dell'Orto Botanico (Director) in the Dipartimento di Biologia & Direzione Orto Botanico at Orto Botanico di Padova (University of Padua Botanical Garden), conducting advanced research in Photosynthetic energy conversion, Algal biotechnology, Plant evolutionary physiology.
Topics: Photosynthetic energy conversion, Algal biotechnology, Plant evolutionary physiology, Botanical garden heritage curation
View researcher profile ↗Professor of Plant Biology & Former Garden Prefect
Prof.ssa Barbara Baldan is Professor of Plant Biology & Former Garden Prefect in the Dipartimento di Biologia at Orto Botanico di Padova (University of Padua Botanical Garden), conducting advanced research in Plant cellular differentiation, Seed preservation biology, Botanical biodiversity conservation.
Topics: Plant cellular differentiation, Seed preservation biology, Botanical biodiversity conservation, Plant ultrastructure
View researcher profile ↗Curatore delle Collezioni Viventi (Living Collections Curator)
Dott. Roberto Tacchetto is Curatore delle Collezioni Viventi (Living Collections Curator) in the Area Collezioni Viventi e Giardino della Biodiversità at Orto Botanico di Padova (University of Padua Botanical Garden), conducting advanced research in Living collections taxonomic management, Endangered species propagation, Bioclimatic greenhouse ecosystem controls.
Topics: Living collections taxonomic management, Endangered species propagation, Bioclimatic greenhouse ecosystem controls, Rare Mediterranean flora
View researcher profile ↗All listings are compiled from official university sources and reviewed under OpenField editorial standards. Program availability, scholarship quotas, and entry requirements are subject to university revisions. Applicants should confirm all deadlines with Orto Botanico di Padova (University of Padua Botanical Garden)'s official admissions office.
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