Biogeosciences

Elsa Abs

Elsa is an ECS representative of the Biogeosciences Division and a CNRS researcher at the Laboratory for Sciences of Climate and Environment (LSCE) near Paris, where they lead the ERC Starting Grant project GAMEchange. They use mathematical models at different scales to understand how climate change impacts soil microbes and how microbial adaptation, in turn, modifies biogeochemical cycling and climate.

How to write a competitive MSCA Postdoctoral Fellowship

Christoph Keuschnig and Elsa Abs January 30, 2026

Demonstrating independence is a critical step when you pursue a career in academia: not only being excellent at executing research, but also showing you can shape ideas into a coherent project, choose the right environment, and lead work that matters. EU funding can be a strong catalyst for that transition, especially in the postdoc phase, …[Read More]