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KU Leuven
📍KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium, Bioscience Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Materials Engineering, Microbial and Molecular Systems, Biosystems, Engineering Technology, Engineering Science, Belgium

PhD in Bioscience Engineering at KU Leuven (Belgium)

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👤Prof. Ben Aernouts

📅2026-07-14

🎓Bioscience Engineering, Microbial And Molecular Systems

IoT in agriculture: Development of novel sensor technology for online milk quality and cow health and welfare monitoring (PhD) Institution: KU Leuven We are seeking a PhD candidate in IoT for agriculture, with a focus on sensor technology for monitoring milk quality and cow health. Requiremen…
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KU LEUVEN
📍KU LEUVEN, Geel, Belgium, Belgium

PhD in Agricultural Sciences at KU LEUVEN (Belgium)

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👤Supervisor not specified

📅2026-07-14

🎓Agricultural Sciences, Data Science

PhD Position in Optical Sensor Technology for Dairy Health Monitoring Worldwide, dairy production is an important segment of agricultural production, representing about 10% of the total market value. Over the last 50 years, the average milk production per cow and lactation has increased enorm…
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University of Leuven
📍University of Leuven, -, Europe, Belgium

PhD in Sensor Technology for Smart Dairy Farming — University of Leuven

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👤Supervisor not specified

📅2026-07-14

🎓Agricultural Sciences, Biotechnology, Agricultural Engineering, Biological Sciences

We are seeking a motivated PhD candidate to join the University of Leuven in developing novel sensor technology for online milk quality and cow health and welfare monitoring, with applications in IoT-enabled agriculture. Project Overview This research focuses on designing and implementing adv…
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KU Leuven
📍KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium, Bioscience Engineering, Imaging & Pathology, Mechanical Engineering, Materials Engineering, Biosystems, Electrical Engineering, Engineering Science, Belgium

Innovative Optical Sensing for Precision Storage of Fruit

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👤Dr. ir. Pieter Verboven

📅2026-08-14

🎓Discipline not specified

We are offering a fully funded PhD position in the field of innovative optical sensing for precision storage of fruit at KU Leuven. Project Overview This PhD research focuses on the development and application of innovative, non-destructive optical measurement techniques for the postharvest s…
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KU LEUVEN
📍KU LEUVEN, Brussel, Belgium, Belgium

PhD in AI-Driven Prediction Models for Protected Soft Fruit Cultivation — KU Leuven

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👤Supervisor not specified

📅2026-08-14

🎓Agricultural Sciences

KU Leuven invites applications for a full-time PhD position in the Operations Management research group (Faculty of Economics and Business). The successful candidate will develop and implement practical prediction models for protected cultivation systems in soft fruit production, focusing on …
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Université catholique de Louvain
📍Université catholique de Louvain, Croix du Sud, Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium, Belgium

PhD in AI for Sustainable Soil Reconstitution – UCLouvain

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👤Supervisor not specified

📅2026-08-14

🎓Environmental Sciences, Agricultural Sciences

This PhD position is part of the EU-funded iRIS project (Intelligent Research Infrastructure Sustainability) under HORIZON EUROPE INFRA-2025-01-TECH-01. The project aims to reduce the environmental and climate footprint of European Research Infrastructures (RIs) by using machine learning (ML)…
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KU LEUVEN
📍KU LEUVEN, Leuven, Belgium, Belgium

PhD in Multiscale Modeling of Kiwifruit Texture – KU Leuven

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👤Supervisor not specified

📅2026-08-30

🎓Agricultural Sciences, Biology

We are offering a 4-year PhD position at KU Leuven's Arenberg Doctoral School to develop a multiscale computational model linking molecular-level pectin breakdown to whole-fruit texture loss in kiwifruit. Project Overview Kiwifruit soften during ripening as pectin in the cell wall middle lame…
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University of Antwerp
📍University of Antwerp, Prinsstraat 13, Antwerp, Belgium, Belgium

PhD in Plant Ecophysiology – University of Antwerp

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👤Supervisor not specified

📅2026-08-30

🎓Biology, Environmental Sciences, Earth Science, Production Ecology

The University of Antwerp is a dynamic, forward-thinking European university offering innovative academic education to over 20,000 students, conducting pioneering scientific research, and playing a key service-providing role in society. With more than 6,000 employees from 100 countries, we ar…
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