Open PhD Positions in Netherlands in agrifood and life sciences
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Wageningen University and Research
Wageningen University and Research, Wageningen, Netherlands, Agriculture, Netherlands
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PhD in Integrated Water Energy Food Nexus Modelling for sustainable food systems. Candidates should have a MSc in a related field and experience in systems modeling and programming.
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Wageningen University & Research
Wageningen University & Research, Droevendaalsesteeg, Wageningen, Netherlands, Netherlands
PhD in Crop Modelling for Innovative Greenhouse Systems – Wageningen University
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The greenhouse horticulture sector is changing rapidly. New cultivation systems—such as single-truss tomatoes, hybrid combinations of greenhouses with vertical farms, and semi-closed greenhouses—have the potential to increase resource-use efficiency. Managing and optimising these systems, how…
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Wageningen University & Research
Droevendaalsesteeg 4, Netherlands
EngD position: Designing electrically-driven separation processes for proteins
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About the role We are seeking a creative and analytical EngD researcher to design innovative separation processes that use electric fields as an additional driving force for recovering valuable proteins from agrifood waste streams. This position is part of the ReCoVR consortium, which include…
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Wageningen University & Research
Droevendaalsesteeg 4, Netherlands
EngD (Engineering Doctorate): Forecasting plastic pollution reduction rivers
OpenFully funded PhD — 3,029 €/month
About the role Wageningen University & Research invites applications for a fully funded, two-year EngD (Engineering Doctorate) position in the Hydrology and Environmental Hydraulics Group. You will develop a practical modelling tool to forecast plastic pollution transport in river systems…
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Wageningen University & Research
Droevendaalsesteeg 4, Netherlands
PhD in Optimization of Sustainable Agri-Food Supply Chains under Climate Risk
OpenFully funded PhD — 3,059 €/month
About the Role Are you passionate about optimization and data science? Do you want to tackle one of the most pressing challenges for agriculture: keeping supply chains resilient under growing climate uncertainty? This PhD position at Wageningen University & Research offers the chance to work …
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Wageningen University & Research
Droevendaalsesteeg 4, Netherlands
PhD: Olfactory training for cognitive health
OpenFully funded PhD — 3,059 €/month
About the role Wageningen University & Research is seeking a PhD candidate to join an NWO-Vici project investigating whether daily smell training can improve olfactory and cognitive functioning in older adults and patient groups. The project will also explore whether adding multisensory i…
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Wageningen University & Research
Droevendaalsesteeg 4, Netherlands
PhD: Economic value of real-time video-based disease detection in pigs
OpenFully funded PhD — 3,059 €/month
About the role Are you passionate about improving animal welfare and making livestock farming more sustainable? Do you want to connect cutting-edge AI technology with real-world farming to unlock its economic value? This PhD position at Wageningen University & Research offers a unique opp…
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Delft University of Technology
Faculty of Civil Engineering and Geosciences, Netherlands
PhD Position in Decoding the Microbial Nitrogen Cycle for Climate Resilience
OpenFully funded PhD — 3,470 €/month
About the Role Help decode the microbial nitrogen cycle for a more sustainable future. As a PhD candidate in the Faculty of Civil Engineering & Geosciences at Delft University of Technology, you will combine experimental and computational approaches to uncover how microbial communities dr…
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Wageningen University & Research
Wageningen University & Research, Droevendaalsesteeg, Wageningen, Netherlands, Netherlands
PhD in Agricultural Sciences at Wageningen University & Research (Netherlands)
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Do you want to improve animal welfare and help make livestock farming more sustainable? Are you excited about connecting cutting-edge AI technology with farming to unlock the economic value of this technology? Do you want to make real-world impact with your research? Then this PhD position at…
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Wageningen University and Research
Wageningen University and Research, Wageningen, Netherlands, Agriculture, Netherlands
PhD: Economic value of real-time video-based disease detection in pigs
OpenPartial — 3,059 €/month
About the project Wageningen University and Research invites applications for a fully funded PhD position focused on the economic value of real‑time, video‑based disease detection in pigs. As precision livestock farming advances, automated monitoring systems that use artificial intelligence t…
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Wageningen University & Research
Droevendaalsesteeg 4, Netherlands
PhD in Printing of Complex Fluids
OpenFully funded PhD — 3,059 €/month
About the Role Are you passionate about understanding complex, multicomponent fluid flows at the microscale and at very high speeds? Do you thrive on pushing technology innovation to the next level? This PhD position at Wageningen University & Research invites you to explore the physics o…
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Wageningen University & Research
Droevendaalsesteeg 4, Netherlands
PhD in Computational Catalyst Design — Wageningen University & Research
OpenFully funded PhD — 3,059 €/month
About the role We are seeking a highly self-motivated PhD candidate to join the Computational Catalysis and Surface Chemistry team at Wageningen University & Research. The project focuses on atomic-level catalyst design and reaction mechanisms of CO₂ and CO hydrogenation processes. You will w…
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