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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 …
🎓Biology, Nutrition And Health, Environmental Sciences, Food Sciences, Economic And Social Sciences
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…
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…
🎓Agricultural Sciences, Biology, Biotechnology, Forestry And Agroforestry, Plant Sciences
Original title: Doktorand i kemi med inriktning på enzymatisk modifiering av hemicellulosa About the Role The Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU) invites applications for a PhD position in chemistry, focusing on the enzymatic modification of hemicellulose. The successful candida…
Original title: Doktorand inom idisslarnutrition och hållbar mjölkproduktion About the position The Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU) invites applications for a PhD student position in ruminant nutrition and sustainable milk production. The position is placed at the Department…
🎓Agricultural Sciences, Biology, Forestry And Agroforestry, Plant Sciences, Environmental Sciences
Original title: Doktorandtjänst, Karakterisering av proteiner i boreala jordar och deras roll i markens kväveomsättning About the role This PhD position is part of a project investigating nitrogen availability in boreal forest soils, a major constraint for plant growth and carbon sequestratio…
🎓Agricultural Sciences, Biology, Forestry And Agroforestry, Environmental Sciences, Bioinformatics
Original title: Doktorand inom skoglig restaurering och ekosystemtjänster About the role The Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU) invites applications for a PhD student position in forest restoration and ecosystem services. The position is based at the Southern Swedish Forest Res…
🎓Earth Science, Plant Sciences, Agricultural Sciences, Environmental Sciences, Water And Climate
About the role Climate change is altering the magnitude and timing of precipitation and atmospheric water demand, affecting soil moisture, groundwater dynamics, and streamflow. These changes also trigger cascading effects on vegetation, which in turn regulates evapotranspiration and can ampli…
🎓Bioinformatics, Biology, Environmental Sciences, Scientific Computing, Water And Climate
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…
About the Role We are inviting applications for a fully funded PhD position at Delft University of Technology (TU Delft) to investigate structure-function relationships in methanogenic microbiomes. The project focuses on anaerobic microbial communities that play a crucial role in food ferment…
About the Role The Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU) invites applications for two PhD positions in biogas processes and process microbiology. Both positions are based at the Department of Molecular Sciences in Uppsala and are linked to the national transdisciplinary centre Bio…
About the role The Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU) invites applications for a PhD position in Technology, focusing on biomethanation of syngas with climate and techno-economic analysis. This full-time, fixed-term doctoral employment (4 years) is based at the Department of En…
Open PhD positions in agricultural and life sciences
Browse current open PhD positions for doctoral candidates in agriculture, food systems, plant and animal sciences, forestry, environmental research, and related fields. Each listing is curated to help you quickly find funded and open doctoral vacancies with clear deadlines and application details.
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