Position overview
Partial
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Fields of study
Agricultural Sciences
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Country
Netherlands
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Deadline
2026-08-30
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Supervisor
Not specified
- Institute
- Source
- Website of the institution
- Email to apply
This open PhD listing is hosted by Wageningen University & Research, based in Netherlands. The advertised research focus covers Agricultural Sciences. The application deadline shown for this call is 2026-08-30. Funding notes on this listing: Partial. Key details, funding information, how to apply and a fuller description of the position are collected below from the source vacancy — verify dates and eligibility on the official apply page before submitting an application.
Key details
- Host institution: Wageningen University & Research
- Location: Wageningen University & Research, Droevendaalsesteeg, Wageningen, Netherlands
- Application deadline: August 31, 2026
Funding
Not funded by a EU programme
Funding level (from listing): partial or not via EU framework — confirm on the official call.
How to apply
- Apply by email to [email protected] (subject line and attachments per the official instructions).
- Full vacancy text and updates: Euraxess listing.
About the position
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, however, requires crop models that can predict plant growth, crop yield, and resource use under highly dynamic environmental conditions.
The PhD project
As a PhD candidate at Wageningen University & Research, you will develop mechanistic crop models for innovative greenhouse production systems. Your work will cover young plant production in vertical farms, source–sink relationships in single-truss tomatoes, and the integration of crop and greenhouse models to evaluate resource use. Models will be developed and validated using existing experimental datasets, complemented by targeted validation experiments where needed. You will collaborate closely with researchers collecting data on crop growth, development, and carbon allocation.
Your duties and responsibilities
- Develop and extend process-based crop models that describe physiological processes such as carbon partitioning, organ growth, reproductive development, and harvest index under dynamic environments.
- Design and conduct targeted climate-chamber and greenhouse experiments to improve model parameterisation and validate physiological mechanisms.
- Integrate crop and greenhouse models to assess the resource-use efficiency of innovative greenhouse production systems.
- Collaborate with researchers, growers, and industry partners in the Greenhouses in Transition consortium to translate scientific insights into practical innovations.
Research environment
This PhD position is part of the Greenhouses in Transition project, which brings together leading universities—including the University of Wyoming
Location
Wageningen University & Research, Droevendaalsesteeg, Wageningen, Netherlands