The Wang Lab at the Department of Soil and Crop Sciences, Texas A&M University, is recruiting highly motivated Master's, PhD, and Postdoctoral candidates for research in the systems biology and ecology of soil and plant-associated microbiomes. The lab's research aims to mitigate environmental changes and enhance global sustainability by understanding the complex interactions within soil and plant microbiomes. This interdisciplinary group welcomes applicants from diverse backgrounds, including bu...

The Department of Forest Resources and Environmental Conservation at Virginia Tech is seeking a motivated MS student to join a research project in Forest & Invasive Plant Ecology, starting Fall 2026. The research focuses on understanding why invasive woody climbers succeed in North American forests and whether native and non-native species differ in establishment, performance, and climate sensitivity. The student will be involved in germination and greenhouse experiments, seed and stem collectio...

The Department of Cooperative Research at Lincoln University of Missouri is offering an MS Graduate Research Assistantship focused on sustainable agriculture, starting Fall 2026. The research will center on sustainable crop production systems, plant physiological responses to water and nutrient stress, and the use of UAV/drone-based high-throughput phenotyping techniques such as NDVI, NDRE, and canopy temperature measurements. Students will gain experience in both field and greenhouse experiment...

The University of Idaho, Department of Animal, Veterinary, and Food Sciences, is offering a fully funded M.Sc. position in Animal Science with a focus on dairy sustainability. The opportunity is available in the lab of Assistant Professor Gilbert Miito, who specializes in agricultural air quality and research extension. This position is ideal for students with a background in animal science who are passionate about advancing dairy sustainability and contributing to innovative agricultural resear...

Tennessee State University is offering two Graduate Research Assistantship opportunities for a two-year Master's program in the Department of Food and Animal Sciences, starting Fall 2026. The research will be supervised by Prof. Siyuan "Steven" Sheng, Ph.D., and will focus on key topics including chemical safety (analysis of chemical contaminants in meat products), meat quality (improvement of fresh and processed meat quality traits), sensory science (consumer sensory evaluation and analysis of ...

The Department of Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering at South Dakota State University is offering fully funded MS and PhD Graduate Research Assistantships (GRA) starting Spring 2026 or Fall 2026. These positions are part of Dr. Pappu Kumar Yadav’s Machine Vision and Optical Sensor (MVOS) Lab, focusing on AI-enabled robotic systems for real-time nitrogen side-dressing in corn. The research integrates multispectral and hyperspectral imaging, machine learning, computer vision, and agricultural...

Oklahoma State University is offering two fully funded graduate research assistantships (1 MS and 1 PhD) in the Small Farms and Urban Horticulture lab led by Dr. Shivani Kathi, Assistant Professor in the Department of Horticulture and Landscape Architecture. The research program focuses on improving vegetable crop production in open-field and semi-controlled environments, with an emphasis on sustainable production practices, biotic and abiotic stress management, plant health, yields, and nutrien...

The Department of Forestry and Natural Resources at the University of Kentucky is offering a Master of Science (MS) assistantship in Ecological Forestry, with a focus on the growth and mechanistic drivers of white oak. The position is available starting July 2026. The successful applicant will have the opportunity to collaborate with Dr. Sybil Gotsch, Associate Professor of Forest Ecophysiology, whose research group investigates the interface between ecohydrology, plant physiology, and ecosystem...

South Dakota State University's Department of Agricultural & Biosystems Engineering is recruiting MS and PhD students for a Graduate Research Assistantship (GRA) starting Spring or Fall 2026. The position is fully funded and focuses on developing AI-enabled robotic systems for real-time nitrogen side-dressing in corn, integrating multispectral and hyperspectral imaging, machine learning, and agricultural robotics. Students will work in the Machine Vision and Optical Sensor (MVOS) Lab under Dr. P...